Business Aviation

Wireless charging system developer WiBotic on Aug. 6 announced Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorization of its line of transmitters and receivers for charging drones, mobile robots and industrial automation devices.

The National Air Transportation Association has launched General Aviation Advancing America, an initiative involving focus groups discussing how rural airports and general aviation businesses help a community with economic development, job recovery and emergency response, NATA said.

PrivateFly, the St Albans, UK-based online charter broker, has launched its own jet card.

Bombardier recorded a 15% decline in business jet deliveries during the second quarter of 2020 and a 28% related revenue decline as the company manages through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amy Spowart is President and CEO of the Dayton, Ohio National Aviation Hall of Fame

Madison and Shape Fidelity have finalized a full stock merger of their business operations.

Australian regional and charter carrier Alliance Aviation is buying a fleet of Embraer E190s to take advantage of growth opportunities it foresees in the local market.

European fractional ownership company Jetfly Aviation has taken delivery of the first PC-12 NGX along with its fifth PC-24 aircraft.

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EmbraerX has begun “flights” of an engineering simulator for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

The International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2020 has shortlisted Greenpoint Technologies twin-aisle VIP interior design concept, called Affinity.

Amy Spowart, president and chief executive of the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, speaks about the organization based in the

FXAIR, described as a provider of “premium on-demand charter,” was formally launched in late July, several months earlier than planned, as its owner, Directional Aviation, restructures its global businesses to better respond to post-COVID-19 opportunities.

The FAA will essentially have a new system for managing high-altitude air traffic once upgrades to the current En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system are completed in 2025, the Transportation Department inspector general reports.

Bell has opened a facility here to support multiple company programs and business areas, including engineering, supply chain, professional manufacturing and corporate services.

A coalition of industry groups is seeking changes to the eligibility criteria of a treasury loan program created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help general aviation and regional airlines, which face “significant challenges” accessing the program because of liquidity issues, it says.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shift in the public’s perception of business jets away from a luxury product and to a safe and efficient alternative to commercial airlines, according to Asian charter operator Sino Jet.

Much attention has been given to the FAA’s clampdown on illicit charter and “damp” dry leases, two of the main schemes that are used to circumvent the

German aerospace center DLR and MTU Aero Engines plan to cooperate on development of a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel-cell power train for flight testing in a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228 regional aircraft, from 2026.