Winglet specialist Aviation Partners and joint venture partner FlexSys are working with an undisclosed customer to retrofit an aircraft with the first commercial morphing wing.
Bolstered by the selection of its Silvercrest mid-thrust turbofan for Cessna’s newly launched Hemisphere business jet, Safran Aircraft Engines has detailed a revised development schedule incorporating improvements made to counter problems uncovered in early tests.
Cutter Aviation is having a busy year, with ongoing construction of a new fixed base operator (FBO) terminal in Colorado Springs; purchase of a hangar complex in Addison, Texas; delivery to customers of three HondaJets; and the acquisition of Atlantic Aviation’s FBO in Phoenix.
Atlantic Aviation’s acquisitions of fixed base operators (FBO) in Colorado and California in the last year aptly demonstrate the large chain’s measured long-term growth strategy.
That business experiment was called DayJet. Although it failed for several reasons, its plan was so revolutionary, even mighty Boeing was watching with concern—with good reason.
As Bombardier nears first flight of its Global 7000 large business jet, the company is making progress on the additional flight-test vehicles for the test program.
UK-based Gama Aviation continues to expand, adding a new maintenance base in Massachusetts and adding aircraft, including turboprops and jets, to the Wheels Up fleet, which accounts for most of its U.S. operations.
Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered 36 business jets in this year’s third quarter, including seven Learjet, 19 Challenger and 10 Global aircraft, the company said.
U.S. light helicopter manufacturer Robinson Helicopters says New Zealand’s civil aviation regulatory environment needs to better harmonize with the U.S. if it is to resolve concerns over the safety of its aircraft.
After a protracted development program, the Hawker 400XPR—a Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP upgraded variously or separately with new engines, avionics and winglets—has received FAA approval.
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has added Robinson Helicopters-built aircraft to its watch list after 14 accidents that killed 18 people.
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has added Robinson Helicopters-built aircraft to its watch list after 14 accidents that killed 18 people.
