The Bell Training Academy is conducting a fleet-wide installation of Precise Flight’s Pulselite System, an FAA-certified lightweight electrical system controller that pulses the landing and auxiliary lights of a helicopter.
Satcom Direct, based in Melbourne, Florida, has launched a new tail-mounted antenna series with the introduction of SD Plane Simple, which positions the company to provide end-to-end connectivity for business jet and government operators.
Air BP has extended its agreement with BAA Training to supply Avgas 100LL aviation fuel to all BAA training flight bases and unleaded aviation fuel to BAA’s training aircraft in Lleida-Alguaire and at other Spanish airports.
ExpressJet Airlines, a United Express carrier, will become the largest operator of 50-seat Embraer ERJ 145 jets, with an order of 36 additional aircraft for its fleet.
The first prototype of Lilium’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft has been damaged in a fire, the latest in a spate of incidents impacting electric aircraft technology developers.
Despite sluggish sales, Dassault is betting on the future of the Falcon family of business jets by significantly increasing research and development (R&D) expenditures on the Falcon 6X and an unspecified “future Falcon.”
Spanish startup Dante Aeronautical has conducted wind tunnel testing of configuration options for its planned 19-seat hybrid-electric commuter aircraft, the DAX19.
Drone operators who voluntarily equip their aircraft to transmit identification and location data to the ground—the function called Remote ID—will be favorably considered when they apply for waivers, government contracts and access to airspace, the FAA says.
South Korean technology giant Hanwha Systems is working with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator under the Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle program.
Chinese electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle manufacturer EHang has participated in coronavirus epidemic control exercises organized by local authorities in Guangxi province, its 216 autonomous air vehicle transporting medical supplies to a hospital.
Europe has launched a research project to develop technologies and configurations for a hybrid-electric 50-seat regional airliner that could enter service in 2035-40.
Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aero Industries and its subsidiary, Piaggio Aviation, have launched an international search for a buyer more than a year after seeking protection from creditors.
A China Eastern subsidiary set up to fly Comac aircraft will serve coastal districts from the Yangzi River Delta and retain the business aviation operation on which it has been based, the parent company said.
The U.S. Air Force has detailed its plans to accelerate the emerging advanced air mobility market, and potentially become an early adopter of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles, but is making clear it does not intend to set requirements or fund development.
