The Paris Air Show continues to pull in major exhibitors from the business aviation industry. This year’s show is expected to host a record 2,300 exhibitors in six main halls.
Oil and gas support helicopter operator Bristow has been forced to undertake a radical restructuring to allow it to better compete in a low-oil-price environment.
GE Aviation has bolstered its services division by acquiring OC Robotics, a UK-headquartered designer and manufacturer of commercial snake-arm robots and software specifically for confined and hazardous environments.
The Iraqi helicopter firm will implement Ideagen’s Q-Pulse software as the company expands its operations to include scheduled commercial flights, using narrowbody aircraft, to regional and European destinations.
Business aviation departures in Europe rose 3.3% from a year ago in May and 17% from April activity, according to WingX Advance Business Aviation Monitor.
House Transportation Committee Ranking Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.) believes the bill has a better chance of becoming law than Trump's proposal to spin air traffic control duties out to a private, non-profit organization.
Honda Aircraft has received type certification for its HA-420 HondaJet from Transport Canada, clearing the way for deliveries of aircraft to Canadian customers.
Bell Helicopter has nudged expected certification of its Model 525 back to the end of 2018 as it awaits NTSB’s report into the fatal loss of one of the prototypes in 2016.
The aircraft is a factory option that includes an integrated powerplant, and propeller and cockpit upgrade package, and includes Garmin G1000 NXi avionics.
Textron Aviation’s Tru Simulation + Training has received full program certification for its new Cessna Citation Latitude and Sovereign+ pilot training syllabus.
A diplomatic spat over Qatar’s alleged involvement in funding Islamic militants has resulted in Bahrain, Egypt, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cutting diplomatic ties to Doha.
