Advanced air mobility, electric aircraft and hypersonic flight are the focus of the latest academic research projects to be funded under NASA’s University Leadership Initiative.
With no certainty that a suitable unleaded alternative can ever be developed, the FAA must lead a broad-based and sustained commitment by government and the aviation community to reduce lead emissions from gasoline-powered aircraft, concludes a new report by the National Academies.
Honda Aircraft Co. has opened a new Wing Production and Service Parts Facility at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, for more efficient production, the company says.
The National Business Aviation Association is applauding a final IRS rule clarifying federal excise tax obligations for aircraft management companies and aircraft owners, following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new testing requirements for COVID-19 that apply to private aviation as well as airline passengers arriving in the U.S. from foreign countries.
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam is repurposing a P2012 utility twin-piston-engine aircraft for COVID-19 vaccine transportation to carry products to remote areas.
Retired Airbus CEO Thomas Enders has joined the board of Lilium, adding the weight of his reputation to the German startup’s ambitious plans to launch a regional air mobility service by 2025.
The UK has tightened up its COVID-19 travel restrictions, imposing the requirement of a negative test for the virus on all arrivals in addition to mandatory quarantines for those coming from states not on its “travel corridor” list.
Archer said the agreement supports its vision of being a leader in the first wave of urban air mobility providers with the goal of beginning passenger services by 2024.
Signature Aviation, which operates Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest FBO chain, has accepted a cash offer of $4.63 billion from Global Infrastructure Partners for the business, the company said Jan. 11.
After a hit in sales caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, member dealers of the International Aircraft Dealers Association experienced a trend of increasing transactions of pre-owned aircraft in 2020.
Five non-career FAA appointees resigned from their posts in protest after the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters Jan. 7, according to an internal email viewed by Aviation Daily.
The Weekly of Business Aviation polled industry leaders on their predictions for the business aviation industry in 2021. Below is Part 2 of a two-part series. Please see the Jan. 4, 2021, edition for Part 1.
Business jet traffic over the Christmas holiday period was down 11% compared to a year ago, peaking at 12,000 daily flights on Dec. 23, according to WingX Advance data.
The U.S. political crisis spilled into the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Thursday when DOT secretary Elaine Chao became the first cabinet official to resign in response to the mob invasion of the Capitol building by President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6.
Universal Avionics will supply its enhanced flight vision system for the future Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, the avionics company announced Jan. 6.
In an outgrowth of steps taken to protect clients from COVID-19 on its aircraft, Flexjet is offering fractional jet ownership clients complimentary diagnostic screenings for early detection of health risks.
Wheels Up, a private aviation membership service, has continued its shopping spree with the acquisition of Mountain Aviation, the largest Part 135 operator of Citation X super-midsize business jets in the U.S.
Curtiss-Wright has begun assembly of flight control system actuators for Eviation Aircraft’s Alice under a fast-paced production effort following its selection for the all-electric commuter aircraft program in late 2020.
