All Business & General Aviation articles – Page 41
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NewsSkyports secures funding for future expansion
UK Urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure developer Skyports has secured £5.35 million ($7 million) in funding from what it calls “quality investors”, who share its vision of creating a global network of vertiports to support the nascent vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air taxi market.
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NewsTextron Aviation plans layoffs after Longitude certification
Textron intends to cut 875 jobs as part of a restructuring that “principally impacts” Textron Aviation and Textron’s industrial division.
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NewsTecnam delivers P2012 Traveller to Zil Air
Italian airframer Tecnam has delivered the first P2012 Traveller to Seychelles-based charter company Zil Air, from a 2018 order for up to three of the high-wing piston-twins.
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NewsBombardier expands sustainable aviation fuel offering
Bombardier is stepping up its commitment to helping reduce the carbon footprint of business aviation, with its headquarters in Montreal becoming the first facility outside the USA to take delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsAmeco unveils A319CJ cabin mock-up
Chinese MRO firm Ameco has unveiled a full-scale cabin interior mock-up of the Airbus A319 corporate jet, its first for the variant.
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NewsHartzell and Raisbeck secure STC for King Air 200 propeller
Hartzell Propeller and Raisbeck Engineering have secured US supplemental type certification (STC) for a five-blade, composite swept propeller on the Beechcraft King Air 200 series, and are preparing the first twin-engined turboprop for modification and redelivery in December.
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NewsGulfstream delivers first Europe-based G500
Gulfstream has delivered the first Europe-based G500, with the unnamed charter operator receiving the superwide-cabin aircraft in late October, shortly after the type secured European certification.
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NewsPilatus delivers 1,700th PC-12 to Jetfly
Pilatus has delivered its 1,700th PC-12, around 25 years after the first example of the single-engined turboprop entered service.
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NewsBeechcraft King Air 350 gets nose modification
The Beechcraft King Air 350 twin-engined turboprop family is now available with a nose modification that adds an extra 0.34cb m (12cb ft) of volume, for up to 113kg (250lb) of additional payload.
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NewsJCAB acquires Citation Longitude for flight inspection missions
Textron Aviation has sold a Cessna Citation Longitude to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). Scheduled for delivery in 2021, the super-midsize business jet will be configured for flight inspection and calibration missions, joining the JCAB’s fleet of five CJ4’s light twins in service.
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InterviewBringing intelligent pricing to the travel industry
Dominique Leroux is vice-president of marketing at advanced airfare analytics company, Infare which uses large data sets to help airlines, airports and travel agents optimise their revenue management
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AnalysisBusiness jet shipments strongest for a decade
Business jet output for the first nine months of 2019 reached its highest level for a decade, due to the introduction and production ramp-up of a slew of new and long-awaited aircraft models, and renewed confidence in the market from its customer base.
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Switzerland's Smartflyer seeks funding for hybrid-electric SFX1
Swiss start-up Smartflyer is making its air show debut in Dubai, where it is seeking to attract investment its SFX1 hybrid-electric aircraft programme.
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NewsShenzhen Sunwin makes its international debut with UAV duo
Chinese Technology company Shenzhen Sunwin is making its international debut at the show, where it hopes to raise awareness among exhibitors and visitors of its Eagle family of unmanned air vehicles. Sunwin is also hoping to attract potential partners and distributors who can help to promote its line-up, which includes ...
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NewsJet Aviation partners with University of South Wales
Jet Aviation and the University of South Wales have joined forces to help support the development of aspiring aviation professionals based at their Dubai locations.
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DUBAI: Electric air racer set for take-off
The world’s first eco-friendly air-racer was launched at the show yesterday, incorporating novel power and installation solutions.
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NewsPraetor 500 makes show debut as local interest builds
Embraer is launching its Praetor 500 business jet on the Dubai air show static, and says it has already secured significant interest in the high-performance midsize type from customers in the Middle East.
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Falcon seals Leonardo heliport deal and mulls AW609 order
Leonardo Helicopters has signed up Falcon Aviation Services as the launch operator of its new heliport concept – and could add the Al Bateen airport-based company to the list of customers for the AW609 tiltrotor.
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Bell wins order for 12 505s from Horizon
Bell has secured a 12-unit order from Horizon International Flight Academy for the 505 light-single helicopter.