Dassault Aviation is pressing ahead with the development of new business jets and the modernization of its factories in a bid to be prepared for the hoped-for recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic-induced downturn.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published proposed airworthiness standards that are designed to help facilitate flights of light unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over populated areas.
Citing the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on its business, Danish charter and wet-lease operator Jet Time is filing for bankruptcy but will resume operations in 2021-2022 under a new company name: “Jettime.”
A Swedish medevac PC-24 jet completed its first flight July 22, marking the first of six Pilatus PC-24s destined for the Swedish Air Ambulance organization.
As business aviation rebounds in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, owners and operators are returning idled aircraft back into service, Cleveland-based Constant Aviation reports.
With the goal of demonstrating zero-carbon flight across the Atlantic within a generation, the UK government’s Jet Zero Council held its first meeting on July 22.
Chris Moore is president of business aviation for Satcom Direct, based in Melbourne, Florida. Moore joined Satcom in 2012 as chief commercial officer and was promoted to his current position as president in March 2019.
Brazilian-U.S. light aircraft maker Texas Aircraft Manufacturing is collaborating with the UK’s Oxis Energy to develop an all-electric training aircraft powered by advanced lithium-sulfur batteries.
Hydrogen propulsion could play a key role in a complete rethink of long-haul aviation to reduce its environmental footprint, a study by German aviation think-tank Bauhaus Luftfhart has concluded.
ATP Flight School, based in Jacksonville, Florida, has renewed an order with Piper Aircraft for 100 training aircraft and has taken delivery of six new Piper Archer TX trainers as part of the order.
Market conditions for the sale of pre-owned twin-engine helicopters deteriorated in the second quarter of 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a crude oil price slump, according to a report by Aero Asset, a Canadian helicopter brokerage firm.
Start-up Electric Aviation Group (EAG) says it is in discussions with all major UK aerospace suppliers and academic institutions as it seeks to form a consortium to develop a 70-80-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner that could enter service by 2028.
Embraer delivered 13 business jets during the second quarter of 2020, down from 25 in the same quarter a year ago, a reduction largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world, it said.
Airports that saw operations slow or cease as airlines cut flights during the COVID-19 pandemic must be wary of new risks as flights ramp up, EASA has cautioned.
An updated avionics suite for Leonardo’s AW139 twin-engine medium helicopter has been granted certification by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
A funding bill approved by the House Committee on Appropriations promotes workforce development, retains an N-number blocking privacy program and supports air traffic control modernization.
