Embraer’s popular Phenom 300E light jet is undergoing an upgrade with improvements in performance, comfort and technology as well as an optional new refined interior called the Bossa Nova, reminiscent of Brazilian jazz.
Wright Electric has launched development of a 1.5-megawatt, 3-kilovolt power train that will form the foundation of the propulsion system for a 186-seat short-haul electric airliner that the U.S. startup hopes will enter service in 2030.
Airbus Helicopters has launched a new customer portal and online marketplace and is growing its global support, training and connected services contracts, the company said.
The FAA will introduce a new Space Data Integrator system in August to track space launch and recovery operations in real time with traditional air traffic, Administrator Steve Dickson said.
The latest developments of an integrated flight deck concept for helicopters designed to improve safety in low visibility are being introduced by Universal Avionics.
Wichita-based aerostructures leader Spirit AeroSystems has fired its relatively new chief financial officer and another executive after it found a lack of accounting procedure compliance regarding recent unidentified liabilities.
Light helicopter manufacturer Enstrom is in talks with several unidentified eVTOL startup companies to potentially help them certify and produce the first new-generation urban air mobility vehicles.
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton has made restoring production of the company’s MD902 twin-engine light helicopter a priority after a nearly decade-long hiatus in production.
Despite the high-profile crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant, the number of fatal U.S. helicopter accidents has decreased over the past two decades, but hit a plateau in 2018 and 2019.
South Florida business aviation operators and FBOs have spent weeks preparing for the mass influx and exit of aircraft and passengers who will be attending Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami.
Textron Aviation expects deliveries to remain flat in 2020, as the ramp-up in production of the Citation Longitude super midsize business jet is offset by a reduction in demand for legacy aircraft.
Aircraft deliveries at Textron Aviation will be reduced in the first half of 2020 by the impact on composites manufacturing caused by the Dec. 27 explosion at the company’s Plant 3 facility in Wichita.
Orders for Gulfstream business jets in 2019 were the highest in more than a decade and the second highest ever, buoyed by demand for its new models, parent company General Dynamics says.
Robinson Helicopter says development of alternate, more fuel-efficient propulsion systems, including potentially electric power, remains a primary goal for the company.
Bell is hoping that support from the Norwegian oil industry could help it secure a foothold in the North Sea offshore helicopter market for its new Model 525 super-medium helicopter.
