Business Aviation

Between November 2015 and October 2016, Teterboro Airport was the most requested departure and destination airport for brokers and travelers shopping for charter flights with the Air Charter Guide Worldwide Trip Builder.

Quest Aircraft has signed a major fleet order with a Japanese customer for up to 20 Kodiak single-engine turboprop aircraft.

Spirit AeroSystems has undertaken a water recycling project to conserve water and improve efficiencies, the company said.

Business aviation flight departures in Europe slowed in October, with a year-over-year decline of 2.8%.

The company has formed the Commercial Information Solutions business unit and launched the Quantix, a tailsitting drone that takes off and lands vertically but transitions to wingborne forward flight for increased efficiency and range.

Dubbed “Baby Boom,” the delta wing aircraft is a one-third scale demonstrator for a small supersonic airliner which Boom Technologies aims to certificate for commercial service by 2023.

Dubbed “Baby Boom,” the delta wing aircraft is a one-third scale demonstrator for a small supersonic airliner which Boom Technologies aims to certificate for commercial service by 2023.

Built like a 1970s pickup truck, the trusty Mil Mi-17 is becoming popular with oil and gas companies in the Americas, who are increasingly sending their pilots and maintainers to Alabama to stay up to speed.

JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft delivered its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 with a new cabin layout to State Transport Leasing Co.

Cape Air has entered formal negotiations on the purchase of 11-seat P2012 Traveller piston twins to replace the commuter airline’s Cessna 402Cs, manufacturer Tecnam says.

International helicopter operator CHC has filed its proposed Chapter 11 plan with hopes of exiting bankruptcy court supervision in early 2017.

Liz Moscrop looks at the ambitious new addition to Lagos' charter market.

Fly/drive drone launched; Unmanned resupply advanced; UTM’s out-of-sight demo; C-Astral goes solar-powered; Aerotenna’s radar avoids obstacles.

U.S. helicopter operator Erickson has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing the volatility currently hurting the helicopter market.

Spirit AeroSystems is looking at ways to grow its core aerostructures business, which could include business jet, regional jet, military and space programs, the company’s top executive said during a speech at a Wichita Aero Club luncheon here Nov. 10.

A personal jet, charter membership in Europe, a drone detector—some of the new things unveiled at NBAA’s annual meeting.

Air-to-air collision-avoidance radar barely larger than an iPhone can be carried by a drone and detect Cessna-sized intruders.

During the first nine months of this year, general aviation manufacturers delivered 1,504 aircraft, down 3.5% from the same time in 2015.

Bombardier has raised its expectations for profitability and cash performance in 2016, as third-quarter results show the Canadian company’s turnaround plan is gaining momentum.

Air BP is to buy 50 million gal. of sustainable jet fuel annually for 10 years as part of a $30 million investment by energy company BP in biofuels producer Fulcrum BioEnergy.

Layoffs continue at Textron Aviation. The company cut an undisclosed number of employees at its Cessna Aircraft facility on Nov. 10 as it continues to reduce costs.

Lockheed Martin and a cast of supporting companies held what the company said was a first-of-its-kind public demonstration of multiple unmanned aircraft systems.

U.S. helicopter operator Erickson has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing the volatility currently hurting the helicopter market.

Gulfstream Aerospace appears to be developing a business jet to fill the niche between the $24 million G280 and the $44 million G500, Cowen and Co. analyst Cai von Rumohr said in a Nov. 9 note to investors, citing industry sources.

The Western aerospace & defense sector is likely to be in shock for months to come as it tries to figure out what a Trump administration means.