Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aero Industries and its subsidiary, Piaggio Aviation, have launched an international search for a buyer more than a year after seeking protection from creditors.
Women in Aviation International will hold its 31st annual conference March 5-7, leading up to International Women’s Day on March 8, aimed at “celebrating an equal world as an enabled world.”
Fractional services provider NetJets recorded an upswing in revenue and earnings in 2019, while sister company FlightSafety International recorded an increase in revenue but a decrease in earnings compared to 2018.
Piper Aircraft deliveries rose 27% in 2019 compared to the year before, driven by a 70% increase in shipments of Piper Archer single-engine trainers and an 8% increase in Seminole multiengine trainers.
The number of pre-owned business jets on the market in February rose 5% compared to a year ago and 1% compared to January, according to research from Jefferies.
United Airlines has reached agreements to supply dozens of Embraer regional jets to ExpressJet Airlines and SkyWest Airlines, part of a restructuring of the United Express regional fleet in the aftermath of Trans States Airlines’ decision to cease operations by 2021.
A reconditioned Beechjet 400A offers one of the most comfortable cabins in the light-jet class, reasonable operating costs and rock-solid dispatch reliability.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Orders for Gulfstream business jets in 2019 were the most in more than a decade and the second highest ever, buoyed by demand for its new models, according to parent company General Dynamics.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation expects deliveries to remain flat in 2020, as the ramp-up in production of the Citation Longitude super-midsize jet is offset by a reduction in demand for legacy aircraft.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Robinson Helicopters saw deliveries drop by over a third in 2019, compared to the 316 aircraft the year before. The final tally of 196 units delivered was well below the 300 the company had originally hoped to achieve in 2019.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
A new European helicopter show is being established through a partnership of the European Helicopter Association andEuropean Union Aviation Safety Agency.
Berkshire Hathaway’s top management shake-up at FlightSafety International (FSI) appears to go far beyond replacing David Davenport with Textron Aviation executive Brad Thress as head of the subsidiary.
Concerns about the FAA’s controversial Organization Designation Authorization (ODA), under which the FAA delegates certification work to manufacturers, has created a lot of misinformation.
Embraer has announced that 2019 deliveries of 109 business jets, including 62 light jets and 47 large jets, were up from 91 business jet deliveries in 2018.
A National Academies study of advanced aerial mobility requested by NASA concludes the commercial cargo market is likely to be an early adopter of autonomous air vehicle technology for rural cargo operations, including “middle mile” distribution and “last mile” package deliveries.
Deliveries of business jets and piston aircraft rose in 2019, while turboprop deliveries declined compared to 2018, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
