The autonomous vehicle is designed to fly at 90 kph (56 mph) at 100-300 m (300-1,000 ft.) altitude, carrying a person or cargo payload up to 150 kg (330 lb.) over a range of 15 km (9 mi.).
Textron remains on track to deliver its first Longitudes in the third quarter, following an FAA certification process that has dragged on. The company believes a final FAA approval will trigger a burst of orders for its newest business jet.
Schafer Meadow, an airstrip in a designated wilderness area, has a warning to visiting pilots: Watch for horses or big game on the 3,200-ft. grass runway.
Diamond Aircraft has received type certification for the seven-passenger Diamond DA62 twin aircraft by the Chinese Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Backed by $25 million in Series A investment from Hanwha, the new air taxi company will be led by Karem Aircraft CEO Ben Tigner, with Ryan Doss as chief commercial officer and Abe Karem as chief designer.
The Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission is looking to streamline licensing and regulation of small satellites to catalyze their development and related services.
Jet card membership and private jet management company Jet Linx has announced release of the latest version of its mobile app, featuring a new flight sharing program called OpenSeat Exchange.
U.S. airport executives are requesting that airports be exempted from liabilities associated with their use of firefighting foams that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
South Africa’s Pegasus Universal Aerospace, pioneer of the Vertical Business Jet (VBJ) Pegasus One, has named Robbie Irons as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Bombardier has announced that its industry-leading Challenger 350 aircraft is the fastest business jet in history to reach 300 deliveries in the medium and large categories.
Boeing is seeking an urgent exemption from FAA regulations governing rotorcraft external-load operations to enable flight testing of its CV2 unmanned cargo air vehicle (CAV).
One More Orbit, a multinational attempt to simultaneously break the speed record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth via both poles, succeeded July 11.
The FAA has lifted restrictions placed on Cessna CitationJets equipped with Tamarack Aerospace’s active winglets, which were responsible for grounding the fleet.
Business aviation departures in Europe in June totaled 87,236, down 1.7% from a year ago, in line with an overall decline in activity during the first half of 2019, according to WingX Advance.
A university research program has developed an automatic landing system that does away with the need for ground-based instrument (ILS), microwave (MLS) or satellite-based landing systems.
As part of Airbus’ plan to demonstrate autonomous taxi, takeoff and landing of an airliner in 2020, Silicon Valley outpost A3 is developing computer vision and machine learning to enable the aircraft to navigate like a human pilot.
Switzerland-headquartered Vertis Aviation is strengthening its ultra-long-range charter offering with the introduction of a Bombardier Global 5000 to its charter portfolio.
Blue Line Aviation, headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, has placed an order for 11 Diamond Aircraft for delivery over the next 18 months as its business expands.
