Norway is beginning to take the wraps off an ambitious plan to replace brick-and-mortar towers with virtual towers at a large number of its airports, and first operations are likely to begin in 2017.
Norway is beginning to take the wraps off an ambitious plan to replace brick-and-mortar towers with virtual towers at a large number of its airports, and first operations are likely to begin in 2017.
Continued technical troubles with the Silvercrest engine in development at Safran’s Snecma motors division will further delay certification of the new powerplant by 12-18 months, shelving hopes for a first test flight of Dassault Aviation’s new Falcon 5X business jet this year.
David Coleal, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, said the company, whose liquidity has come into question, had “enough resources and capital to get the program done” and that the 7000 would enter service in the second half of 2018.
Spike Aerospace says the so-called sonic boom of its S-512 supersonic business jet will be reduced to something approaching “a very soft, muffled clap,” allowing the Mach 1.6 aircraft to fly supersonic over land without slowing down to subsonic speeds.
Embraer Executive Jets has received a firm order for five Phenom 100E business jets, with options for five additional aircraft, from Emirates Flight-Training Academy.
In a recent 12-month period, more business aviation flights left from the FAA’s Southern region in the southeastern U.S. than from any other U.S. region.
