The National Aviation Hall of Fame has postponed its 2021 enshrinement dinner and awards ceremony until 2022, it announced May 19, the second year the event has been put off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pre-owned business jet market in Europe held up well during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Colibri Aircraft analysis, with 154 jets purchased in 2020 at an estimated value of $1.01 billion, compared to 152 in 2019.
Wisk Aero is seeking a court injunction to prevent Archer Aviation from using trade secrets the Kitty Hawk/Boeing joint company alleges were stolen by former employees hired away by the rival urban air-taxi developer. Archer described the lawsuit as “baseless.”
Bearhawk Aircraft, based in Austin, Texas, has completed the first flight of the Bearhawk Companion, a two-seat utility aircraft designed for back-country and cross-country flying.
The Citation Jet Pilots Association has chosen Trent Corcia as its new CEO, succeeding Andrew Broom, who has accepted an executive position with the National Business Aviation Association.
The perception that private business aviation travel is a luxury only for the rich has been changing for the better during the COVID-19 pandemic as more first-time users come into the industry.
Erik Lindbergh hopes to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his grandfather’s historic first solo transatlantic flight in 2027, only this time with a hybrid electric aircraft.
NASA has agreed to work with five U.S. state and local governments on how to integrate passenger and cargo advanced air mobility into their transportation plans.
The effectiveness of remote technology helping regulators keep on top of their oversight tasks amid travel restrictions bodes well for keeping the new procedures around, but certain challenges mean EASA is looking carefully at what should change once travel is no longer an issue.
The coalition of two-dozen organizations representing a broad cross-section of the aviation industry called on U.S. lawmakers to help decarbonize air travel as part of a broad infrastructure spending package now under consideration on Capitol Hill.
Flexjet has reached carbon-neutral flight operations through a carbon-credit program via a partnership with 4AIR, the fractional private jet travel provider says.
The latest investment round gives Beta Technologies the funds to advance toward FAA certification while valuing the Vermont-based startup at $1.4 billion.
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has joined a growing list of regulators to certify Airbus’ newest helicopter, paving the way for All Nippon Helicopter to take delivery of the H160.
Volocopter has unveiled a larger, longer-range electric vertical-takeoff air taxi aimed at expanding its planned urban air mobility service out to the suburbs.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is offering four-year, tuition-free scholarships in an aviation-related field to Vaughn College in Queens to promote jobs in the industry.
The year-on-year comparisons look good. But compared to levels of activity before the COVID-19 pandemic, there are few companies active in Europe’s business aviation sector that can claim any significant growth.
The National Business Aviation Association says it is opposing bills by the Massachusetts legislature that, if passed, would repeal aircraft tax exemptions and impose $1,000 landing fees on business and general aviation operations.
MagniX has delivered the first propulsion unit to sister company Eviation to power the Alice 11-seat all-electric aircraft, moving the prototype toward a first flight scheduled for later this year.
Authorities said no injuries resulted from a midair collision May 12 near Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colorado, that saw one of the aircraft involved—a Cirrus SR22—land safely after the pilot deployed its parachute system.
