The U.S. NTSB on April 6 reiterated its call for the FAA to require passenger-carrying charter and general aviation operators to implement safety management systems.
With more than 100 companies trying to break into the nascent urban air mobility market, it is perhaps inevitable that some of the vehicle designs look similar. But Boeing-backed Wisk sees enough similarities between one of its designs and new entrant Archer’s aircraft that it has filed a lawsuit.
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.
A coalition representing every segment of the U.S. civil aviation industry is urging the Biden administration’s recently unveiled American Jobs Plan to include performance-based measures to spur sustainable aviation fuel production.
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.
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.
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.
Dutch investment company Panta Holdings has acquired Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek, aviation aftermarket businesses, from Fokker Technologies/GKN Aerospace.
Textron Aviation is celebrating the 1,000th delivery of its Cessna Citation 560XL series midsize business jet with the delivery of a Citation XLS+ to a customer in the Northeastern U.S.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Gulfstream Aerospace has stressed its commitment to its G280 super midsize jet and is investing in enhancements to the aircraft, company executives told reporters on March 30.
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.
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.
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.
Cranfield Aerospace has changed the power source of its Project Fresson zero-carbon aviation initiative to hydrogen fuel cells after batteries were deemed too heavy.
German regional air mobility startup Lilium is to go public in a deal expected to provide up to $830 million in funds to complete certification, begin production and launch commercial operation of its piloted seven-seat Lilium Jet air taxi in 2024.
Boeing-backed Wisk has added the aerospace giant’s Insitu Pacific unmanned aircraft division to the team working to demonstrate autonomous passenger transport in New Zealand.
