Textron Aviation has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for its Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2 light jet, paving the way for delivery to its first European customer for the upgraded aircraft, DALaviation Switzerland.
The lengthy process of the UK extricating itself from the European Union reaches another milestone on June 25, when the country’s participation in the EGNOS program ends.
Canada’s government will open its borders to vaccinated citizens and certain other eligible travelers starting July 5 but has not moved off quarantine requirements for foreign travelers or a broad recommendation against non-essential travel.
The majority of high-level corporate executives who responded to an online survey said they expect to conduct more in-person meetings in the future than they typically did before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to private-aviation fleet operator VistaJet.
The FAA will assemble an aviation rulemaking committee to provide the agency with recommendations for allowing routine flights of drones beyond an operator’s visual line of sight, Administrator Steve Dickson said June 9.
The FAA has issued an emergency order revoking the ability of Universal Flight Services, based in Sarasota, Florida, to charge passengers for flights and the pilot certificate of its owner for allegedly conducting illegal charter flights, the FAA said.
Ali Bahrami spent most of his time as head of FAA’s safety and certification activities under intense scrutiny following fatal Boeing 737 MAX accidents in October 2018 and March 2019.
Pfizer Inc.’s corporate aviation department helped reduce the amount of time the company needed to gain emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine by about two weeks, according to its director.
Under the proposed budget, the FAA would spend $2.4 million in the coming fiscal year to place “senior representatives” in the UK, Mexico, Poland and somewhere in Southeast Asia.
The FAA plans to transition a new rocket tracking capability from test to operational status in June, providing a way to reduce flight disruptions as the pace of commercial space launches increases.
Millions of years ago when the Earth was warmer, alligators and crocodiles lived in Greenland. Should the Earth continue on its expected warming path, alligators could return to the Arctic and whether the Earth could feed its people would be in question, Anthony Patt, professor of climate policy at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, said during a European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition Connect webinar.
A coalition of several dozen aviation organizations showed strong support for a recently introduced bill that would establish a blender’s tax credit for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
