All Business & General Aviation articles – Page 28
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NewsMEBAA show takes short flight from December to February
December’s Middle East Business Aviation Association show in Dubai is the latest event to fall victim to the coronavirus crisis. However, unlike most other air shows which had been due to take place since the pandemic began in March this year, organisers have rescheduled the biennial gathering for 22-24 February 2021 rather than cancelling outright.
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NewsBusiness and general aviation deliveries holding up despite Covid impact
GAMA figures show shipments fell by just over one-fifth during the pandemic’s peak, but the sector has so far escaped the collapse that has hit the airliner industry.
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AnalysisConverts and corporate deserters: how Covid has impacted business aviation’s big operators
The Covid-19 crisis has been gentler on business aviation than its commercial counterpart with some operators reporting a surge in demand from those new to the sector keen to avoid crowded airliners. However, the mood among corporate clients remains bleak, with for many, Zoom calls replacing the personal contact that drove a major proportion of private air travel
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NewsAerion AS2 begins windtunnel testing
Aerion has begun windtunnel testing its AS2, marking a milestone in the development of the supersonic business jet. Testing is being conducted by European aerospace research company Onera
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NewsDiamond DA50 RG secures European certification
Austria’s Diamond Aircraft has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification for the DA50 RG, and is preparing the first examples of the high-end piston-single for delivery early next year
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NewsUS bankruptcy court approves JetSuite’s reorganisation plan
The business jet charter provider has secured approval from a US bankruptcy court for its reorganisation plan, clearing the way for a resumption of operations.
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NewsLilium partners with German airports on eVTOL infrastructure development
German start-up Lilium has joined forces with two airports to create the necessary infrastructure at the sites to support regional air services with the in-development Lilium Jet.
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OpinionBusiness aviation boom? Data says otherwise
Do not believe the hype. The crisis has not been as much of a boom for the sector as some operators would have you believe, argues Brian Foley
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NewsComlux Completion delivers its first outfitted ACJ320neo
Comlux Completion has delivered its first outfitted Airbus ACJ320neo to an undisclosed customer, with the handover coming 17 months after the green CFM International Leap-1A-powered VIP airliner arrived at the Indianapolis facility.
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NewsRegulators approve Garmin’s Autoland safety system on Vision Jet
Cirrus Aircraft’s SF50 Vision Jet has become the first business jet to secure certification for the Garmin Autoland system, with the safety feature receiving US Federal Aviation Administration approval on the single-engined type on 31 August
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NewsOtto Aviation reveals Celera business aircraft with super-efficient ‘laminar flow’
A US company called Otto Aviation has revealed a prototype of an efficient, long-range, fuel-powered passenger aircraft called Celera 500L.
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NewsVertical Aerospace unveils gull-winged eVTOL design
UK start-up Vertical Aerospace has unveiled the design of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that will enter series production, and says it aiming to begin the “pioneering, affordable” gull-winged air taxi to market in 2024.
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NewsArcus Fire and partners launch clean-sheet F-45 turboprop
UK start-up Arcus Fire has joined forces with New Zealand firms Flight Structures and Pacific Aerospace to develop a clean-sheet single-engined turboprop targeted at the firefighting, cargo and commuter airline markets.
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NewsAerion lands ‘multi-million’ investment from state of Florida
Aerion Supersonic has received a “multi-million” dollar investment from Florida’s aerospace development agency for the purpose of supporting Aerion’s plan to relocate to Florida.
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NewsXwing successfully tests autonomous flight systems on a Cessna Grand Caravan
Xwing, a San Francisco Bay Area autonomous systems startup, has conducted numerous fully autonomous passenger flights in a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
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NewsSamad readies half-scale e-Starling for September maiden sortie
UK start-up Samad Aerospace is preparing a 50% scale model of its e-Starling hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for flight testing in early September, the next major milestone in the development of the six-seat composite air taxi, which is scheduled for certification and service entry in 2025.
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NewsVertical Aerospace readies new eVTOL design for August reveal
UK start-up Vertical Aerospace will unveil the design for the production version of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in late August, as it sets sights on European certification and service entry of the five-seat all composite type in 2024.
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NewsElliot Aviation to perform autoland retrofit on US-based TBM 940s
Less than three weeks after securing US and European certification for the Garmin Autoland safety system on the TBM 940, Daher has appointed business aircraft services provider and TBM service centre Elliot Aviation to retrofit the feature on US-registered examples of the single-engined turboprop from its headquarters in Moline, Illinois.
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NewsCarrying US presidential candidates this autumn? Know the rules: NBAA
Aircraft operators will want to be painstakingly careful this fall when carrying nominees for upcoming US federal elections.
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NewsSecond Cessna SkyCourier takes flight
The flight lasted one hour and 35 minutes, and reached a maximum altitude of 14,200ft, and a maximum speed of 210kt (378km/h).