To kick-start the market, startup Universal Hydrogen plans to convert ATR 42 and De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional aircraft to hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion to pump-prime demand.
There is a real danger in showing too much enthusiasm for today’s booming charter demand: it may not last, and it may lead the government to think that further relief money is unnecessary.
Sports travel is shaping up to be the fastest-growing sector in the air charter industry for 2021 because of a packed calendar of scheduled and rescheduled high-profile events, according to Chapman Freeborn, an air charter broker.
Shell Oil Co. and drone manufacturer DJI announced a partnership on Aug. 25 to develop new methods for industrial inspections at Shell’s Deer Park Manufacturing Complex in Texas.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on almost every aspect of the aviation sector, but the coronavirus does not appear to have dented the industry’s determination to drive down CO2 emissions and its desire for operations to be more environmentally responsible.
Used business aircraft sales picked up sharply in June and July after the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact hit them hard in the two earlier months.
Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a new, company-owned service center in Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, while Jet Aviation, its sister company, has opened a new hangar and fixed base operation complex there.
The FAA has issued separate notices seeking information from industry on providing counter-unmanned aircraft systems technology for deployment at civilian airports and for testing capacity to determine the risk associated with a large jet engine ingesting a small drone.
The business aviation management and services company announced the sale of TAG Aviation SA and the company’s 51% share of TAG Aviation Asia to its joint venture partner and another private investor.
