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Sweden's Kommunalforbundet Svenskt Ambulansflyg recently ordered six Pilatus PC-24s in an air ambulance configuration to provide aeromedical care.

Lynn Nichols, chairman and CEO of Wichita-based FBO Yingling Aviation, has announced the promotion of his son Andrew to president from chief financial officer.

The leading U.S. developers of supersonic aircraft have called on the Transportation Department to modify its proposed rule on Mach+ flight authorizations.

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In a two-step training package, CAE plans to buy a significant interest in SimCom Holdings for $85 million.

Business aviation flights in Europe declined 5.2% in July compared to a year ago but rose 5.2% when compared to May, according to Argus International TraqPak.

A major fuel-supply business consolidation is underway with World Fuel Services buying Universal Weather and Aviation's UVair Fueling Div. for $170 million.

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FlightSafety International is offering a specialized small Unmanned Aerial Systeme (sUAS) remote pilot course for civil and government services.

Eurocontrol, which coordinates air traffic control among 41 members plus Israel and Morocco, is grappling with staffing and airspace capacity issues .

The only remaining backcountry airfield in Death Valley National Park has been officially authorized, removing any question about its legal use by visitors.

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Volocopter, which is developing the VoloCity, a two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing) air taxi, has raised an additional $55 million (€50 million) .

“Environmental sustainability is a key issue on the political agenda in Europe,” Eurocontrol Director General Eamonn Brennan reminds non-European operators.

Gulfstream Aerospace has expanded its maintenance, repair and overhaul operations at Appleton International Airport in Wisconsin.

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Dassault Aviation has finalized the acquisition of TAG Aviation's maintenance, repair and overhaul business.

Just as the FAA is struggling to integrate unmanned aerial systems (UASes, or drones) into U.S. airspace, so are aviation authorities in Europe.

Quantum Air is acquiring 22 four-place Bye eFlyer 4s and a pair of two-place eFlyer 2 all-electric airplanes.

Bell recently delivered its 200th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. The aircraft went to Austrian operator Hubi-fly Helikopter and will be used for executive transport.

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation has received FAA authorization to conduct Unmanned Aircraft Systems test flights at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport beginning Sept. 16.

FedEx Corp. has revised its revenue outlook sharply lower amid weakening global trade and sagging industrial production, causing its shares to plummet nearly 13% in trading Sept. 17.

Drone traffic management service providers have demoed network-based remote identification of UAS in two recent demos in the U.S. and Switzerland.

Aero Engine Corp. of China is in the early stages of developing a powerful turboprop engine for passenger or cargo aircraft in the 2030s.