After a “soft launch” earlier this year, Terrafugia, the Massachusetts-based roadable aircraft company purchased last year by China’s Geely Group, is taking orders for the first time for its Transition flying car.
Last year The Weekly of Business Aviation spoke with Eric Stuck, the product manager at Satair in Atlanta, who manages that company’s program in partnership with Honeywell to carry out ADS-B Out upgrades to Primus II-equipped business aircraft in the U.S.
Supply chain problems hampering Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 production have been one of the biggest aerospace and defense stories of 2018, alongside growing trade tensions with an ultra-important customer, China, and emerging challenges to U.S. defense spending.
Safran and Zodiac Aerospace last week signed an agreement for the merger of Zodiac Aerospace into Safran, eight months after the success of the initial tender offer; integration between the two companies is already underway.
BBA Aviation, parent company of component OEM and MRO provider Ontic, has confirmed the acquisition of Firstmark, an aftermarket services provider of components and subsystems, for $97 million.
After a “soft launch” earlier this year, Terrafugia, the Massachusetts-based roadable aircraft company purchased last year by China’s Geely Group, is taking orders for its Transition flying car for the first time.
Satellite communications provider Viasat has started delivering the first shipsets of its new high-capacity Ka-band equipment for midsize business jets.
The European Aviation Safety Agency is seeking comments on proposed airworthiness standards for certification of small vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
The unveiling of General Electric’s Affinity engine for Aerion’s AS2 here at NBAA is the strongest signal yet that the era of supersonic business aviation is finally getting underway.
