Bombardier recorded an increase in first-quarter revenue, business-jet deliveries and aftermarket services for its business aircraft division as it announced the sale of its Downsview aircraft assembly operation.
Raytheon will be a “key partner” in developing a 50-mi. unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flight corridor in New York State, the company announced May 3.
The two-seat SureFly made its first, 10-sec untethered hover flight at a location near Cincinatti, Ohio, on April 30, and a second, 15-sec hover the next day.
Used business jet and turboprop transactions during the first quarter of 2018 were a “mixed bag,” although inventory tightened, according to Amstat’s Business Jet and Turboprop Resale Market Update.
Bombardier Aerospace likes its Learjet business and will continue to sell the aircraft, company President and CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts on a conference call about quarterly results.
Bombardier Business Aircraft has launched an online course to make it easier for pilots to undergo recurrent training in its Challenger 605 and 650 business jets.
Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales rose 13% in the first three months of 2018 to $639.8 million, compared to a year ago, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association.
Airline brand OneJet, which provides point-to-point service to small and midsize markets, has signed an agreement for its first acquisition, Ohio-based operator Ultimate JetCharters.
