Verizon Skyward and French manufacturer Parrot have partnered to offer a drone training and operations management package based on Parrot’s Anafi USA quadcopter, the companies announced Sept. 15.
Gulfstream Aerospace has extended its contract with World Fuel Services to continue to provide Gulfstream with a steady supply of sustainable aviation fuel produced by World Energy, the company says.
Wheels Up, a private aircraft provider, unveiled a specially-painted orange Beechcraft King Air 350i as part of its Wheels Up Cares and Meals Up programs and to bring awareness to Feeding America Month.
South Korea’s LG Chem, the largest manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles, has conducted the country’s first flight test of a next-generation lithium-sulfur battery.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, deliveries of business jets, turboprops and single-engine aircraft all turned down in the second quarter with a combined drop of 22% compared to a year ago, while billings declined 18%, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has selected BAE Systems to develop and integrate a fly-by-wire flight control system for the AS2 high-speed aircraft.
China’s Autoflight Aviation Technology has unveiled an unmanned cargo aircraft as a step on a road map planned to lead to autonomous, passenger-carrying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
Signature Flight Support and fuel supplier Neste have partnered to offer permanent supplies of sustainable aviation fuel to operators at San Francisco International Airport and London-Luton Airport in the UK, in an initiative called Signature Renew.
Britain’s Scilly Isles could receive regular freight deliveries using unmanned air systems through a new partnership between FlyLogix and the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company.
Swiss drone company Flyability said its Elios drone designed for use in confined spaces or indoors has been used to document some of the world’s deepest ice caves.
When Machinists union members at Textron Aviation cast their vote on a new labor contract Sept. 19, they will be voting on an agreement they call historic.
