Comac is building the first aircraft of the ARJ21 regional jet’s corporate version, intending to complete it next year as a demo to show to prospective customers.
A spate of inflight malfunctions involving the DJI Matrice quadcopter that started late last year has generated recent safety investigations in the UK and a safety notice from Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority.
FAA’s proposed expansion of rules that aviation maintenance technician schools (AMTS) must follow to train mechanics will not please those in the industry who were hoping for more flexibility and less bureaucracy.
FAA’s proposed expansion of rules that aviation maintenance technician schools (AMTS) must follow to train mechanics will not please those in the industry who were hoping for more flexibility and less bureaucracy.
Recently-proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate would require Customs and Border Protection (CPB) to hire at least 600 additional officers each year until the agency’s staffing needs are completely met.
The FAA’s regs governing commercial drone operators does not require enough aeronautical experience, the Air Line Pilots Association says in comments on a rule change that would allow drone flights over people.
The worst capacity crunch in Chinese business aviation should be solved next year with the opening of Capital Jet’s ground facility at the new airport at Daxing.
The University of North Dakota, Harris Corporation and the Northern Plains UAS test site have completed initial field testing of a ground radio control system that supports drone flights beyond the operator’s visual range.
Europe’s two-year General Aviation Improved Navigation and Surveillance (Gains) project is moving toward flight demonstrations of advanced procedures using aircraft equipped with Garmin avionics.
U.S. DOT Secretary Elaine Chao defended the FAA’s practice of delegating certain safety and certification activities to manufacturers in the wake of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302.
Continental Aerospace Technologies says it has invested in Ampaire, Inc., a tech innovation firm developing electric aircraft and electric propulsion system concepts.
Tecnam has launched a new, updated P92 MkII light aircraft, along with the latest editions of its low-wing P2002, called the P002JF MkII IFR, and the P2002 Sierra MkII EU.
René Obermann is in line to succeed Denis Ranque as chairman of the Airbus board of directors in 2020, completing the European group’s leadership transition.
North American business aviation flight activity declined 0.6% year-over-year in March, although flight activity rose 13.3% compared to February, according to Argus International TraqPak data.
