Volocopter's eVTOL Plans Boosted by $55 Million Investment
Volocopter says a new round of funding has raised enough money to complete type certification of its VoloCity eVTOL aircraft and air taxi service.September 9, 2019, 10:38 AMVolocopter, the German...
View ArticleInnovation Keeps Flightdocs Ahead of Curve
As Flightdocs prepares for its next product rollout, CEO Rick Heine discusses its growth formula and what it will need to keep growing.September 9, 2019, 3:44 PMThere are a few things Rick Heine...
View ArticleCan a New Generation of Electric Aircraft Provide the Spark to Regenerate...
More than 150 new aircraft, most of them electrically-powered and many of them to be flown autonomously, are vying to radically reshape aviation's future.September 5, 2019, 1:19 PMFor more than a...
View ArticleMagpie Vision-Based Guidance System Set To Support Autonomous Flight Operations
Daedalean says the Magpie vision-based guidance system will support development of its Artificial Intelligence-based autopilot.September 11, 2019, 3:46 AMTwo Switzerland-based companies are preparing...
View ArticleAirbus Promises Outfitters a 'Different Story' on ACJ350
Airbus hopes to circumvent problems Boeing experienced with outfitting its widebody 787 for business operations.September 11, 2019, 6:41 AMAirbus Corporate Jets has established “an outfitters advisory...
View ArticleAirbus Turns Attention to ACJ320neo Sales
Russia and Saudi Arabia will eventually clamor for the new model, Airbus believes.September 11, 2019, 9:09 AMWith eight sales already won this year, Airbus Corporate Jets can afford to arrive in style...
View Article‘Buffs’ Demonstrate Global Reach
The aging warriors continue to span the globe on “show of force” missions that test the B-52H bomber’s ability to reach any part of the planet.September 11, 2019, 12:14 PMThe U.S. Air Force has been...
View ArticleDSEI 2019: Italy Joins the Tempest Team
The Italian government has followed Sweden in joining the UK-led sixth-generation fighter initiative, while MBDA has unveiled further weapon concepts. September 12, 2019, 9:12 AMItaly has become the...
View ArticleUAE Now Has Three ISR Exec Jet Programs
A new company is converting Challenger 650s. Meanwhile, fresh details have emerged of a long-delayed project to convert Global 6000sSeptember 12, 2019, 12:05 PMTwo Bombardier Challenger 650 business...
View ArticleTextron Aviation Opens Australia Parts Warehouse
The new warehouse is co-located with authorized service facility Premiair Aviation Maintenance.September 12, 2019, 12:09 PMTextron Aviation has opened a 2,000-sq-ft aircraft parts warehouse in...
View ArticleEmbraer Delivers First E195-E2 to Brazil’s Azul
Azul chairman reveals plans to launch another new U.S. airline next year using as many as 30 of the Brazilian carriers’ aging E195s.September 12, 2019, 4:05 PMFirst delivery of the Embraer E195-E2 on...
View ArticleBizjet Operators Benefit as Russia Keeps Tu-134
More than 30 of the model remain in service worldwide.September 12, 2019, 7:01 AMA handful of charter and corporate airlines still operate Tupolev Tu-134 regional jets outfitted with VIP interiors....
View ArticleTu-204VIP Operator Cosmos Seeks More in Management
The Tu-204 joins the company's fleet of frieghters and reconfigured airliners.September 12, 2019, 7:13 AMRussia’s “Cosmos Industrial Amalgamation” (also known as “Kosmos-Air”) has taken delivery of its...
View ArticleF-35A Sale to Poland Gains Approval
Poland’s desire to replace the last of its Soviet-era fighters with state-of-the-art Western equipment has got the green light from WashingtonSeptember 16, 2019, 4:09 AMThe U.S. State Department has...
View ArticleIADA Website Sales Top $1.6 Billion
The AircratExchange website went live on February 1.September 16, 2019, 11:48 AMAn aircraft sales website created by the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) has seen more than $1.6...
View ArticleTextron Aviation Marks 50 Years of Citation Bizjets
Textron Aviation has delivered more than 7,500 Cessna Citations in the past five decades.September 16, 2019, 4:25 PMIt was 50 years ago this week that the first Cessna Citation business jet made its...
View ArticleAirshare Looks To Five New Cities for Shareowners
The Kansas-based company has a fractional fleet of 100 Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 business jets.September 16, 2019, 5:42 PMFractional jet ownership company Airshare will expand into five new cities...
View ArticleT-X Becomes T-7A Red Hawk
The winning Boeing T-X design is named in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen and the U.S. Air Force’s first African American fighter squadronSeptember 17, 2019, 3:30 AMBoeing's T-X design will be designated...
View ArticleAnalyst: Wave of New Bizjets Appear Waiting in Wings
Gulfstream has motivators for a G650ER follow-on and Honda Aircraft is looking for engineers with aircraft design specialities.September 17, 2019, 1:51 PMThe business jet market appears primed for...
View ArticleEmbraer’s Slattery Sees Broad Benefits of Consolidation
The Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO works to answer the concerns of 10 competition authorities scrutinizing his company’s planned combination with Boeing.September 18, 2019, 10:01 AMNot everyone has...
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