Swiss VIP charter operator VistaJet has established a permanent presence in the USA following “positive reception” to its service, which launched in September 2013.
The company has established a sales and marketing headquarters in New York for its VistaJet US operation, from where it will promote – in collaboration with partner Wheels Up – its fleet of Bombardier Global 5000s. The superlarge business jets are operated and managed by Jet Aviation Flight Services.
Source: Flight International
An engine-related concern involving Boeing’s 737 Max has caught the attention of both the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and a Federal Aviation Administration panel, which has reportedly recommended new pilot procedures and a change to software that manages the engine bleed air system.
In a series of flight tests, Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works unit simulated an offensive counter air mission where an airborne, human battle manager aboard an Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros directed two autonomous Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin jets, which worked together to defeat two mock enemy fighters using simulated mission systems and weapons.
Textron Aviation has secured an agreeement to deliver a pair of Cessna SkyCourier turboprops to Air Marshall Islands.
