All Business & General Aviation articles – Page 29
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NewsEmbraer launches Phenom 300MED
Brazil’s Embraer says its Phenom 300 business jet is now available in a medevac configuration, the Phenom 300MED.
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NewsTextron introduces King Air 360
Textron Aviation has introduced a new version of its popular Beechcraft King Air twin-engined turboprop business aircraft, which features numerous upgrades to the cockpit designed to reduce pilot workload as well as an upgraded cabin.
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NewsEurocontrol reports flattening in airline traffic recovery curve
Eurocontrol has observed a slowing in the growth rate of flight numbers in Europe since mid-July.
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AnalysisDuxford holds keys to unlock funding for Faradair’s hybrid-electric workhorse
A bid to make the UK a leader in a new generation of quiet, low-carbon regional aircraft has got a fresh surge of momentum from a new plan to establish a general aviation-focussed business cluster near the Imperial War Museum’s Duxford airfield site, within the high-technology region around Cambridge University.
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NewsSupersonic AS2 forward fuselage to be built by Spirit AeroSystems
US aerostructures firm Spirit AeroSystems is to build the forward fuselage of the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, in return for additional investment in the programme. Aerion says it has reached a memorandum of agreement to enhance Spirit’s role, after the two sides started co-operating on the AS2 last year ...
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AnalysisDassault stays steady despite Covid-19 tensions
As a producer of both business jets and combat aircraft Dassault must always perform a delicate balancing act, but with the effects of coronavirus being felt across the industry, this year that is more pronounced than ever.
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NewsRegulators approve Garmin autoland on TBM 940
Daher has secured US and European certifications for Garmin’s autoland safety system in the TBM 940 single-engined turboprop.
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NewsConsultancy predicts 160,000 UAM aircraft in service by 2050
Roland Berger says ever-more congested cities will drive a boom for electric vertical take-off and landing air taxis and shuttles
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NewsAerion Supersonic taps Collins for AS2 actuation systems
Collins Aerospace Systems has secured work from Aerion Supersonic to design the flight controls’ actuation system for the developmental AS2 business jet. The Raytheon unit will develop the aircraft’s moveable leading edge actuation system, elevons actuation system, horizontal stabiliser actuation system and rudder actuation system. A digital rendering ...
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NewsUK’s first SE-IMC operator readies for August launch
British European Aviation (BEA) is preparing to launch its Piper M600-based charter operation in August, five months after becoming the first company to secure UK approval to perform commercial flights with single-engined turboprop aircraft at night and in instrument meteorological conditions – so called SE-IMC operations.
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NewsDassault cuts Falcon delivery guidance but 6X development holds steady
Dassault has slashed its 2020 delivery forecast for Falcon business jets from 40 to 30 on the back of the coronavirus crisis, but despite the problems in the market the airframer is pressing ahead with its new 6X programme ahead of planned first flight in early 2021.
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NewsKinectAir joins with VoltAero for on-demand service and eyes future fleet of Cassio aircraft
A French aircraft developer and US software innovator have joined forces around a common vision of clean, efficient regional air mobility; is this a new era for personal transport or a replay of the failed air taxi dream?
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NewsBombardier expects special-mission aircraft bump as pandemic drives demand
The coronavirus pandemic is driving up demand for specialised variants of Bombardier’s business jets, particularly for medevac-configured aircraft, the company says.
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NewsATP Flight School receives first six Piper Archers from 100-strong order
ATP Flight School has taken delivery of the first six Piper Archer TX piston-singles from a June order for up to 100 of the four-seat aircraft.
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NewsQatar Executive launches bespoke VIP charter programme
Qatar Executive has launched a bespoke, flexible charter programme which it hopes will boost the appeal of its luxury business aircraft fleet as the market for VIP travel emerges after months of lockdown.
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NewsEASA approves flightdeck and engine upgrades for Piper Seminole
Piper has secured European certification for the addition of a Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flightdeck and a fuel-injection engine in its PA-44 Seminole piston-twin.
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NewsBombardier introduces faster inflight wi-fi and cabin updates for Challenger 350
Bombardier has rolled out a series of cabin updates to its 10-passenger Challenger 350 super midsize business jet – changes building on recent performance and avionics enhancements.
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NewsOnline fraudsters target business aircraft charter market
As Europe’s charter market opens up after months of lockdown, the region’s trade associations are warning of a major threat to customers and operators from a growing army of online fraudsters seeking to exploit demand for business aircraft travel.
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NewsAir Partner set for first-half revenue boost on back of coronavirus travel surge
Strong demand for freight transport, group travel and repatriation flights during the coronavirus pandemic helped to bolster the performance of global aviation services company Air Partner in the first five months of its financial year.
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NewsTextron Aviation to lay off another 800
Textron Aviation has announced another round of job cuts, bringing the total number of layoffs at the US airframer to nearly 1,100.