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Bell says it is ready to “transform” on-demand delivery service and has teamed up with Yamato, a Japanese shipping and logistics company, to develop electric-powered cargo drones by the mid-2020s. “Through this joint effort, we are eager to set a new precedent for on-demand delivery and future large-scale logistics,” said Scott Drennan, Bell’s vice president […]

Bombardier announced at NBAA 2018 in Orlando, Florida, this week that it is nearly 70 percent completed with certification flight testing of two new clean-sheet-design long-range business jets—the Global 5500 and Global 6500. The new jets in Bombardier’s Global family are powered by Rolls-Royce Pearl engines, which are purpose-built for the Global 6500 and 5500. […]

Aerion Corporation announced it is ready to start building a supersonic business jet after solving most of the daunting technical and regulatory problems it faced. It will honor the legacy of Concorde in that schedule. Russ Niles spoke with Aerion CEO Tom Vice at NBAA-BACE in Orlando. Duration: 3:30 File Size: 3.4 MB download here

Gulfstream recently delivered its first G500 business jet. Next up: the G600. Gulfstream’s Dan Nale told AVweb more about the G600 and how the certification process is coming along at the 2018 NBAA Business Aviation Convention. Duration: 4:07 File Size: 3.79 MB download here

Embraer has updated its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 mid- and super-midsize business jets but the upgrades are big enough that it has created new product lines. The Praetor 500 and 600 use the same airframes and engines as their predecessors but the design enhancements offer significant boosts in efficiency and range. They were shown […]

On the eve of the National Business Aviation Association convention (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, Textron has shifted the sometimes-controversial president of its aviation division, Scott Ernest, to the arm of the company that makes golf carts, snowmobiles and lawn mowers. Replacing him is the former head of operations for the aviation division Ron Draper. Under Ernest, […]

This week, AVweb‘s news roundup found reports of a new sim lab, a second chance to catch a weather tool webinar and a change in leadership at Pro Star Aviation. In partnership with Cirrus Aviation, Alsim has opened a demonstration center and simulation lab at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) in Sarasota, Florida. The facility […]

Possible LSA Weight Limit Increase I’ve heard reference to four seats, 3600lb, and 150mph. Now, I won’t complain about the weight number… but honestly I’d rather trade some of that weight increase for a further speed increase. How many four-seaters out there weigh 3600lb and only top out at 150? Maybe if they could make […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) board of directors announced on Monday that it has selected Mike Adamson to succeed current president and CEO Paula Derks. Derks, who has served as AEA’s CEO since 1996, will be retiring next March. Adamson will officially take over the job on March 25, 2019, at the 62nd annual AEA […]

Of all the stories told about Neil Armstrong—and there are many—my favorite was related by the lively Alan Bean, the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12 who died earlier this year. One morning in 1968, Bean had learned that Armstrong had just punched out of the notoriously twitchy Lunar Landing Training Vehicle, missing being incinerated […]