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By Graham Warwick
Flight tests of an aircraft converted to electric propulsion from piston power have shown noise energy levels at least 100 times lower, highlighting the potential for electric aircraft to reduce airport noise pollution.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has completed the 600th delivery of its Citation CJ3 series light jet, a CJ3+ aircraft, to an undisclosed customer in North America.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
VistaJet has taken delivery of the first two of up to 12 Bombardier Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jets and identified itself as the customer behind a December order with Bombardier for 10 new Challenger 350 business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Three years after first investing in Zipline, Toyota has partnered with the U.S.-based drone delivery startup to develop a national-scale medical delivery network to improve access to health care in Japan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
UPS announced on April 7 that it plans to purchase up to 150 Beta Technologies’ Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to augment package deliveries in small and midsize markets.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Korea Aerospace Industries plans to enter the urban air mobility market as part of a new strategy to make the South Korean manufacturer the No. 1 aerospace company in Asia by 2030.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
John Calcagno, Piper Aircraft’s chief financial officer, has been named acting president and CEO following the retirement of Simon Caldecott.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Agriculture is the latest market to get the electric vertical flight treatment, with crop protection startup Guardian Agriculture emerging from stealth with a $10.5 million seed funding round.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Privately owned TECT Aerospace of Wichita, which manufactures complex aerostructure components, parts and assemblies, filed to begin U.S. bankruptcy proceedings April 6.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Oil and gas giant Shell has invested in sustainable aviation fuel producer LanzaJet, joining backers including British Airways and All Nippon Airways.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Benefits of the FAA’s long-running NextGen air traffic control modernization are difficult to measure and have not kept pace with initial projections, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Honeywell is to supply more systems for Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300 unmanned cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Citation Jet Pilots Association CEO Andrew Broom will join the National Business Aviation Association as its new senior vice president for strategy
Business Aviation

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions has launched a crowdsourcing competition to solicit assessments from experts on the factors most likely to shape the future of air travel and how to best arrive at a favorable outcome.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The UK government has announced plans to increase its Air Passenger Duty (APD) tax on all departing passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The ground-based air navigation infrastructure is aging and in need of repair, industry and FAA speakers warned March 31 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
NetJets has launched a new 25-hr. Corporate Angel Network jet card, which comes with one flight hour donated by NetJets to cancer patients needing to travel to treatment centers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems plans to invest 450 billion won ($400 million) in urban air mobility over the next three years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Dutch investment company Panta Holdings has acquired Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek, aviation aftermarket businesses, from Fokker Technologies/GKN Aerospace.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Angus Batey
Business and general aviation is playing a vital role in the global effort to vaccinate people against the COVID-19 virus.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Navigation system suppliers have aligned to lobby the U.S. government for increased investment in legacy ground-based navigational aids.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has secured an investment from British Airways (BA) and kicked off development of a fuel-cell power train for 50-seat-plus regional aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Cape Air, a commuter airline based in Hyannis, Massachusetts, has placed a firm order for 10 new 11-seat Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft, with delivery scheduled in 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Nearly 70% of fixed base operators in the U.S. and Canada experienced a decline in fuel sales in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to an annual FBO fuel sales survey by the Aviation Business Strategies Group.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s parent company, Textron, is formally standing up an eAviation division to develop opportunities in emerging electric technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion