Helicopter operations have managed to resist the affects of the coronavirus pandemic, but customers are delaying investment decisions for new rotorcraft, according to Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even.
A bankruptcy judge approved the sale of One Aviation’s assets of Eclipse Aerospace and its Eclipse Aircraft project to, a U.S. company backed by British businessman Christopher Harborne for $5.25 million.
Unlike during the economic downturn of the late 2000s, business aircraft owners have not rushed to sell their assets in the COVID-19 pandemic, noted Rob Scholl, Textron Aviation senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Gulfstream started the year with “great momentum” after announcing the all-new G700 in late 2019, flying that aircraft for the first time on Feb. 14 and delivering the 600th G550 and 400th G650 in the first quarter.
Business-aviation aircraft deliveries rose slightly in the third quarter of 2020 led by deliveries of piston-powered planes, while business jet and turboprop handovers declined.
The FAA next year will begin using live telemetry data from commercial space vehicles to determine the extent of airspace it needs to protect during launch and re-entry operations.
The number of pre-owned business jet transactions is expected to steadily recover from 2020 through 2024, reaching 2,271 transactions worth $11.1 billion a year by 2024, according to a new forecast by Jetcraft, with growth expected in the large jet segment.
A survey of potential urban air taxi users by German research organization Fraunhofer and vehicle developer Volocopter reveals a high demand for safety but a split on whether the aircraft should be piloted.
Bell has begun the process of optimizing the design of its Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque system as it mulls how the technology could be used in a commercial rotorcraft.
A technology enabling real-time detection of clear air turbulence is to be tested on flights of a high-altitude unmanned aircraft from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
