BBA Aviation, parent company of component OEM and MRO provider Ontic, has confirmed the acquisition of Firstmark, an aftermarket services provider of components and subsystems, for $97 million.
Sprayt Robotics, of Sacramento, California, seeks to fly the Aerofex AG1 vertical takeoff and landing UAS for spraying crops over private farmland in the Salinas Valley, in the state’s central coast region.
After a “soft launch” earlier this year, Terrafugia, the Massachusetts-based roadable aircraft company purchased last year by China’s Geely Group, is taking orders for its Transition flying car for the first time.
By Guy Norris, William Garvey, Fred George, Molly McMillin
From flying cars to supersonics, and new midsize jets to the state of the market, listen in as our editors review a convention boldly venturing where no NBAA has gone before.
Satellite communications provider Viasat has started delivering the first shipsets of its new high-capacity Ka-band equipment for midsize business jets.
The European Aviation Safety Agency is seeking comments on proposed airworthiness standards for certification of small vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Bruce Whitman, FlightSafety International’s No. 2 before taking the helm and excelling as No. 1, logged many impressive achievements in the aviation community.
The unveiling of General Electric’s Affinity engine for Aerion’s AS2 here at NBAA is the strongest signal yet that the era of supersonic business aviation is finally getting underway.
