The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) new air-charter broker regulations contain few surprises and largely integrate industry input from the 11-year rulemaking process, said industry groups affected by the rule.
Software development companies in separate announcements on Sept. 20 described products designed to detect and track drone swarms and to monitor areas near airports to help prevent against bird strikes.
Losing no time since launching a holding company two weeks ago as a vehicle for future expansion, VistaJet’s founder Thomas Flohr has engineered the acquisition of XOJet, the leading on demand private aviation platform in North America with a fleet of 43 owned and branded super-mid-size business jets.
As the Baltic Air Charter Association prepares to mark its 70th anniversary in 2019, the organization is flexing new muscles. Last year it became a company limited by guarantee, and appointed its first CEO, Dave Edwards.
London Biggin Hill Airport is seeking a development partner for a new light aviation center to continue its role as a general aviation airport and grow the business.
The number of used business jets available for sale in September has fallen 12%, while pricing declined an average of 1%, according to Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu.
The growing, worldwide pilot shortage is affecting virtually every segment of the aviation industry and reports coming from the UK suggest the pre-owned aircraft market is feeling the squeeze.
By the time slow-moving Hurricane Florence rolled onto the North Carolina coast near Wrightsville Beach, on Friday, Sept. 14, it had been downgraded from a Category 5 to Category 1, but business aviation from the Georgia border area through North Carolina had already begun preparations for the worst.
Gulfstream Aerospace appears to be making progress on investor concerns over “Gulfstream profitability” with reports that the company has resolved issues related to the G500 business jet, according to a Jefferies analyst.
Business aircraft flight activity in North America rose 2.1% in August when compared to a year ago, while activity rose 7.1% compared to July, according to Argus International.
Startup Astro Aerospace plans to flight-test its prototype passenger-carrying unmanned aircraft at Toronto Markham Airport this week, after receiving a special flight operations certificate for the vehicle from Transport Canada.
By examining conditions and procedures that likely contributed to the disaster, and the crew's reaction, we can help ensure we do not step into the same traps.
Airware, a startup working on cloud software to manage drone operations and data, and a darling of the UAV-oriented start-up scene, reportedly has closed its doors.
A belabored spinoff of Rockwell Collins’ actuators, pilot controls and special products business to Safran has held up the consummation of Rockwell’s buyout by United Technologies, the chief executive of the latter told analysts recently.
It will be the first appearance of the 6,450 nm/11,945 km trijet at Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD2018), which opens at Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa, near Johannesburg, on September 19.
Aerospace giant Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has struck a deal to acquire U.S.-based nacelle manufacturer MRA Systems from General Electric.
Growing up, Roxanne Howell, vice president of Textron Aviation’s North American Service Centers, had no idea the breadth of career choices and opportunities available in the aviation industry.
NASA plans to brief industry Nov. 1-2 on the first of its planned “Grand Challenges” to promote public confidence in the safety of urban air mobility (UAM).
Argus International has announced the launch of its Second in Command (SIC) Gateway Program, a data-driven approach to pilot training to enhance safety and performance.
