Business Aviation

Hard on the heels of Boeing making a significant investment in Aerion, one of its biggest suppliers has signed on to design the forward fuselage for the supersonic business jet developer’s Mach 1.4 aircraft, the AS2.

Airbus hopes to fly its CityAirbus electric vertical takeoff and landing urban air mobility demo aircraft in March after a series of successful ground runs.

Bombardier is expanding its service and support network with a dedicated Mobile Response Team (MRT) aircraft, a Challenger 300, based in Frankfurt.

Jet Aviation acquired full ownership of the San Juan, Puerto Rico, fixed base operation at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport on Feb. 19.

Krimson Aviation, the Ethiopia-based trip planning and flight support company marked the handling of its 150th flight since inception this month.

Aerion sees low noise and emissions as key to the return of supersonic air transport.

Safety improvements are also leading to benefits in daily operations.

With orders and deliveries on the up, helicopter OEMs are hoping the worst of the downturn is over.

Oil price slump has resulted in bankruptcies and helicopters being repurposed.

With orders and deliveries on the up, helicopter OEMs are hoping the worst of the downturn is over.

Airbus’ plans to ramp up production of its new H160 medium twin-engine helicopter could be impacted by the continued weakness in the oil and gas market.

The number of used business jets for sale in February decreased 3% to 1,681 aircraft when compared to a year ago, according to a report by Jefferies.

Airbus Helicopters has ruled out launching a new product in the short term, citing the ongoing weakened demand in the commercial helicopter market.

Airbus Helicopters has ruled out launching a new product in the short term, citing the ongoing weakened demand in the commercial helicopter market.

Anyone caught flying a drone within 5 km (3.1 miles) of an airport runway will face arrest and criminal charges under new UK Government legislation, which comes into force next month.

The compromise spending package signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump allotted $17.5 billion for FAA’s fiscal 2019 budget, a roughly $550 million drop from fiscal 2018 but $1.3 billion more than the administration’s request.

For the first time since 2013, deliveries in all segments of business and general aviation aircraft rose in 2018, GAMA says.

NASA has selected sites in Nevada and Texas for the final phase of a four-year series of technical demonstrations to confirm the safety and effectiveness of the agency’s UAS traffic management system for drone traffic in urban areas.

The MEBAA Show Morocco will bring business aviation to the North African region, according to announcements made at a recent local press conference by Ali Alnaqbi, Founding & Executive Chairman of the Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) and Zuhair Mohamed El Aoufir, CEO of Office National des Aeroports (ONDA).

Cargo UAV startup Sabrewing Aircraft is getting fresh funding and should be able to complete a full-sized preproduction prototype of its Rhaegal vehicle and begin “preliminary” flight testing in time for another key funding infusion eyed in the third quarter.

MSB Aerospace, a provider of one-stop service for customized precision-engineered products for the business aviation industry, is celebrating its first year of production at its Savannah, Georgia, facility.

William Garvey speaks with Sheryl Barde, President and CEO of Aviation Personnel International.

Ordnance Survey’s mapping HAPS; French airship advances; UAV launch on the move; Siemens powers Sun Flyer; Offshore wind-energy kites.

A Kansas technical college is paying people to move here to train for jobs with local aviation and manufacturing operations.

Elroy Air aims to extend the reach of express logistics by developing an unmanned cargo aircraft to connect smaller, more remote communities.