Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
NASA has completed loads testing on the cruise-optimized wing for the X-57 Maxwell electric propulsion demonstrator.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
British unmanned aircraft developer Blue Bear has completed the first flights of UAVs equipped with a lightweight Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Unmanned aircraft maker AeroVironment is losing its chief financial officer (CFO), Teresa Covington, to another private company, and is searching for a new one, but shareholders are not taking the news well.
Business Aviation

FAA Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell has told House appropriators that all participants on the Gulfstream G500/600 flight standardization board (FSB) were properly credentialed, contradicting recent findings from an investigation by the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Business Aviation

FAA Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell has told House appropriators that all participants on the Gulfstream G500/600 flight standardization board (FSB) were properly credentialed, contradicting recent findings from an investigation by the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Avic expects to achieve airworthiness certification next month for the AC312E helicopter while also working on a successor type, a company manager said.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Voom is offering flights between five Bay Area airports in Oakland, Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Jose and Napa, California.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Chris Crow joined Cessna Aircraft in 2008 as a customer solutions manager, then held positions as U.S. Citation sales administrator, senior manager of sales operations and business leader of Cessna Pilots Centers. He now serves as Textron Aviation vice president of piston sales.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up, a membership-based private aviation company, plans to acquire Avianis Systems, a private aviation technology company, in an asset deal.
Business Aviation

FAA Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell told House appropriators that all safety inspectors who sat on the flight standardization board (FSB) for the Boeing 737 MAX were fully qualified, contradicting recent findings from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is studying the feasibility of using drones as part of its vehicle delivery fleet for mail and also to collect aerial images and data.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
General Electric is to develop a lightweight, flight-ready, megawatt-class inverter for NASA that meets the size, power, efficiency and altitude requirements for use in an electrified aircraft propulsion system.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Stock and debt analysts may have a soured outlook on the company, But Tier 1 and 2 aerospace supplier Triumph Group apparently can still raise new significant funds by issuing debt.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
The 20-shp-class UAV Turbines Monarch 5 microturbine propulsion system flew in an RQ-23 TigerShark, replacing a Herbrandson two-stroke piston engine.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
John McKenna, chairman of Recreational Aviation Foundation discusses his mission with William Garvey, editor-in-chief of BCA.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Denmark’s Nordic Seaplanes is to cooperate with Norway’s Equator Aircraft to develop a hybrid-electric seaplane for commercial services.
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
The panoramic view from an airport’s air traffic control (ATC) tower is about to be commonly complemented, if not supplanted, by video displays with overlaid information.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has received Transport Canada type certification for its Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, with EASA and FAA certification expected to follow shortly.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Backing for battery pack developer; Italian Eurofighters to launch satellites? France tests smallsat air launch; Drone Remote ID; Wing picks delivery partners.
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
Fractional operator NetJets has taken delivery of its 100th Challenger business jet from Bombardier with the delivery of another Challenger 350 super mid-size business jet.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has said certification of its AW609 commercial tiltrotor is likely to slide into 2020, but the company is sticking to its plan to deliver the first aircraft by the end of next year.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s new Citation Longitude super midsize jet was awarded FAA type certification Sept. 21.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Hundreds of unionized factory workers were shut out of their factory after airframe producer Avcorp Industries said it locked them out of its Delta, British Columbia, facility starting Sept. 16.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Private aviation provider Airshare, based in Lenexa, Kansas, is expanding its operation into the Upper Midwest, including the Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Louisville markets.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
From advanced turbofans to UAM avionics, Honeywell’s flying testbeds are gearing up for expansion.
Air Transport