Although the business aviation industry has suffered losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many reasons for optimism, Ed Bolen, National Business Aviation Association president and CEO, says.
Boom Supersonic is readying the XB-1 demonstrator for ground tests at its Centennial Airport, Colorado, headquarters following a virtual rollout event on Oct 7.
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Congress to quickly approve a standalone bill to extend the U.S. federal government’s CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) until March 2021.
Business aircraft manufacturers worldwide are projected to deliver 7,404 new business jets and 2,590 new turboprops over 10 years from 2021 to 2030, valued at a total of $236.5 billion at list prices, with demand for maintenance, repair and overhaul services expected to total $102 billion, according to a new forecast by the Aviation Week Network’s 2021 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast.
U.S. Army, Luftwaffe, an undisclosed European military and the United Arab Emirates armed forces each boosted the fortunes of the special mission derivative market for large business jets this year.
Bombardier’s upgraded Learjet, the Learjet 75 Liberty, has entered service, with the delivery to Alex Lyon & Son, a New York-based auctioneering firm and a longtime Learjet owner.
Textron Aviation has earned FAA type certification for its Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER, with customer deliveries to begin in the coming weeks, the company says.
In the absence of this year’s National Business Aviation Association’s annual Convention & Exhibition, Bombardier is showcasing products to customers in a different way–virtually.
Britten-Norman, Blue Bear Team On Automated Islander Tony Osborne, [email protected] LONDON–British aircraft OEM Britten-Norman and unmanned system technology company Blue Bear Systems Research have teamed up to automate Britten-Norman’s Islander twin-engine utility aircraft.
Honeywell projects deliveries of 7,300 new business jets from 2021 to 2030 valued at $235 billion, down 4% from its 10-year forecast a year ago, the company said in a new Global Business Aviation Outlook.
Embraer has received approval by the FAA and Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil of Brazil (ANAC) for the Synthetic Vision Guidance System (SVGS) for the Praetor 500 midsize jet and the Praetor 600 super midsize jet.
A drone has delivered a package to a moving barge in winds as part of trials by the Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands to determine whether the technology can improve the efficiency of Europe’s largest seaport.
Having already received a pitch from German electric air taxi startup Lilium, transit officials for Florida’s Tampa Bay area are also to be briefed by urban air mobility hopeful Wisk. .
David Coleal was appointed president of Bombardier Aviation in May 2019, after leading its business aircraft division beginning in 2015. Coleal’s position was eliminated Oct. 1 in a restructuring as the company prepares for the sale of its transportation division.
Woolpert, an aviation architecture and consulting firm, has acquired Jviation, an airport planning, survey architecture, engineering, and construction management firm.
