Business Aviation

Japanese startup SkyDrive has conducted manned flights of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published its first view of how the use and control of drones in an urban environment could be regulated, presenting an opinion to the European Commission that sets out how drones could co-exist with current airspace users.

Key aerospace and defense suppliers Woodward and Hexcel have called off their planned merger due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, ending a three-month saga that always baffled many industry insiders and has since been overtaken by survival necessities.

CTT SYSTEMS, Sweden has AMAC Aerospace order for BBJMAX9 VIP inflight humidification system for delivery in 4Q20.

Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it is preparing for a dip in engine delivery volumes as the industry scales back operations in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

A series of accidents has underlined that development of safe, robust electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles will be no easy task.

Private jet provider Magellan Jets has seen demand for flights in April fall by 60% from a year ago, driven by a nationwide commitment to self-quarantine in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the company said.

The first proposed guidelines to ensure the safety of machine-learning systems in aircraft has resulted from a joint study by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Swiss artificial-intelligence (AI) startup Deadalean.

U.S. business aviation flight activity in March fell 30% year-over-year, while flights declined 34% in Europe, falling to nearly 50% during the last few days of the month, according to WingX Advance data.

Commercial aviation in China crept toward normalcy in March, reaching 42% of its capacity before the coronavirus outbreak in December 2019.

A change of thinking on the future development of Dubai World Central, the intended world hub for aviation, has stepped up interest in the aviation district – now renamed the Mohammad bin Rashid Aerospace Hub. Dave Calderwood reports.

Industry stakeholders need to start looking ahead and taking steps that will position them for a rapid recovery.

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes.

RUAG MRO Switzerland has modified the EC 635 helicopter for COVID-19 patients.

PlaneSense, a fractional aircraft ownership provider, has donated 2,000 surgical masks to the Portsmouth Fire Department.

Aviation Clean Air’s orders for its ionization Purification System, which improves air quality in aircraft interiors, have markedly increased.

Web Manuals has partnered with Black River Aerospace, specializing in aviation manual creation and management, and Aerodox to offer new document templates to aviation businesses around the world.

Textron Aviation is responding to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) to combat the COVID-19 epidemic by donating 2,500 N95 face masks and other PPEs to Wichita State University.

Assent Aeronautics, an aircraft brokerage, management and consulting firm, will transition its live private aircraft auction to a new format with a live online digital auction.

Southern Utah University has received approval from the Utah State Legislature for a Strategic Workforce Initiative (SWI) grant worth $1.1 million.

Appareo, a designer, developer and manufacturer of electronic and software products for aerospace, has received FAA approval to install Stratus transponders in Part 27 aircraft.