Hemisphere termination puts hold on Safran’s business jet market ambitions, despite positive results from recent tests of upgraded Silvercrest compressor.
Bye Aerospace is targeting 2021 for FAR23 and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) CS23 certification of its all-electric, two-place eFlyer 2 [née Sun Flyer], company founder and CEO George Bye says.
Britain’s aerospace industry has cautiously welcomed the appointment of new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but worries remain about the threat of a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31.
The U.S. Senate voted along party lines July 24 to confirm Steve Dickson as FAA administrator, providing the U.S. civil aviation regulatory agency with a permanent leader for the first time since January 2018.
The FAA will reduce aircraft separations in U.S. oceanic airspace by 2022 based on more frequent aircraft position reporting instead of “space-based” automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signaling, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports.
Ingenious is the best way to describe Chip Erwin’s latest pioneering development in aviation: an electric-powered ultralight that can train pilots in flight while the instructor remains on the ground.
ATP Flight School has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to expand its training fleet with orders and options for up to 100 Cessna 172 Skyhawk piston engine aircraft.
The Senate voted along party lines July 23 to end debate on the nomination of Steve Dickson to serve as FAA administrator, clearing the way for the former Delta Air Lines executive’s likely confirmation.
GE Aviation is entering aviation’s hybrid electric power market with the selection of its brand-new Catalyst turboprop by XTI Aircraft as the heart of the propulsion system for the XTI TriFan 600.
Since April, when Piper Aircraft announced its new lower-cost Piper Pilot 100 and 100i training aircraft, market reaction has far exceeded expectations, Piper’s top executive says.
While others make headlines with their plans for electric-powered aviation, Slovenia-based Pipistrel has steadily built a two-year lead in that market.
Making an accommodation for defense, homeland security and law enforcement missions, the FAA has added an exception to its pending requirement that aircraft constantly transmit their position by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out.
Boeing projects a 20-year demand for 804,000 new civil aviation pilots, 769,000 new maintenance techs and 914,000 new cabin crew staff for commercial aviation, bizav and the civil helo industries.
Owners of as many as 3,500 older jets around the world could struggle to secure new financing when their existing loans and leases expire, a corporate aviation finance company says.
An £80 million investment announced by the UK will help develop next-generation technologies next-generation electric vehicles and hybrid-electric aircraft.
Strong performances from its legacy aerospace business and the recently integrated Rockwell Collins line helped propel United Technologies Corp. (UTC) to “another strong quarter.”
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft delivered the first two HondaJet Elites to Hawaii on June 27. Wing Spirit, a new commercial outfit, will operate the pair on inter-island charters.
