Business Aviation

Gulfstream has announced that its G600 business jet received both its type and production certificates from the FAA last week. Gulfstream highlighted that the G600 is its third model to get its type and production certificates simultaneously after the G550 in 2003 and the G500 in 2018. G600 deliveries are expected to begin later this […]

Bombardier is selling its CRJ program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $550 million. Mitsubishi will take over virtually all aspects of the program except manufacturing, which will remain with Bombardier until the backlog of orders, 42 of them, are fulfilled in mid-2020. Mitsubishi will take over marketing, maintenance, support and sales from support facilities in […]

Despite having been grounded since March and a profound lack of recent orders for Boeing’s beleaguered 737 MAX, good news arrived at the Paris Air Show as the International Airlines Group (IAG) and Boeing announced signing a letter of intent for 200 of the single-aisle jets. IAG is the parent company of Aer Lingus, British […]

Tamarack Aerospace says most of the Citation 525 series jets equipped with its ATLAS active winglets grounded by AD in May are now fitted with revised hardware. The company—and owners—are awaiting technical reviews from EASA and the FAA to clear the AD and return the airplanes to service. In this exclusive AVweb podcast, Tamarack’s Jacob […]

Boeing followed its admission that it made mistakes in the way it handled the 737 MAX crisis with an apology to start the Paris Air Show. Kevin McAllister, president and CEO of Boeing’s commercial aircraft division, said, “We are very sorry for the loss of lives … It is a pivotal moment for all of […]

It would appear pilot incapacitation was behind the fatal crash of a Cessna Citation in the Atlantic 300 miles east of Fort Lauderdale on May 24. The aircraft inexplicably changed course while on a delivery flight from Alton, Illinois, to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The preliminary report from the NTSB says that as the Citation […]

The asking price for Stratolaunch, the enormous aircraft intended to launch commercial rockets, has reportedly been set at $400,000,000, including all the facilities, equipment and intellectual property, according to CNBC. Stratolaunch has not commented on the report. The company, owned by the late Paul Allen’s holding company Vulcan, had intended to enter the commercial launch […]

French aircraft manufacturer Daher announced on Thursday that it is acquiring Quest Aircraft Company. Quest, which is based in Sandpoint, Idaho, manufactures the Kodiak 100 single-engine, 10-seat turboprop. According to Daher, the acquisition will reinforce its manufacturing capabilities and expand its position in the general and business aviation segments by allowing the company to offer […]

In an alternately inspirational and cautionary talk at Uber’s Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, acting FAA chief Dan Elwell told the aspiring urban air taxi audience that he’s impressed with ideas and progress the industry has made. But, “When I put my FAA regulator hat on, I’ve got a whole new bucket of stuff […]

Uber is betting big that data it’s collecting from its ground-based ride-hailing app will drive the emerging urban air taxi market, but while we’re waiting for the aircraft, beginning this summer, UberCopter will launch in limited round-trip service between downtown Manhattan and JFK Airport. The service will be provided by Part 135-operator HeliFlite using conventional […]