It might look like fun and games, but virtual reality head-mounted displays and specialized software will become key to keeping aircraft flying and technicians trained.
Bombardier Business Aircraft has terminated some agreements with third-party sales representatives and canceled 24 firm orders for Global business jets valued at $1.75 billion and 30 optional orders.
As a result of a change in Bombardier's strategic approach to aircraft sales, Bombardier and TAG Aeronautics have amicably elected to end their contractual agreements.
SkyTheater recently introduced STRATO Sound, described by the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based cabin entertainment specialist as “a multidimensional audio-visual system.”
The Low-Speed Business Jet configuration has been developed under Clean Sky’s Smart Fixed-Wing Aircraft program. The aircraft has a reduced-sweep natural-laminar-flow wing to minimize cruise drag and the U-shaped tail to shield the engines and reduce takeoff and landing noise.
Yasava Solutions is in the midst of “sensitive” contract negotiations that, if successful, would mean more work for the Swiss executive interior design company.
Global Jet, based in Boca Raton, Florida, has acquired all 276 aircraft in the portfolio that are in the U.S. and Canada. It expects to complete the remainder of the accounts, which are located in Mexico and Brazil, by the end of January
The agreement complements and promotes Etihad’s The Residence—a three-room suite—and First Apartment cabins—a unique first class space—available on its fleet of Airbus A380s, the airline said.
The Add+Process machine has been developed in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country and Tecnalia research center, and is capable of automatically producing a finished part from scratch, including 3-D printing and finish machining.
LONDON—Turbomeca’s Arrius 2R turboshaft—the first European engine to be fitted to a Bell-produced helicopter—has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The EASA certification, announced by Bell and Turbomeca on Dec. 16, is one of the final hurdles for the new Model 505 JetRanger X turbine-powered light helicopter currently undergoing flight testing. Certification of the helicopter is expected early in 2016.
JetSmarter offers a mobile app that lets users book private jet flights using their smartphones, with pricing and availability for private jets worldwide, it said. Memberships are $9,000 a year with a $3,000 initiation fee.
The world's first fully certificated personal jet is now reality. Cirrus Aircraft has secured US type certification for its Vision personal jet. Customer deliveries of the $1.96 million aircraft are scheduled to begin in December.
Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) has partnered with its parent division Airbus Corporate Jets to offer to an undisclosed ACJ Customer a global upgrade and heavy maintenance including, for the first time, the installation of a state of the art connectivity solution for VoIP (Voice Over IP) technology.
The Sky for All: Air Mobility for 2035 and Beyond challenge opened on Dec. 21, 2015, with submissions due by Feb. 26, 2016. The challenge is administered by open prize platform HeroX.
