Embraer remains “cautiously optimistic” about its executive jet segment amid a used aircraft market that remains challenging, the company said March 9 as it released fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 financial results.
A coalition of aviation groups have written to leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to reassert the vital role that contract air traffic control towers play in improving safety and saving taxpayer dollars.
Duncan Aviation recently delivered a refurbished 12-year-old Gulfstream G550, after breathing new life into an aircraft whose owner valued its dependability and wanted it to remain part of his fleet.
An altitude violation and lack of situational awareness during a demonstration flight at Dallas/Fort Worth marred what otherwise should have been the celebratory relaunch tour of a relatively unknown Sikorsky twin turboprop aircraft, the M28.
Leading consumer UAV manufacturer DJI is pushing for a higher weight limit of 2.2 kg (4.8 lb.) below which small unmanned aircraft systems are considered relatively harmless and do not require registration and are only lightly regulated.
Johnson County Executive Airport in Olathe, Kansas, has reopened to air traffic after straight-line winds moved through the area on March 6, damaging multiple hangars and aircraft and disrupting business.
Sikorsky, Metro Aviation and Petroleum Helicopters have developed a way of streaming health and usage monitoring system data off a helicopter so it can be used for urgent analysis.
During the planning stage, the client asked that the new interior design be consistent with the rest of the company’s fleet, Duncan Completions/Modifications Sales Manager Nate Klenke said.
Renegotiation of scope clause restrictions is increasingly weighing on regional jet makers and associated sectors like appraisers, but predictions of change are few and far between, according to comments offered during the Istat Americas 2017 conference here.
Airbus will accelerate the development of the military version of its H160 medium twin-engine helicopter following the type’s selection for a significant joint French requirement.
Bombardier Business Aircraft has established five new line maintenance stations in Europe to support customers of Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft.
Bell Helicopter has delivered its first Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Scott Urschel, a private operator based in Chandler, Arizona, and the owner of Pylon Aviation.
After talk of a no-cockpit helicopter, Bell Helicopter is taking a more measured approach with its possible future architectures for a 12-passenger medium twin.
The NBAA and five aviation stakeholders have filed a motion asking a court to prevent the city of Santa Monica, California, from shortening its airport’s runway and taking other actions until the court reviews a surprise settlement between the FAA and the city.
More than 115 mayors from all 50 states have sent a letter to Congress saying they are concerned about the impact that privatization of air traffic control would have on communities around the country, especially in rural regions.
