Universal Avionics has completed the first flight of its latest human-machine interface technologies, including the SkyLens head-wearable display, on the company’s Gulfstream G-III business jet.
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many previously supposed certainties. But it remains the case that regulatory and legislative processes move slowly, despite unprecedentedly swift responses to the coronavirus that have been rolled out this year.
The online marketing site of the International Aircraft Dealers Association from January through November facilitated 500 aircraft transactions worth $4.5 billion in sales, IADA said Dec. 3.
Geneva-based Jet Aviation has added 41 aircraft to its global fleet as it expands its charter and management business in response to an increase in demand, despite flight restrictions and travel bans.
Engine Assurance Program, based in Dallas, has grown enrollments by 40% since March, with 30% of the new business coming from first-time aircraft owners.
Innovation Solution and Support’s ThrustSense autothrottle system will be installed as part of the standard configuration on Textron’s newly announced King Air 260, the company said during a VBACE presentation on Dec. 2.
Tamarack Aerospace Group is adding a third facility, this time at Aiken Regional Airport in South Carolina, for the installation of its Active Winglets, as it works to keep up with a growing business.
Large U.S. airports could exhaust the federal aid they received in 2020 unless passenger volumes significantly improve in 2021, a new report from Moody’s found.
Business aviation flight hours are down 30% compared to last year, says avionics and engine manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace, which predicts a return to normal flight activity in 2022.
GrandView Aviation announced on Dec. 1 that it has received three new Embraer Phenom 300s, bringing to 10 the number of light jets in the charter operator’s fleet.
Aéro Montréal said the Canadian government has not reached out enough to the country’s aerospace supply chain, although a recent $1 billion investment pledge over two years to assist regional air transportation and airports is a good signal.
Air logistics startup Airflow is working with VerdeGo Aero to study the distributed hybrid-electric propulsion system for its planned short-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.
The two companies say they have developed a compact system that can be retrofitted into light single-engine aircraft, and the first target for their efforts is Airbus’ H125/AS350 Ecureuil/AStar light helicopter.
Textron Aviation has launched the Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop, an upgraded King Air 250, with enhancements to the cockpit and cabin, the company said Dec. 2.
David Coleal, most recently president of Bombardier Aviation, has been named group CEO of Incora, a provider of supply chain management services to aerospace, defense and other industries, effective Nov. 30.
Global business aviation activity trended downward by 19% in November compared to a year ago, with North America down 22% compared to Europe’s 18% decline, according to WingX Advance.
Supersonic aircraft developer Boom Technology has said it is using Amazon Web Services (AWS), including the company’s cloud-based high-performance computing (HPC) capability, to accelerate the design and construction of the XB-1 demonstrator and the follow-on Overture airliner.
Australian aeromedical service CareFlight has partnered with AMSL Aero to develop an air-ambulance version of the Australian startup’s Vertiia electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Canada will require emergency locator transmitters on most aircraft in the country to operate on both digital and analog frequencies starting as soon as next year, under new Transport Canada regulations .
Chinese-backed Citiking International is appealing a judge’s approval of the sale of One Aviation’s Eclipse aircraft assets to AML Global Eclipse in a bankruptcy proceeding.
Former investor Boeing stands accused by one of the first electric-aircraft startups of using its industry dominance to prevent the emergence of a potential competitor.
