Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Biofuel supplier SkyNRG has introduced a program enabling corporations to reduce emissions from their business air travel by contributing to development of a production facility for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be built in the Netherlands.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The FAA said the last two of 155 planned airports now receive and display aircraft targets by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), completing its final implementation goal for the program.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Seaplane operator Harbour Air has installed a 540-kw (750-hp) electric motor in a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, with first flight expected by the end of November.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter says it has restarted flight tests of its third prototype SH09 single-engine light helicopter with a new, improved gearbox.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
Under the deal, Boeing’s HorizonX capital investment arm will inject $20 million into Virgin Galactic in exchange for new shares.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
A shortage of private jet and business aviation pilots in the UK is creating challenges for owners and putting private jet sales in the UK at risk, according to Colibri Aircraft, which markets, resells and buys pre-owned aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Piaggio Aerospace has named Traxxall, a maintenance tracking provider, as its maintenance management partner.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter operator Bristow Group says it has reached agreements with bankruptcy courts to emerge from Chapter 11 by the end of October.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced Oct. 7 that its MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft will fly above San Diego to survey infrastructure next year during flight tests the company is organizing with NASA.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
On Sept. 11, pilots Amanda Farnsworth and Katie Pribyl set out on a transatlantic flight from North America to Normandy, France, to encourage girls to pursue dreams of flight and honor the female pilots who served during World War II.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Avic is planning to develop a series of four successively larger pilotless cargo aircraft, an official of the state company said at a conference.
Business Aviation

Qatar's relations with the US were boosted by a signing spree during a visit by the ruler of the Gulf country to President Donald Trump at the White House.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
Hybrid-electric demo plans remain on track but will be paralleled by fast-growing electric propulsion initiative.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Transportation Department inspector general’s office will audit the FAA’s long-running NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization effort to determine if it is delivering on expectations.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Boeing has moved into forward-flight testing of its unmanned Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV) and completed more than 90 flights since beginning outdoor testing in early May.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has completed the first customer delivery of its new Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet to an unnamed customer.
Business Aviation

FAI Aviation Group, a provider of mission-critical aviation services offering fixed-wing air ambulance, special missions, charter and aircraft management, as well as full MRO services will return to EBACE next month as it celebrates 30 years of business jet operations.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
In the post-war 1950s, there was a belief among many that a personal whirlybird revolution would literally lift populations free of the surly macadam bonds.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Avic has begun assembling the first airframe in the MA700 turboprop airliner program, aiming at a first flight next year and certification in 2022 after further delays.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier’s new Global 6500 ultra-long-range business jet has now entered service.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Spanish aerostructures firm Aernnova is planning to purchase GE Aviation’s Hamble, UK-based business.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Boeing and Embraer on Oct. 3 formally acknowledged that they do not expect their commercial aircraft joint venture deal to close until “early 2020” after the European Commission indicated its competition review will extend into a Phase II.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Detecting rogue drones on or near airport property should be a shared responsibility of airports and federal governments, a high-level industry group focused on the threat of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has concluded.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Italian manufacturer Tecnam has delivered the first two of up to 100 nine-passenger P2012 Travellers to U.S. regional carrier Cape Air.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
The expansion by Flir Systems into unmanned aircraft services is rolling on as it acquires the intellectual property and certain operating assets of Aria Insights.
Business Aviation