Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
Aerospace propulsion and equipment manufacturer Safran is pressing on with the Zodiac Aerospace integration, targeting product offering consolidation after successful synergies in procurement and overhead costs, Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin said.
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
Safran may bid for becoming a supplier on a future civil supersonic aircraft program, according to CEO Philippe Petitcolin.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has developed a new training concept for pilots and engineers preparing for its AW609 commercial tiltrotor.
Business Aviation

By Alan Dron
Thai startup Kom Airlines has confirmed an order for six SSJ100 regional jets from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC).
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
The nascent favorable trend for new business jet sales is under threat from uncertain economic growth prospects in the U.S., slower-than-hoped sales in China and a stagnating secondhand global market, Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier says.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Chinese orders for business aircraft this year are doubtful following a slump in contracts that began in mid-2018, Dassault Falcon says.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
FlightSafety International expands its pilot, technician and flight-attendant training to offer fundamental instruction for aspiring civilian drone operators.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
George Tsopeis became president of Montreal-based ZenithJet in 2016, a business aviation services firm specializing in completions oversight consulting.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
AeroEx has introduced a toolkit to help European operators, pilots and compliance managers adhere to the EU’s new Electronic Flight Bag regulations before the July 9 deadline.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Charter operator Jet Edge International has raised $60 million in equity and debt that will be used to fund a number of initiatives.
Business Aviation

By Angus Batey
With a month to go before the UK reaches its self-imposed deadline to leave the European Union, negotiations on the terms of the exit remain deadlocked.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
In its effort to “simplify private flight in the Western U.S.,” CB SkyShare has acquired the fixed base operator at Gross Airport in Marin County, California, and completed a first phase of a remodel.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Startup Sabrewing secures seed funding and launch order as it begins building full-scale unmanned cargo aircraft.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Wing—the drone delivery subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet—was selected by FAA to participate in the agency’s unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) pilot program, the company announced Feb. 25.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Boeing and Embraer expect to close their deal-making over commercial and defense aircraft JVs by year’s end, they said after Embraer shareholders OK'd the deals.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
FlightSafety International is entering a new realm of aviation activity—offering fundamental hands-on instruction for aspiring civilian drone operators.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Record-breaking aeronaut Brian Jones is heading a British commercial HAPS startup with backing from Ordnance Survey.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
AeroVironment’s secretive, high-altitude pseudo-satellite aircraft is supposed to be a pillar of its growth. Slowly but surely, investors are learning how.
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
The size of the global Western civil turbine rotorcraft fleet is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 1.6% over the next 10 years, Aviation Week Network’s 2019 Helicopter Forecast says.
Business Aviation

Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are urging the U.S. comptroller general to consider the impact of an “arbitrary” provision from the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act that they say has jeopardized funding to rural airports across the country.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
CityAirbus arriving; Siemens-powered regional; tackling icing dangers; a better Hero; electrifying rotorcraft.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
For the hopefuls developing a new generation of supersonic transports (SST), the Concorde is both an inspiration and a problem.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Regional airline Cape Air and express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo announced a pilot “pathway” program that allows pilots to transition between the two airlines to gain flight hours and experience.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
By year-end, Leonardo hopes that after a decade in the making its AW609 commercial tiltrotor finally will be awarded certification.
Aircraft & Propulsion