Business Aviation

SHELTAIR opened new FBO at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (near Denver) with 31,050 sq ft large business jet hangar.
Business Aviation

AERION broke ground on its previously announced $300m, 110-acre headquarters campus in Melbourne, FL with production facilities for manufacturing its
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
South Korean automaker Hyundai has restated its ambition to dominate the global urban air mobility market and outlined plans to develop a family of passenger and cargo vehicles to be fielded beginning in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
At a time when roughly two-thirds fewer people are flying commercially it might be hard to imagine that someday record numbers of people will fly and many of them will pay up for far-faster flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Private aircraft fleet operator Luxaviation Group on Dec. 10 announced an agreement with the management of Lugano Airport, Switzerland, to establish flight connections to Geneva and Bern.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

ATP

ATP was selected by Epic Aircraft to provide Flightdocs software for maintenance tracking for its E1000 GX aircraft. Epic will also use ATP Aviation
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
A European team has flown a hydrogen-powered test aircraft as part of a program to develop a modular approach to hybrid-electric propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA lags in its safety oversight of open-door helicopter operations, the U.S. Transportation Department inspector general has determined.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
France’s EcoPulse distributed hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator has passed its preliminary design review, freezing the configuration and paving the way for a first flight in 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has become the first manufacturer to receive airworthiness approval for its electric air taxi under the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime initiative.
Advanced Air Mobility

Nicolas Chabbert, CEO of Daher Aircraft/Kodiak Aircraft, was elected Chairman of the Board of GAMA for 2021.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
LONDON–Cargo carrying unmanned air vehicles could begin making daily flights between the UK mainland and the Scilly Isles in 2021, following the
Aircraft & Propulsion

Here are technologies that provide VFR flexibility in instrument conditions. 1 . ADS-B In and Out ADS-B In provides more accurate cockpit display of
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association has canceled its February 2021 MEBAA show and is rescheduling it to December 2022 because of ongoing challenges with border restrictions and lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
After organizing controllers into work crews earlier in 2020 to protect against COVID-19 infections, the FAA is allowing more staffing flexibility at its air traffic control (ATC) facilities.
Air Traffic Control

LAUDAMOTION EXECUTIVE, Germany changed its name to SPARFELL LUFTFAHRT; it has two Challengers, a G650ER and Learjet 60XR.
Business Aviation

DASSAULT AVIATION rolled out the Falcon 6X with PW812Ds in preparation for first flight in early 2021; aircraft has 5,500 nm (10,186 km) range and top
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Electric propulsion developer MagniX has partnered with Australian operator Sydney Seaplanes and start-up Dante Aeronautical to work toward the first supplemental type certification of an electric-powered Cessna Caravan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AVION PACIFIC placed multi-aircraft order with Aerion for AS2 supersonic business jets for resale in China as part of new sales and marketing
Business Aviation

GREENPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, WA redelivered its fourth 787 V-VIP interior completion; it has two more on the books.
MRO

By Molly McMillin
Satcom Direct is adding a new engineering and hardware production campus to its facilities in Ottawa, Ontario, to keep up with growing demands.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Fifteen aviation industry groups have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to suspend an auction of radio frequency spectrum near the band used for radar altimeters.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
China-based general aviation services company Avion Pacific has signed a strategic collaboration deal with aircraft developer Aerion to support its sales and marketing efforts in the Asia-Pacific region as well as operate several of the U.S. company’s AS2 supersonic business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Germany’s Volocopter has committed to launching air taxi service in Singapore within three years using its piloted two-seat VoloCity all-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Dassault Aviation presented its new Falcon 6X long-range, large-cabin business jet Dec. 8 during a virtual rollout ceremony at the company’s Bordeaux-Merignac final assembly facility in France.
Aircraft & Propulsion