Business Aviation

German aerospace center DLR has tested food delivery by drone in hard-to-reach areas in the Dominican Republic.

This year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, attracted about 601,000 attendees, about 2% above last year’s record, along with 867 exhibitors, 976 media representatives and 40,000 campers in 12,300 campsites.

As peace and stability increases in Lebanon, the country is seeing a steady climb in business and tourism.

A for-profit Republican is ousted by a Democrat who wants more public say in the future of White Plains, New York’s Westchester County Airport.

Emerging technologies that will affect general aviation and the future development of urban transportation were highlighted at Oshkosh this year.

WASHINGTON—Ramping up its opposition to proposed research into single-pilot cargo aircraft, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) released results of an on-line survey July 31 showing that most respondents oppose removing pilots from airline flight decks.

Embraer recorded a 29% drop in revenue during the second quarter due to declines in executive and commercial aviation deliveries and a significant decline in defense and security revenue, it says.

Embraer’s new generation aircraft, the E190-E2, has visited Africa for a Continental tour.

The EAA AirVenture event spotlighted emerging technologies that will affect not just general aviation but also the future development of urban transportation.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has continued its fight to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport across two separate but related fronts.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has continued its fight to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport across two separate but related fronts.

Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) are co-sponsoring legislation that will help sustain and support the general aviation community.

XOJet noted a record first quarter with a 15% increase in overall business, the company reports.

General Dynamics expects some impact on initial deliveries of the Gulfstream G500 business jet after nacelle supplier Nordam Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says the issue is “manageable and solvable.”

Flight hours per business aircraft averaged more than 30 during the second quarter of 2018, up 4.6% year-to-date.

As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, its aerospace research universities are joining forces to create a national aviation consortium.

Textron Aviation has received an order from ATP Flight School for 10 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft.

Pilatus’s first business jet, the PC-24, provides a unique mix of cabin volume, cargo capability, runway performance and fuel efficiency.

Mooney International Corp. is expanding production and adding sales programs to entice buyers and keep up with improving market demand.

The next 20 years will bring demand for 790,000 pilots—about twice the size of the current workforce, according to Boeing’s 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook.

Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), is stressing the urgency of passing long-term legislation reauthorizing the FAA.

The AOPA and 11 other aviation groups have issued a statement urging the FAA to act against “egregious hidden fees and denial of affordable access to airport ramp space to park aircraft.”

RTCA has been asked by JAXA and Japanese industry to develop a requirements document for airborne lidar systems able to detect clear air turbulence.

One of EAA AirVenture’s biggest attractions has been Textron Aviation’s new full-scale Cessna Denali mockup, on display at the show for the first time.

The Nordam Group and its U.S. affiliates have filed for Chapter 11 protection based on a contract dispute with Pratt & Whitney Canada over the PW800 system.