On a visit to Washington, Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, president and CEO of Brazilian aircraft builder Embraer, sat down for a roundtable with editors from The Weekly of Business Aviation.
Constant Aviation has expanded its aircraft-on-the-ground mobile team coverage in the central U.S. region with the addition of Denver and Rifle, Colorado.
Astronics Max-Viz, a division of Astronics Corp., was awarded certification for its Max-Viz 1200 Enhanced Vision System for fixed and rotor wing aircraft.
Piper Aircraft has received certification for Garmin’s new G1000 NXi for its piston trainer aircraft, including the twin-engine Piper Seminole and the single-engine Piper Archer.
Three members of the French government have reiterated their support for the country’s aerospace industry, in what sounds like a response to complaints about plummeting public research funding from the industry lobbying group Goupement des Industries Francaises Aeronautiques et Spatiales (GIFAS).
Business aircraft activity in December in North America rose 1.4% year-over-year, led by a jump in Part 135 activity and activity by large jets, according to Argus TraqPak data.
Triumph Aerostructures has initiated litigation against Bombardier to recover additional development costs incurred by a redesign of the wing for the Global 7000 business jet.
Dassault Aviation received orders for 36 Rafales last year, while a mere 21 Falcons were sold, thus confirming healthy export sales for the French fighter and a sluggish business jet market.
Britain’s Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) is to receive a new fleet of turboprop trainers and single-engine light helicopters as it prepares to align its training regime with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulations.
