STEMPilot has partnered with King Schools in San Diego, California, to integrate King Schools’ flight training system to train students seeking to obtain an FAA Drone Pilot License or FAA Private Pilot License.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is hoping to make its mark on the electric aircraft speed record with a vision of breaking the 300 mph barrier in 2020.
A year after teasing the fledgling eVTOL industry with a mockup of a futuristic air taxi cabin, rotary-wing giant Bell has unveiled the first major configuration details of its Nexus on-demand urban air mobility concept.
Brazil’s new administration said it supports the proposed Boeing-Embraer tie-up, but is signaling that the tentative terms may have to change before the government gives its required blessing.
Collins Aerospace, under a new agreement with Inmarsat, will work directly with Inmarsat to offer JetConneX high-speed internet service to business jet operators.
PrimeFlight Aviation Services, based in Sugar Land, Texas, has acquired ReadyJet, a Johnstown, New York-based aircraft appearance and leather care company.
Electric aircraft could contribute significantly to reducing aviation carbon emissions by the 2050s, according to a technology road map developed by Japan’s Eclair aircraft electrification consortium.
London’s two largest airports say they have acquired, or plan to acquire, anti-drone technology after the pre-Christmas disruption at London Gatwick left flights suspended for varying periods between Dec. 19-21 after drones were spotted over the runway.
Startup Boom Supersonic has closed a $100 million Series B investment round to finance continued work on its Mach 2.2 commercial airliner - now called the Overture. The 55-seat aircraft is planned to enter service in the mid-2020s.
Garmin International, based in Olathe, Kansas, has earned certification of its G500H TXi touchscreen flight display for normal category VFR helicopters.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Joe DePete called on U.S. congressional leaders and president Donald Trump to end the partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government, saying the ongoing standoff, now in its 13th day, “is adversely affecting the safety, security and efficiency of our national airspace system.”
The Weekly of Business Aviation polled leaders in the general and business aviation industry about what they think lies ahead for the industry in 2019. Here are their answers.
Business aviation and civic leaders will gather in Los Angeles Jan. 17 to mark a milestone in the development and adoption of Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuels (SAJF).
Anti-drone equipment deployed by the British Army at London Gatwick in response to the illegal UAV activity which closed down the airport last month has now been removed.
Citing a recent U.S. National Transportation Safety Board report naming pilot fatigue as a contributing factor in an Air Canada plane’s near miss of a crowded taxiway, the safety organization renewed its call for modernizing flight duty time regulations and finalizing a March 2017 proposal that would impose more stringent pilot limitations.
Weakness in FedEx Corp.’s airline segment in the last quarter caused management to reduce its long-term target for the unit and lower the company’s earnings guidance for FY2019, despite strong growth in the FedEx Ground and Freight businesses.
Fatal accidents in experimental aircraft, including amateur-built aircraft, hit historic lows during the FAA’s 2018 fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, according to the Experimental Aircraft Association.
The introduction of the SF50 Cirrus Vision Jet, a single-engine jet, has prompted FAA to propose a change in regulations associated with obtaining an initial transport pilot (ATP) certificate.
During the first half of December, average asking prices for business jets were flat on a rolling monthly basis, compared to November pricing and down about 15% compared to December 2017, according to Morgan Stanley research.
