Prompted by a brutal 2016 wildfire season, Los Angeles County has purchased two Sikorsky S-70is for conversion to Firehawk firefighting and multimission helicopters.
Wondering where to safely park your $50 million business jet? An FBO that adheres to International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling IS-BAH rules is a safe bet.
Texas billionaire and businessman Toby Neugebuer was named the launch customer for Nextant Aerospace’s Challenger 604XT, a remanufactured Challenger 604 with an avionics upgrade.
Increasingly ubiquitous inflight weather information is largely behind an FAA move to decommission 30% of the about 2,100 remote communications outlets.
Business aviation traffic in Europe rose 8.8% in August when compared to the same month in 2016, marking the 10th consecutive month of traffic growth in Europe.
Rockwell Collins would have to pay United Technologies a fee equal to $695 million if Rockwell tries to find a better buyer, according to a Sept. 6 federal regulatory filing.
GE startup Avitas Systems is taking artificial intelligence into the field to automate and optimize the inspection of industrial assets by drones and robots.
The Pilatus PC-24 twin-engine business jet under development is on track for certification by year’s end, said Michael Kolman, regional director of Pilatus aircraft sales for KCAC Aviation, based in Olathe, Kansas.
The proposed takeover of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will be examined by the European Commission (EC) under the EU Merger Regulation, a strict process that famously prevented GE and Honeywell from combining in 2001.
With a business portfolio that ranges from building systems to refinery technology, Honeywell has launched a commercial infrastructure inspection service using Intel’s Falcon 8+ industrial drone.
Spirit AeroSystems is adding work and employees at its facility in Prestwick, Scotland, which includes new single-aisle spoiler work for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.
The fate of United Technologies Corp.’s proposed $30 billion takeover of avionics and cabin interiors leader Rockwell Collins could rest on savings that the newly enlarged supplier provides to all-important customer Boeing.
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that the third Gulfstream G600 test aircraft successfully completed its first flight. The move comes after the first G600 flight in mid-December 2016.
A move to privatize U.S air traffic control (ATC) services has slowed, but the issue isn’t going away, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) said during an Aug 29 speech at the Wichita Aero Club.
Gulfstream Aircraft’s fifth and final G600 test aircraft made its maiden flight Aug. 29, less than nine months since the G600 flight-test program began.
Business aviation flights swelled 28% Aug. 21, as pilots and passengers headed for airports located in the path of totality during the solar eclipse, according to Argus International TraqPak data.
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), along with seven pilots, filed Part 13 complaints with the FAA over “egregious FBO pricing” practices at three Signature Flight Support fixed-base operations.
The FAA proposes that operators of aircraft equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) “Out” surveillance systems approved by the agency no longer need to apply for specific authorizations to use those aircraft in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace.
