The Philippine government is targeting business aviation as a potential driver of growth for the economy, especially in and around Clark and Subic Bay.
The consensus in the industry is that China’s business aviation market is starting to take off again and that Southeast Asia is experiencing some good growth.
Kittyhawk’s drone-management app allows users—from individuals to corporations—to streamline the use of drones, and their operators, for business purposes.
Gulfstream Aerospace’s new G500 is entering the final stage of its flight test and certification program, while the G600 completed field performance testing.
Business aviation services company Shanghai Hawker Pacific will bring its second hangar into operation in March, more than doubling its undercover space.
The Series B funding round was led by Intel Capital and includes JetBlue Technology Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures and Singapore-based EDBI, an investor in mobility, robotics and artificial intelligence. California-based Joby, founded in 2009, has now raised $130 million.
The Vahana single-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by A³, Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost, made its unmanned first flight at Pendleton, Oregon, on the morning of Jan. 31.