A logistics division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and a venture fund established by Japan Airlines have joined Volocopter’s Series C funding round.
Berkshire Hathaway’s top management shake-up at FlightSafety International (FSI) appears to go far beyond replacing David Davenport with Textron Aviation executive Brad Thress as head of the subsidiary.
Concerns about the FAA’s controversial Organization Designation Authorization (ODA), under which the FAA delegates certification work to manufacturers, has created a lot of misinformation.
Gulfstream Aerospace is expanding operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with the construction of a $35 million service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
The fleet of Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets has largely returned to service following grounding of the global fleet by the FAA after a cabin fire on an SF50 during ground operations damaged the aircraft, Cirrus reports.
Embraer has announced that 2019 deliveries of 109 business jets, including 62 light jets and 47 large jets, were up from 91 business jet deliveries in 2018.
Timothy Obitts was named National Air Transportation Association president and CEO in February. Obitts joined NATA in 2014 and previously served as chief operating officer. He formerly served as managing partner with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Gammon & Grange, where he worked with many nonprofits and trade associations.
A National Academies study of advanced aerial mobility requested by NASA concludes the commercial cargo market is likely to be an early adopter of autonomous air vehicle technology for rural cargo operations, including “middle mile” distribution and “last mile” package deliveries.
Deliveries of business jets and piston aircraft rose in 2019, while turboprop deliveries declined compared to 2018, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Chinese airlines on Feb. 18 began widely promoting charter services to get people back to work, supporting a government policy to restart national production amid the Wuhan virus epidemic.
Textron Aviation has named four Cessna Pilot Centers to its 2020 Top Hawk Program, which partners training aircraft with top pilot training programs in the U.S.
