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Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER achieves FAA type certification

Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER achieves FAA type certification

Textron Aviation  announced it has achieved Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its newest flagship twin turboprop Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER aircraft, paving the way for customer deliveries to commence in the coming weeks. Announced...

NASA Takes Delivery of GE Jet Engine for X-59

NASA Takes Delivery of GE Jet Engine for X-59

By Fred Vergneres and NASA NASA has just received the GE engine for the X-59 prototype. This step could mark the beginning of the reconquest of commercial supersonic flight. A much-awaited breakthrough in the business aviation sector. Nearly 13 feet long, three feet...

Business aviation: the Covid effect.

Business aviation: the Covid effect.

By Fred Vergneres While the pandemic is still evolving around the world, the economy as a whole is faltering. And this is particularly true for the airline industry, which according to ICAO and IATA, who are forecasting a decline in air transport revenues of more than...

Operating Business Jets During a Pandemic

Operating Business Jets During a Pandemic

Sino Jet has shared candid insight into their operational environment in 2020. The company commented that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shift in public perception of business jets from a luxury product to a safe and efficient transportation tool and alternative...

“Europe is not off-limits”

“Europe is not off-limits”

By Sylvie Peron “Do your homework,” advises Greg Evans in his latest Chairman’s note on July 14th.  Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. is here to help those global, and particularly North American customers planning to summer in Europe, for business and...

The passing of an Era

The passing of an Era

By Sylvie Peron The unexpected passing of Joe Clark on Monday, March 30, hit the aviation community hard. A living legend, Clark, aged 78, fervently believed aviation could be a model for green innovation.  “Joe’s passing was sudden and unexpected, and left us...

Pilatus prepared for turbulence

Pilatus prepared for turbulence

By Fred Vergneres et Pilatus The year 2019 will go down in the company's 80-year history as another successful year with figures very similar to those of 2018. According to Pilatus, the financial year has once again passed the one billion Swiss franc mark with sales...