Bell is closing its Lafayette, Louisiana, assembly facility after economic incentives provided by the state government were cut because the helicopter manufacturer failed to generate jobs.
A rapid expansion in aircraft fleets is expected to give the Asia-Pacific region the highest growth rate for all types of aviation workers over the next 20 years, according to a new Boeing report.
The FAA has granted 1,960 waivers to operators of small UAS—mostly to fly at night—in the two years since its Part 107 reg governing the commercial use of drones took effect.
Fair Wind Air Charter has notified industry and lawmakers of a safety hazard after an FBO mistakenly added diesel exhaust fluid to the fuel of a Dassault Falcon 900EX it manages.
Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have announced a bill that would re-establish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control at the EPA.
Chinese authorities are encouraging private investment as part of a policy to encourage placement of non-government money into the civil aviation infrastructure.
South Africa’s Comair Flight Services (CFS) has been accredited with the International Business Council (IBAC’s) International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage One certificate.
The FAA has granted Textron Aviation a temporary exemption to meeting fuel tank flammability requirements that would allow Citation Longitude deliveries to begin but require a retrofit of delivered aircraft by Jan. 31, 2020.
FalconEye was developed in concert with Elbit Systems. It includes the largest field-of-view, brightest and highest resolution HUD yet offered in a Falcon Jet.
In a recent study, the NTSB determined that more than 66% of fuel-management accidents occurred on flights when the intended destination was different than the departure airport.
Thermal runaways and resultant fires of lithium-ion batteries powering electronic devices brought on aircraft continue to vex regulatory agencies and operators.
According to the FAA, between March 1991, and May 2018, there were 206 thermal runaway incidents involving lithium batteries at airports or onboard aircraft.
Louisa Fisher, cabin safety program manager at FlightSafety International, answers questions on how to deal with lithium-ion battery fires on business aircraft.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The FAA has granted a two-year authorization to the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site to fly large drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the operator.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft has begun deliveries of its HondaJet Elite, an upgraded version of its light twinjet. Honda unveiled the aircraft at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in May in Geneva. The first HondaJet Elite was delivered to an undisclosed customer from Honda’s headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The new $5.25 million aircraft had been in development for the past two years. The changes increase fuel capacity, expand range and provide updates to the Garmin 3000 avionics suite.
