Duncan Aviation and Gogo Business Aviation have partnered to develop a new Supplemental Type Certificate for installing the Gogo ST 4300 Iridium Satcom Satellite Telecommunication System configuration for Future Air Navigation Systems.
Duncan Aviation has completed its 16th Falcon 7X 1C inspection at its maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in Battle Creek, Michigan, and Lincoln, Nebraska.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Learjet, Inc. Models 28, 29, 31, 31A, 35, 35A, 36, 36A, 55, 55B, 55C, and 60 airplanes.
House and Senate committee leaders have reached a final agreement on multi-year legislation to reauthorize the FAA, capping a three-year battle between Republicans and Democrats that many industry-watchers expected would culminate in another short-term extension for the agency.
A compromise bill to reauthorize the FAA could be taken up by the U.S. House as early as next week, according to a staffer on the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee, who added that negotiations are on track and members remain optimistic about the prospects of passing the legislation before the fast-approaching Sept. 30 deadline.
Lyon, France–The French air force is gearing up for the entry into service of the single-turboprop Pilatus PC-21, which will become its mainstay in pilot and weapon system officer (WSO) training.
StandardAero Component Services has broken ground on a new, 206,000 sq. ft. component repair center in Cincinnati, Ohio, directly adjacent to its already-existing, 236,000 sq. ft. component repair facility.
This is XTI’s third campaign on Startengine.com to help finance a full-scale prototype of its TriFan 600 ducted-fan vertical-takeoff-and-landing business aircraft.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) new air-charter broker regulations contain few surprises and largely integrate industry input from the 11-year rulemaking process, said industry groups affected by the rule.
Software development companies in separate announcements on Sept. 20 described products designed to detect and track drone swarms and to monitor areas near airports to help prevent against bird strikes.
Losing no time since launching a holding company two weeks ago as a vehicle for future expansion, VistaJet’s founder Thomas Flohr has engineered the acquisition of XOJet, the leading on demand private aviation platform in North America with a fleet of 43 owned and branded super-mid-size business jets.
As the Baltic Air Charter Association prepares to mark its 70th anniversary in 2019, the organization is flexing new muscles. Last year it became a company limited by guarantee, and appointed its first CEO, Dave Edwards.
London Biggin Hill Airport is seeking a development partner for a new light aviation center to continue its role as a general aviation airport and grow the business.
The number of used business jets available for sale in September has fallen 12%, while pricing declined an average of 1%, according to Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu.
The growing, worldwide pilot shortage is affecting virtually every segment of the aviation industry and reports coming from the UK suggest the pre-owned aircraft market is feeling the squeeze.
By the time slow-moving Hurricane Florence rolled onto the North Carolina coast near Wrightsville Beach, on Friday, Sept. 14, it had been downgraded from a Category 5 to Category 1, but business aviation from the Georgia border area through North Carolina had already begun preparations for the worst.
Gulfstream Aerospace appears to be making progress on investor concerns over “Gulfstream profitability” with reports that the company has resolved issues related to the G500 business jet, according to a Jefferies analyst.
Business aircraft flight activity in North America rose 2.1% in August when compared to a year ago, while activity rose 7.1% compared to July, according to Argus International.
Startup Astro Aerospace plans to flight-test its prototype passenger-carrying unmanned aircraft at Toronto Markham Airport this week, after receiving a special flight operations certificate for the vehicle from Transport Canada.
