Flight and certification testing of Embraer’s new-generation E190-E2 airliner is set to speed up, following the first flight of the third prototype Aug 27.
The FAA and the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Commerce are planning to create a new cross-government program to investigate replacement options for long-range, short-range and weather radar systems supporting the aviation sector in the continental U.S.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a way of reinforcing composites using tiny carbon nanotubes (CNT) that testing has shown can increase strength by 30%.
Bombardier has issued layoff notices to 30 Learjet 70/75 production workers here as softness continues in the light jet market. But not all will go out the door.
The National Mediation Board (NMB) on Aug. 22 dismissed challenges filed by fractional aircraft ownership companies Flexjet and Flight Options against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The National Business Aviation Association’s annual compensation survey of members shows all 16 Part 91 flight department positions enjoyed an increase in average salaries in 2016.
Wichita-based Greenwich AeroGroup has sold Aero Precision Industries International, DAC International and NASAM to a fund managed by Odyssey Investment Partners.
A second officer on an Aug. 25 Talon Air charter flight was removed from the aircraft at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Michigan, and arrested, having registered .30 on a blood-alcohol test.
With continuing softness in the light jet market, Bombardier is working to transfer a “limited” number of Learjet 75 production workers here to other open positions at the site.
Designers looking for fuel savings and emissions reductions beyond those possible with today’s conventional tube-and-wing configurations face additional challenges when the aircraft are smaller, such as regional and business jets.
Aviation industry representatives have welcomed the FAA’s acceptance of industry recommendations proposing “alternative, acceptable” means of compliance for single-engine helicopters to meet Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) certification for Part 27 rotorcraft.
News network CNN has launched its first unit using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for newsgathering, called CNN Aerial Imaging and Reporting (CNN AIR).
The FAA and the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Commerce are planning to create a new cross-government program to investigate replacement options for long-range, short-range and weather radar systems supporting the aviation sector in the continental U.S.
