The 2021 National Business Aviation Association & Exhibition opens in Las Vegas Oct. 12 after a year’s hiatus with new features–a dedicated maintenance pavilion, advanced air mobility (AAM) zone, a dedicated owner/single-pilot pavilion–and a new way to travel between convention center and static display, by helicopter.
Identifying advanced air mobility as a target market, Solvay has introduced a new thermoset composite resin system while ramping up its capacity to meet growing demand for thermoplastic composites.
The business aviation bounce back following the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns is affecting all parts of the sector, but the increasing levels of business are having outsize impacts in certain places.
China’s EHang has displayed its EH216 two-seat multicopter in Spain for the first time as it announced a collaboration with the Spanish National Police to explore potential uses for autonomous air vehicles in emergency and security missions.
The business aviation industry stands on the threshold of a new era and can learn from mass-market businesses and technology disrupters, says one of the sector’s most recently minted senior leaders, Vinayak Hegde.
Inmarsat and U.S. startup Xwing have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue development of a dedicated satellite communications terminal and associated services for autonomous aircraft.
Speaking at the AviationWeek Asia Aerospace Leadership Forum, the Executive Vice President of Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) said the country has “tremendous interest” in eVTOL development.
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Some jurisdictions are over-reacting when civil aircraft lose communications with air traffic control (ATC), holding operators accountable for costs associated with military intervention and creating a culture of blame, rather than one that fosters learning lessons and improving protocols, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) warned.
Wing-in-ground-effect vehicle developer Regent Craft has selected Paris-based maritime certification specialist Bureau Veritas to evaluate its 12-passenger Viceroy.
French airship developer Flying Whales has selected Thales’ FlytX certifiable avionics suite and fly-by-wire flight control computer for its LCA60T large-capacity cargo airship.
