Mistrusted by the federal government but appreciated by municipal authorities, Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is distributing 100 small unmanned aircraft systems to U.S. police, fire and public safety agencies to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
March business aircraft activity in North America dropped 31.7% compared to a year ago, while April activity is expected to drop 67% as “stay-at-home” orders spread during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Argus International.
Labor and other costs for air ambulance providers are expected to grow dramatically over the next few months while revenues are down because of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Association of Air Medical Services, representing the air medical transport industry.
Iris Automation on April 6 announced the commercial release of its Casio 360 collision avoidance system for drones, which it described as the first such onboard system with a 360-deg. radial field of view.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, business jet deliveries in 2020 could drop anywhere from 12.5% to as much as 40-50% compared to last year, with recovery unlikely before 2023, according to a new forecast by JetNet IQ.
FlightSafety International will now provide the ground school portion of its recurrent training programs online through a training system called LiveLearning led by an instructor, the company announced.
In an ordinary crisis, when commercial airlines were unable to meet an increasingly urgent need for flights, business aviation would be racing to take up the slack.
With key customer Boeing recently suspending much of its own work indefinitely to try to deep-clean amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems announced April 8 it has also practically halted production for Boeing programs performed at its headquarters and in Oklahoma for an indefinite period of time.
The Trump Administration has asked Congress for an additional $250 billion in small-business payroll loan funding, providing more cash to the coronavirus pandemic emergency funding program that many small aerospace suppliers are expected to tap.
Atlas Air Worldwide and UPS are participating in a White House-led airlift to deliver critical medical supplies from other countries to the U.S. as cargo airlines ramped up their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eurocontrol’s member states have agreed to let private jet operators and airlines defer the payment of up to €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in air traffic control fees in the coming months.
A U.S. startup that plans to develop a two-passenger, remotely piloted personal jet powered by liquefied natural gas as an alternative to business travel on airlines has attracted a big name from the aeroengine industry to act as an advisor.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems flew its MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft in controlled airspace over southern California on April 3 as part of a NASA demonstration of civil and commercial applications of drones.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has provided a medium-term loan guarantee to support the delivery and export of a Daher Kodiak 100 utility aircraft to Costa Rica Green Airways SRL, the agency said.
Textron Aviation has begun producing plastic face shields and cloth face masks for the medical community, first responders and, in light of recent Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Guidance, its own employees due to the coronavirus crisis, the company said.
Experimental Aircraft Association organizers still plan to wait until May to decide whether to host EAA AirVenture Oshkosh set for July 20-26 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
London Biggin Hill Airport has launched a coronavirus recovery package for operators called “Return to the Skies” aimed at helping operators maintain business jet airworthiness and keeping training current during the pandemic.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published its first view of how the use and control of drones in an urban environment could be regulated, presenting an opinion to the European Commission that sets out how drones could co-exist with current airspace users.
