Business Aviation

Greenpoint Technologies has moved its corporate headquarters from Kirkland, Washington, to a new 36,000-sq.-ft. facility in Bothell, Washington.

Embraer CEO Commercial John Slattery says his company’s transition into Boeing is on track, huge progress has been made and it should be completed by year’s end.

A major consolidation in the fuel supply business was announced Aug. 22 as World Fuel Services agreed to buy Universal Weather and Aviation’s UVair Fueling Division for $170 million.

German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said proceeds from the country’s aviation tax should in the future be dedicated to environmental research.

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) subsidiary 328 Support Services is going ahead with the relaunch of the Dornier 328 regional turboprop targeting the regional, cargo and special mission use.

Germany’s Volocopter has unveiled the design of its production electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

National test range criteria used to determine the probability of death or injury from being struck by a UAS are overly conservative, a second-phase Ground Collision Severity Evaluation has found.

Embraer has completed the first flight of an upgraded version of the Brazilian Air Force's ERJ-145-based Airborne Early Warning radar aircraft.

Business aviation flight activity in Europe declined 5.2% in July, compared to a year ago but rose 5.2% when compared to May, according to Argus International TraqPak data.

Garmin said Aug. 20 that it will certify an attitude-based flight control system with helicopter-specific features on the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X single-engine light helicopter.

Embraer is investing $30 million in an expansion of its Eugenio de Melo unit in Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil, the company announced.

National test range criteria used to determine the probability of death or injury from being struck by a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) are overly conservative, a second-phase Ground Collision Severity Evaluation has found.

FAA, citing non-specific “continued airworthiness activity,” reminded operators that angle-of-attack (AOA) sensors can be easily damaged during “normal operations,” and must be carefully maintained to ensure safe flight operations.

Icon Aircraft plans to cut hundreds of jobs and its A5 model production rate because of reduced demand and the loss of funding from its Chinese investors.

The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in August 2019.

The FAA has granted Textron Aviation permanent relief from fuel-tank requirements that have delayed certification of the Cessna Citation Longitude.

On Aug. 8, Gulfstream announced making its first G600 delivery to a customer, one month after the aircraft earned its FAA type and production certificates.

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Skeptics, myself included, have long been involved in the negatives of helicopter operations in metropolitan settings.

Alexandre Couvelaire is inextricably connected with the elevation of Le Bourget into Europe’s premier business aviation airport.

Communities tend to tolerate public safety flights because they are infrequent and have clear community value. However, communities historically oppose other uses due to noise.

One of the major obstacles that eVTOL/UAM advocates face is convincing a wary public that their aircraft pose little risk.

Jet blast is created by turbine aircraft engines and can be powerful enough to cause large upsets to aircraft on the ground or close to the ground.

The following is an excerpt from a certified transcript of the ground communications during the jet-blast event.

High engine thrust during maintenance activity can cause considerable damage to airplanes and other elements on an airport.