A drone has delivered a package to a moving barge in winds as part of trials by the Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands to determine whether the technology can improve the efficiency of Europe’s largest seaport.
Having already received a pitch from German electric air taxi startup Lilium, transit officials for Florida’s Tampa Bay area are also to be briefed by urban air mobility hopeful Wisk. .
David Coleal was appointed president of Bombardier Aviation in May 2019, after leading its business aircraft division beginning in 2015. Coleal’s position was eliminated Oct. 1 in a restructuring as the company prepares for the sale of its transportation division.
Krimson Aviation, the Addis Ababa-based flight support, charter and aviation consultancy, is marking its fifth year of operations following one of its busiest weeks since inception.
Woolpert, an aviation architecture and consulting firm, has acquired Jviation, an airport planning, survey architecture, engineering, and construction management firm.
328 Support Services GmbH, a division of the Sierra Nevada Corp., has opened a new simulator facility for the Dornier 328 turboprop near Dusseldorf, Germany, at Velbert/Essen.
Avantus Aerospace, a parts supplier for the aerospace and defense industry, has acquired Fastener Innovation Technology Corp. (FIT), a manufacturer of high-strength fasteners for military and commercial aerospace applications.
Satcom Direct (SD), which provides connectivity for business and general aviation, has completed what it says are significant improvements to its Network Operations Center (NOC) at its headquarters in Melbourne, Florida.
IATA is now forecasting a slower-than-expected recovery of air travel for this year and into 2021, highlighting the need for further financial assistance from governments and urging the introduction of broad testing that would allow a quick reopening of borders.
Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal is departing the company following a senior management reorganization as Bombardier nears the sale of its transportation division.
Partners in a joint Portugese-Brazilian venture to develop a multipurpose light transport aircraft hope to have the twin-turboprop ATL-100 on the market by the beginning of 2026.
Sweden has opened facilities to test electric and unmanned aircraft at Are Ostersund Airport under a European Union-supported cross-border project with Norway.
Bell is completing certification testing on its Model 525 super medium helicopter, but there is no firm date on when the fly-by-wire helicopter will receive its long-awaited sign off by the FAA.
Wheels Up has formed Wheels Up Aircraft Management, a new group created after the integration and recent acquisitions of Delta Private Jets and Gama Aviation Signature.
