The management of Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) was “surprised and disappointed” by Aerion Supersonic’s sudden decision to cease operations.
Constant Aviation, based in Cleveland, has completed its 33rd modernization of a Bombardier Challenger 604 flight deck, which represents about 80% of the total avionics modernizations on the aircraft model.
The FAA plans to transition a new rocket tracking capability from test to operational status in June, providing a way to reduce flight disruptions as the pace of commercial space launches increases.
Volocopter and Near Earth Autonomy are to test autonomous flight technology on the VoloDrone unmanned cargo aircraft. The team plans a beyond-visual-line-of-sight capability demonstration in Munich in 2022.
Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX has partnered with Blade Urban Air Mobility to electrify a fleet of Cessna Caravan seaplanes operated for Blade by Lima, New York, starting in early 2023.
Honda Aircraft, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, unveiled the latest upgrade to its Honda Jet Elite light business jet in a virtual ceremony May 26–the HondaJet Elite S.
Bye Aerospace said its eFlyer 800 electric aircraft program remains on track despite expected battery supplier Oxis Energy entering insolvency administration in the UK.
Validating the quiet supersonic performance of NASA’s X-59 QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator will require precise measurement of the shock waves generated by the aircraft and how they propagate through the atmosphere to the ground.
Europe’s aviation regulator believes commercial use of electric air taxis could begin by 2024-25, but that it will take at least five more years to enable autonomous passenger transport, the holy grail for ubiquitous and affordable urban air mobility.
Startup Merlin Labs has emerged from stealth mode with a contract from special mission operator Dynamic Aviation to modify 55 Beechcraft King Airs to autonomous operation.
Garmin International announced on May 25 that it has acquired AeroData, a provider of aircraft performance software to airlines and business aviation operators, for an undisclosed price.
Skyborne Airline Academy, the new owners of FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, has begun training its first 150 students there, officials say.
Honeywell and Japan-based electric automotive specialist Denso have formed an alliance to develop electric propulsion systems for urban air mobility vehicles.
Russia’s United Engine Corp. plans to complete a demonstrator of its first hybrid-electric powerplant by 2023, says Mikhail Shemet, deputy director of the PDV future helicopter engine program at Klimov.
Millions of years ago when the Earth was warmer, alligators and crocodiles lived in Greenland. Should the Earth continue on its expected warming path, alligators could return to the Arctic and whether the Earth could feed its people would be in question, Anthony Patt, professor of climate policy at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, said during a European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition Connect webinar.
A coalition of several dozen aviation organizations showed strong support for a recently introduced bill that would establish a blender’s tax credit for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Luxembourg-based business aircraft operator Luxaviation Group is to support Lilium in building out the electric regional air mobility startup’s airline operations in Europe.
Global business- and general-aviation aircraft shipments rose 7% during the first quarter of 2021 when compared to a year earlier, with piston and turboprop deliveries up and business-jet deliveries down by one.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses to amend operations and reschedule some long-term plans but for London Oxford Airport, its effects have catalyzed a major expansion.
UK vertiport developer Skyports plans to have an operational facility for passenger electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in place in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture in time for the Osaka-Kansai World Expo in 2025.
