Italian manufacturer Tecnam has premiered a new version of its P2010 four-seat light aircraft, powered by a Continental CD-170 diesel-cycle engine burning Jet-A fuel.
Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing developer EHang has received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to begin commercial operation of its EHang 216 autonomous air vehicle for unmanned air logistics.
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted deliveries of business and general aviation aircraft during the first quarter of 2020, with deliveries down 20.9% compared to a year ago and declines in every aircraft category, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Zipline and Novant Health announced on May 27 that they have received emergency approval from the FAA to fly medical supplies by drone to a hospital north of Charlotte, North Carolina, to support its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The regulatory forbearance provides breathing space for aircraft operators that have yet to comply, but avionics shops still expect a last-minute rush.
Business & Commercial Aviation Editor-In-Chief William Garvey talks with Steve Varsano, founding director of The Jet Business, on business aviation after COVID-19.
Citiking International is asking a bankruptcy court to reject a request by the unsecured creditors of One Aviation to convert the company’s Chapter 11 restructuring to a Chapter 7 liquidation, citing complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York-based commuter airline Southern Airways Express, has launched new service by seaplane from the New York/Manhattan area to East Hampton, Montauk, and Shelter Island, New York.
Sales of business and general aviation avionics during the first three months of 2020 declined 8.8% from the same period a year ago, ending a streak of 12 consecutive quarters of increased year-over-sales.
Piaggio Aerospace has been given a €125 million ($137.2 million) maintenance contract by the Italian defense ministry to look after the country’s fleet of P.180 turboprop utility aircraft.
The Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands has performed its first unmanned air system delivery to a ship in a demonstration that could reduce pressures on the transport network around Europe’s largest seaport.
