Business Aviation

Business aviation departures in Europe declined 3% in May compared to a year ago to 77,189, marking the second successive decrease this year, according to WingX data.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association, which recently moved toward full professional accreditation for aircraft dealer organizations, has qualified the first group of individual brokers for certification.

Uber has added a fifth electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle developer to its Elevate aerial ridesharing program.

Lessons learned from research and development of an unmanned aircraft traffic management (UTM) system to coordinate small drone traffic will serve toward creating a similar system for urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, presenters told the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington.

British aerospace suppliers have found themselves frozen out of industry tenders, as the uncertainty about Britain’s departure from the EU continues.

The knotty problem of so-called “gray” charter flights has attained a new, heightened level of prominence.

European rules aimed at ensuring “safe and secure” drone operations across Europe, as well as protecting the “safety and the privacy of EU citizens while enabling the free circulation and a level [EU] playing field” were published June 11.

Garmin has added new features in its GTN650/750 series touchscreen navigators.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched its annual survey of those who have taken flight training, including recurrent training within the past 12 months.

Mente Group has moved into its new headquarters in North Dallas.

Bell has received type certification for its Jet Ranger X for performance information expansion at up to 22,500 ft. density altitude.

To keep up with customer demand, PrivateFly has added new summer routes to its schedule with fixed prices on a 13-seat Embraer Legacy 600.

AviationManuals has released a guide for operators to understand various requirements for Letter of Authorization (LOA) applications.

A Lear Jet Model 35 private jet, painted in bright rainbow colors, flew children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation in six Western U.S. cities over their respective communities in May.

Planet Nine Private Air has received delivery of its fifth ultra-long-range Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft.

The Aviation Marketplace will assist the public with hurricane evacuation in affected areas during the upcoming 2019 hurricane season.

Executives and analysts expect the proposed merger of Raytheon and United Technologies will pass antitrust muster, and it is already winning over investors and government customers.

The FAA on June 10 said it was investigating the cause of a satellite navigation system anomaly on Bombardier CRJ and other jets that forced several U.S. airlines to cancel flights.

Canada’s Héroux-Devtek, the third-largest landing gear manufacturer worldwide, said on June 10 it bought nearby Alta Precision, a privately-owned manufacturer of high-precision landing gear components, in a $23 million deal.

German startup Volocopter says its multicopter eVTOL air taxi can offer the majority of inner city and airport shuttle services needed in more than 90% of its Top 100 target cities.

An FAA and EASA grounding of all Cessna Citation Model 525, 525A and 525B bizjets is driving Atlas active winglets provider Tamarack Aerospace into bankruptcy.

U.S. startup Ampaire has begun flying a testbed for its electric propulsion conversion for regional aircraft.

The House Appropriations Committee has OK'd legislation granting $17.7 billion to the FAA in fiscal 2020, advancing the bill to the full chamber.

Uber has partnered with on-demand helicopter charter operator Heliflite to launch Uber Copter.

The U.S. aerospace and defense sector was responsible for more than 2.56 million jobs in 2018, a 5.5% gain over 2017, the Aerospace Industries Association says.