Embraer Phenom 300MED receives FAA and EASA certification
Embraer’s Phenom 300MED has received the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA and EASA. The STC was performed at… Read More »
Royaljet to fly Honeywell JetWave connectivity
RoyalJet Abu Dhabi, a private aviation operator, has signed a letter of intent with Honeywell to add Ka-band connectivity services… Read More »
SmartSky receives Supplemental Type Certificate for Dassault Falcon 900 series
Business aviation in-flight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity provider SmartSky Networks has completed a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing the company’s… Read More »
Mexico’s Aerus signs LOI for 30 Alice Eviation electric aircraft
Eviation, Manufacturer of the all-electric aircraft, has announced that regional Mexican airline Aerus has signed a letter of intent (LOI)… Read More »
Lilium appoints Oliver Vogelgesang as CFO and Sebastien Borel as CCO
German eVTOL company Lilium announced a major managerial reshuffling, with the positions of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Commercial… Read More »
Jet It to offer Gogo AVANCE L3 fleetwide
Gogo Business Aviation has announced that its connectivity solution for light jets, Gogo AVANCE L3, has been selected by Jet… Read More »
Textron Aviation delivers 3,000th Cessna Caravan aircraft
Textron Aviation announced on January 13, 2022, it had delivered a Cessna Grand Caravan EX to Brazilian aviation company Azul… Read More »
Elvis Presley planes: the Lisa Marie, the Hound Dog II and the last jet
Elvis Presley, the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ is recognized as the best-selling solo artist of all time by Guinness… Read More »
Iridium satellite-to-smartphone deal expected to expand pilot take-up
Many business aviation and general aviation pilots carry Iridium satellite-powered phones in their flight bag in order to avail of… Read More »
Satcom Direct completes business jet Plane Simple Ka-band antenna installation
Satcom Direct has completed the first business jet Plane Simple® Ka-band antenna installation on the company’s SD Gulfstream G550. The… Read More »
FAA giving airlines another year to fix altimeters that can’t handle 5G signals
About 1,000 planes have altimeters listening to signals in the wrong frequencies. The Federal Aviation Administration will give airlines another… Read More »
What’s the difference between an aircraft accident and incident?
For all of us, any incident involving a commercial airline is worrying, and even turbulence is enough to cause us… Read More »
Is drinking champagne any different when you fly?
Since the beginning of commercial aviation, champagne has been a staple in-flight drink. Countless advertisements depict flight attendants pouring a… Read More »
A Boeing 747-8 business jet with just 50 flight hours is being scrapped
A Boeing 747 built for private use as a business jet is being scrapped. Despite leaving the assembly plant in… Read More »
AeroVisto and VARTAN.AERO join forces to launch 360°CabinService
The AeroVisto Group has developed a service offering with VARTAN.AERO that will optimise the processes involved in interior refurbishment projects… Read More »
AIR’s eVTOL aircraft completes successful hover flight testing
AIR reached this milestone just five months after completing successful hover flight testing, keeping it on track to deliver the… Read More »
Viasat Ka-band IFC achieves STC on Gulfstream G450
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Viasat’s Ka-band IFC solution for Gulfstream G450 aircraft. Viasat says its Ka-band connectivity… Read More »
ASL partners with Reliable Robotics to explore pilotless freighters
Aircraft operator ASL Aviation Holdings is exploring the possible use of autonomous freighter aircraft in partnership with Reliable Robotics. The… Read More »
Joby’s eVTOL air taxi clears second of four FAA System Reviews
Joby, the developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) planes designed for use in nearing air taxi services, says… Read More »
Boom teams up with Kratos to develop supersonic airliner engines
Boom is attempting to revive the concept of a supersonic airliner, last explored by the legendary Concorde in the 1970s…. Read More »
Starlink Aviation takes flight with JSX private airline
You can now get internet service on an airplane using Starlink if you fly private. SpaceX took to Twitter to… Read More »
Airbus Corporate Jets partners with Citadel Completions
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Citadel Completions have signed a partnership agreement. Citadel Completions, which is based in Chennault International… Read More »