The FAA has issued research contracts worth more than $100 million to six aerospace partner companies and teams under the third phase of its long-running Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Program.
VoltAero plans a second crossing of the English Channel with an electric aircraft on Sept. 13, flying its Cassio 1 demonstrator from Calais in France to Cranfield in England for a presentation at Cranfield University.
The RedTail Flight Academy celebrated the opening of a flight academy at New York Stewart International Airport and a partnership with Wheels Up, a private aviation provider, on Sept. 10.
Volato, a new entrant into the fractional ownership industry, is offering shares of HondaJet Elite S aircraft, with a focus on one-to-four-passenger regional flights.
For years, Wichita State University’s research and development arm, the National Institute for Aviation Research, has tried to recruit a large maintenance, repair and overhaul facility to Wichita.
Through its partnership with Western Technical College in El Paso, Texas, students will be able to transition directly from the school to the bizjet MRO provider's workforce.
European flight-training provider Bartolini Air has taken delivery of the first new CAP10C NG as launch customer of the re-introduced aerobatic airplane, which it uses for upset-recovery training.
Safran has successfully run one of its helicopter engines on 100% sustainable aviation fuel in a first step toward making the rotary-wing industry more environmentally sustainable.
Germany’s Becker Avionics and drone detect-and-avoid system developer Iris Automation have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a collision avoidance system for general aviation aircraft.
Attorneys for Million Air White Plains, a provider of private aviation services, is asking a Federal District Court to reject a motion for dismissal of Million Air’s $30 million lawsuit by Westchester County, New York.
Jet Luxe, based in Dubai, has launched a global private business jet charter, aircraft management and travel management company, with regional bases in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the U.S.
IBAC environment director Bruce Parry says it is critical the offsetting be part of a larger plan to reduce operators' carbon footprint and not be used as a “free pass” to ignore other environmental reduction measures.
The move follows Aerion's disclosure in May that it was shutting down operations after failing to secure the large new capital requirements needed to continue to develop the AS2 supersonic business jet
Bell Flight says it is optimistic about the development of the rotorcraft market in China, saying the sector is large enough to support both domestic and foreign-made platforms.
Cirrus Aircraft will continue its expansion—and what it terms an “aggressive” recruitment drive—with the opening of a third new facility in the U.S. this fall.
Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s largest supplier, celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art Global Digital Logistics Center on Sept. 2, which Spirit says puts it years ahead of the competition.
