Sustainable Aviation Fuel for Falcon Aircraft in Little Rock

Apr 8, 2023

All customer acceptance and departure flights from the Dassault Aviation completion facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The use of SAF at this site is part of the SAF plan implemented by Dassault to reduce the carbon...

Gulfstream Opens U.S. West Coast Sales and Design Center

Mar 30, 2023

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp’s all-new Beverly Hills, California, sales and design center is open. The approximately 12,000 square-foot/1,115 square-meter showroom further expands Gulfstream’s customer resources in the Western United States and highlights Gulfstream’s...

Airbus achieves in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone from a tanker aircraft

Mar 30, 2023

Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an A310 MRTT. In a first step towards Autonomous Formation Flight and Autonomous Air-to-Air refueling (A4R), the...

The HUB

Mar 30, 2023

Dreams Soar, Inc., the nonprofit that led a historic global solo flight around the world by pilot Shaesta Waiz, has unveiled the next phase in its mission to transform how the aviation industry inspires, connects, and empowers professionals. Plans are underway to...

Athar Husain Khan passes away

Mar 30, 2023

The message came as a complete shock. “It is with shock, complete disbelief, deep sadness and heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of our Secretary-General, Athar Husain Khan. Our highly esteemed colleague and friend Athar passed away unexpectedly on Sunday 26...

Winter Aviation Summit – March 22^nd & 23^rd

Mar 27, 2023

2023 marks the seventh edition of the WAS. Held in the grand setting of the Hotel des Trois Couronnes in Vevey, Switzerland, a few hundred of the industry’s finest met for a two-day long conference covering all aspects of the industry. On day 2, following...

Jekta signs Letter of Intent with Gayo Aviation for ten PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft

Mar 24, 2023

Jekta, the Payerne, Switzerland-based manufacturer of the electrically powered Passenger Hydro Aircraft Zero Emission 100 (PHA-ZE 100) flying boat and Gayo Aviation have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the acquisition by Gayo for ten electrically...

VIP Completions Unveils Fully Refurbished Bombardier Global Express

Mar 17, 2023

Fort Lauderdale-based VIP Completions, providers of aircraft completions and refurbishment services, has unveiled a Bombardier Global Express that it recently delivered to an unnamed client. The long-range business aircraft has a 6,000-nautical-mile range. Typically...

Embraer, ITA, and FAPESP open Engineering Research Center to accelerate Future Air Mobility

Mar 17, 2023

Embraer, ITA (Aeronautical Technological Institute), and FAPESP (São Paulo State Research Support Foundation) inaugurated on 14th March the Engineering Research Center (CPE), dedicated to the Air Mobility for the Future studies. The event, held at the ITA campus in...

AutoFlight Announces Landmark Commercial Deal with EVFLY for 205 eVTOL Aircraft

Mar 17, 2023

AutoFlight, the global eVTOL (electric Vertical Take Off and Landing) pioneer, which is backed by European tech holding company Team Global, has entered into a contract with EVFLY, on the heels of its record-breaking 250km all-electric flight. The agreement...