Business Aviation

A startup producing hydrogen propulsion systems for unmanned aircraft is targeting the urban air mobility (UAM) market with a new type of fuel cell.

At Gulfstream Aerospace, most manufacturing, service and flight test facilities at its headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, have remained operational through the COVID-19 outbreak, as the business is considered critical by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber & Industrial Security Agency.

Unmanned aircraft systems test sites in New York and Virginia will participate in the second phase of a UAS Traffic Management pilot program, the FAA announced on April 10.

Supplier Triumph Group late April 10 announced furloughs for around 2,300 employees across its plants in the U.S. and Europe for two-four weeks to cut work along with the current suspension of all Boeing Commercial Aircraft programs, and the company is laying off up to 700 more workers.

Tamarack Aerospace is launching a temporary pricing program for its Active Winglet technology developed for Cessna Citation Jets. The company is

Legacy Flight Training, an authorized training provider of Piper aircraft, has announced recurrent training on the turbine-powered PA-46 will include

Geneva Airpark in Switzerland has adapted its operations to comply with social distancing procedures in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic to

FlightList Pro, a charter aircraft and operator sourcing firm, is waiving its monthly charges for subscribers to help them weather the downturn

Shepherd Aero, an aerospace firm specializing in aircraft delivery, training and management, delivered an aircraft to its new owners amid the changing

Universal Avionics is providing assembly line space to Hope Worldwide in Tucson, Arizona, a nonprofit organization that creates medical face masks and

Globalair.com saw inquiries submitted daily for used aircraft sales decline 12% upon the emergence of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But in the eight

TRAXXALL, a business aviation maintenance management firm, was ranked by the Financial Times as 71st in its America’s Fastest Growing Companies 2020

Tamarack Aerospace Group, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, is repurposing its 3D printing capabilities to help its local community during the COVID-19

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes.

Steve Farber has joined GlobalParts.aero as director of sales and customer service. Farber most recently served as vice president of the aftermarket

Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the business aviation industry.

CTT Systems, an aircraft humidity control systems company, has received an order for an Inflight Humidification VIP system from AMAC Aerospace. The

Surviving and thriving in the new non-normal era

Mistrusted by the federal government but appreciated by municipal authorities, Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is distributing 100 small unmanned aircraft systems to U.S. police, fire and public safety agencies to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

March business aircraft activity in North America dropped 31.7% compared to a year ago, while April activity is expected to drop 67% as “stay-at-home” orders spread during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Argus International.

SkyQuest has completed the sale of aircraft from Great Lakes Airlines plus its assets to Alpine Air, based in Provo, Utah.

While Africa remains the continent least-affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic, almost every nation now has confirmed cases of the disease and numbers are increasing. Health experts consider Africa as a whole to be a few weeks behind most of the rest of the world in terms of the spread of the disease.

Aerostructures maker halts work after Boeing announces a temporary shutdown of its Puget Sound facilities,

Bankruptcy judges ordered her to sell companies to repay collateralized loan obligations worth nearly $2 billion.

International Aero Engineering and Aviation Clean Air offering an ionization purification system as a portable ion distribution unit for ground use only.