The process of creating a safe, fuel-efficient and regulatory-compliant oceanic flight plan actually begins with the compilation of a comprehensive international operations manual based on standardized procedures and best practices.
A fleet of Epic aircraft will visit nine countries and 20 cities in 21 days, covering 15,000 nm in 50 flight-hours. The tour will conclude at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The Aviation Week Network, of which Business & Commercial Aviation is a member, is celebrating a major milestone this month. “Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering,” the progenitor of what ultimately became Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine first appeared 100 years ago, Aug. 1, 1916.
The B-29 Superfortress called “Doc” triumphantly flew for the first time since 1956 on July 17 following a 16-year restoration project here and more than 350,000 hr. of volunteer work.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) has delivered two of its Sukhoi Business Jets (SBJ) to the Royal Thai Air Force, in a roll-out ceremony held at Sukhoi's base in Venice.
The short-term congressional bill extending FAA funding to the end of September 2017 directs the agency to continue opening U.S. airspace to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
A consortium of Qinetiq and Thales have chosen Textron Airland’s Scorpion light attack aircraft as the platform for its bid into a major U.K. live flying training program.
The business jet market is depressed, a new semi-annual survey by Jefferies Group indicates, prompting analysts there to cut its business jet production forecast for this year.
In 1916, Bill Boeing declared “we could build a better airplane” then went on to found The Boeing Company. Marcel Bloch (later Dassault) built his first propeller, symbolizing his entry into aerospace and forming what would become a French industry giant. In the same year, the ‘grandfather’ of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine was first published. One hundred years later, all three companies are here at the Farnborough Airshow, celebrating their milestones and looking to the future.
Airbus Group Innovations has completed initial flight testing of its E-fan electric aircraft demonstrator with hybrid propulsion, adding an internal-combustion engine as a range extender.
Airbus Group Innovations has completed initial flight testing of its E-fan electric aircraft demonstrator with hybrid propulsion, adding an internal-combustion engine as a range extender.
Private investment firm AE Industrial Partners in Boca Raton, Florida, has acquired Moeller Aerospace, a manufacturer of precision-machined parts. Terns of the transaction were not disclosed.
At AirVenture 2008, electrics were all the rage. Eight years and numerous prototypes later, very few have made it to production and delivery, but at least three European manufacturers—Pipistrel, Airbus and Siemens—are working hard toward that goal.
The Senate passed the FAA extension bill July 13, which includes third-class medical reform for pilots, the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace and the increase of airport security.
Spike Aerospace has added MAYA simulation and Siemens product life-cycle management software for the continuing development of its S-512 supersonic business jet.
FAA and industry are searching high and low for interventions and technologies to help keep recreational pilots and their passengers flying another day.
In an interview with Aviation Week, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard expressed confidence that his government’s C Series investment would pan out for taxpayers.
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with Dornier Seawings to design and build the cockpit windscreen for the Dornier Seastar, a composite amphibious aircraft.
