Poland has scrapped a $3.5 billion deal to purchase 50 utility helicopters from Airbus after failing to reach agreements on the level of offset work to Polish industry.
The Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ may be delayed beyond its latest, mid-2018 target for first delivery, the company has told launch customer All Nippon Airways.
The potential failure of critical information technology systems is the number one risk to the aviation industry, according to a new ranking by Willis Towers Watson.
Ride share company Uber confirms it is studying the potential use of vertical takeoff and landing vehicles as an option for future urban transportation.
BOSTON—Gogo is overhauling its ground-based connectivity system over the U.S. and Canada to bring inflight speeds in line with its satellite-based offering. The latest upgrade is in development, expected to enter commercial service in 2018, Gogo Chief Technology Officer Anand Chari told Aviation Daily. It will be targeted for use on business and regional jets.
Adoption of a global scheme to offset carbon emissions is the key issue facing the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal, Sept. 27–Oct. 7.
Wijet, a France-based executive air charter specialist, is taking over UK-based competitor Blink in a move looking for synergies in a combined fleet of 15 Cessna Citation Mustang very light jets.
The FAA has initiated an investigation requiring the city of Santa Monica, California, to explain its rationale for issuing evictions to two fixed base operators at Santa Monica Municipal Airport after declaring a policy to close the facility.
Nextant Aerospace and Constant Aviation have partnered with Rockwell Collins to introduce the next generation 400XTi flight deck now available to Beechjet 400A/XP owners as a stand-alone upgrade.
An international flight research effort is underway over the Atlantic Ocean from Sept. 19-Oct. 16 to help understand the influence of the jet stream on weather.
Alexandre Couvelaire is a former French air force pilot and founder of the charter company Euralair. He is also a director of the startup, Aero Electric, which has designed and developed the Sun Flyer, the world’s first certificated, all-electric training aircraft.
The regional aircraft market is stabilizing following seven years of erratic swings in production, with long-term growth projected, according to a new Forecast International study.
Bell has launched a high-technology, VIP interior for its Model 525 super-medium helicopter in a bid to widen its appeal to the VIP and high-net-worth individual market.
A Lufthansa subsidiary has begun inspecting wind-turbine blades using drones as part of the strategic partnership of the Nordex Group, which manufactures turbines for the in-shore wind-energy market.
Companies around the world could need up to $178 billion in funding to purchase as many as 5,400 business jets between now and 2025, a Global Jet Capital analysis said.
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced it has sold the last Gulfstream G150, marking the end of the mid-size aircraft's more than 10-year production run. The final G150 will be delivered to a customer in mid-2017.
Business jet demand was once linked to a wide array of economic indicators, especially equities markets and corporate profits. Since 2008, these links have broken down.
