All Business & General Aviation articles – Page 31
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NewsRobin pilots warned over carbon monoxide risk from swapped heater ducts
Operators of Robin DR400 light aircraft are being warned that a possible misfitting of ducts on the type could lead to the pilot becoming intoxicated by carbon monoxide ingestion. One in-service occurrence has emerged of the cabin-heater and carburettor-heater ducts on a DR400/120 model having been wrongly installed on the ...
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NewsWheels Up to become public company in Q2
US private aviation company Wheels Up Partners has unveiled a plan to become a publicly traded company by merging with a “blank check company”.
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NewsAMAC prepares for another busy year of completions
Swiss large business aircraft specialist has booked four major projects in 2021, as it prepares to open its fifth hangar.
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NewsLilium partners with Ferrovial to build ‘vertiports’ in Florida
German electric air taxi company Lilium has partnered with Spanish infrastructure company Ferrovial to build “at least 10 vertiports” in what it calls “strategic locations” across the southern US state of Florida.
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NewsGulfstream G650 demand holding up despite development of G700
Gulfstream continues to see strong interest in the eight-year-old G650, despite fears that newer models elsewhere in airframer’s line-up would kill demand for the ultra-long-range business jet.
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NewsTextron Aviation eyes partial rebound in 2021
Textron anticipates higher output from its aviation unit this year as the market for business aviation bounces back, in part driven by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCrashed Ju 52 was poorly-maintained and not airworthy: inquiry
Swiss investigators have determined that a Junkers Ju 52 was not fit to fly, having been poorly maintained, before it spiralled into the ground after stalling during a sightseeing flight in the Alps. But the inquiry believes that – despite being “not airworthy in a physical or formal sense” – ...
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NewsJu 52 fatal crash probe uncovers atrocious catalogue of safety violations
Swiss investigators have concluded, in a damning inquiry, that a Junkers Ju 52 on a pleasure flight stalled after the crew flew it into a narrow valley at low altitude, at a dangerously low airspeed and with its centre-of-gravity out of limits. The crew intended to exit the valley via ...
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NewsGerman general aviation show Aero postponed to July
German general aviation show Aero in Friedrichshafen has become the latest victim of continuing Covid-19 disruption – although, rather than cancelling outright, organisers have moved the event from April to 14-17 July.
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NewsVolocopter working toward FAA approval of VoloCity eVTOL
German urban air mobility company Volocopter has received FAA permission to pursue certification of its autonomous, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger drone design for flights in the USA.
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NewsGama expands US maintenance footprint with Jet East acquisition
UK business aviation services group Gama Aviation has almost doubled the size of its US maintenance operation with the $11 million acquisition of Trenton, New Jersey-based Jet East
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NewsSignature Aviation agrees $4.6 billion takeover
UK-listed aviation services provider Signature Aviation is to be acquired by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in a deal worth $4.6 billion.
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NewsNTSB calls for more scrutiny of flight instructors
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the federal agency responsible for aviation accident investigations, has recommended closer scrutiny of flight instructors following a 2019 crash in Mokuleia, Hawaii that killed 11 people.
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NewsSupersonic AS2 to get Universal Avionics enhanced flight vision system
Aerion Supersonic has selected Universal Avionics’ (UA) ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its in-development AS2 high-speed business jet.
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NewsPilatus hands over 100th PC-24
Pilatus has delivered the 100th PC-24 business jet, with the milestone aircraft handed to long-term customer Jetfly Aviation.
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NewsBlackshape looking to ramp up Gabriel production despite training doldrums
Italian aircraft developer sets itself ‘challenging target’ for output of its flagship programme in 2021, with high hopes for ISR and US recreational markets
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AnalysisElectric and special mission P2012s mark busy year for Tecnam
Italian airframer has been stepping up deliveries of its flagship aircraft to launch customer Cape Air during 2020.
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NewsEmbraer completes first European Praetor conversion
Embraer has completed the first conversion in Europe – the programme’s 12th overall - of a Legacy 450 business jet to a Praetor 500 at its Paris Le Bourget facility.
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NewsSignature Aviation in sale talks with Blackstone after rejecting rival approach
Signature Aviation is in talks with private equity firm Blackstone over a possible cash offer for the company, after rejecting a rival approach from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
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NewsBusiness aviation groups unite to fight grey charters
Ten business aviation groups have launched a campaign to raise awareness of so-called grey charters, where private aircraft are used for on-demand or “air taxi” flights. Source: AAIB The Piper Malibu in which Sala died The organisations – which include the National Business Aviation Association and its ...