U.S. President Donald Trump promised June 5 that his administration’s proposal to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system would benefit because just one contractor will be awarded the responsibility to run and modernize the system.
One Aviation has selected the Williams International FJ33-5A-12 turbofan as the engine for its new Eclipse 700 light jet known as “Project Canada,” the company said.
A project has shown how industry could benefit if business aircraft were able to land in a range of conditions at airports lacking instrument landing equipment.
Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced that the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft programme's second flight test vehicle (FTV2) completed its initial flight.
Dassault, which traces back its roots to an innovative propeller designed by its founder, Marcel Dassault, in 1916, has kept the strong corporate culture of a family-run business with an omnipresent passion for aviation. Although relatively small – 12,000 employees – in a world of giants, it has remained fiercely independent.
The two pilots flying U.S. vice presidential candidate Mike Pence from Iowa to New York after an Oct. 27 campaign rally were immediately concerned for their careers following a runway excursion at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
The aircraft’s captain and first officer died in the accident. No one on the ground was injured. Three buildings and 16 vehicles were damaged by impact or fire.
Pratt & Whitney expects production capacity increases will see deliveries of its PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) family continue to ramp up back toward earlier targets.
Rigby Group, through its XLR Executive Jet Center division, has acquired the corporate jet center at the Birmingham Airport in the UK, the company announced.
Dassault Falcon Jet is cutting its U.S. workforce by less than 6% because of challenging business aviation conditions, the company said in a statement.
Six Wichita aerospace and aviation suppliers and government officials met with aerospace companies in Querétaro, Mexico, on a four-day mission to promote the city’s products and services.
A helicopter final-assembly plant that Airbus and Chinese partners have begun building here will have room for double its designed capacity of 18 deliveries a year.
Dry ice and holograms were deployed in Palexpo yesterday as Airbus introduced Airbus Corporate Helicopters as a comprehensive vertical lift solution for high-net-worth individuals, corporations, or business aviation operators.
Bombardier’s pricing on its sale of 75 firm C Series aircraft to Delta Air Lines was “normal course” business and not improper, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer said.
Daher sees sales prospects for its TBM family in the recent—some would say, belated—European approval for single-engine commercial operations under IMC.
Extensive flight testing indicates that the twin-engine Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet will beat the performance figures originally announced by the Swiss manufacturer.
Lockheed Martin has begun flight tests of its LM-100J commercial freighter version of the C-130J Hercules military airlifter, with FAA certification planned for 2018.
