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Leaving the European Union proves a rather difficult task, according to the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA). The association shared a detailed analysis of possible scenarios for business aviation operations in the aftermath of the departure, also known as Brexit. The official “divorce” becomes final onMarch 30, 2019. Available options range from maintaining status quo […]

Uber will invest $23 million over the next five years to create a new Advanced Technologies Center in Paris that will focus on the company’s Elevate project, which aims to bring autonomous eVTOL taxis into urban areas, the company has announced. “France is a perfect home for our next step forward, with its strong history […]

Ocean Infinity, a technology company that specializes in collecting high-resolution seabed data, announced on Tuesday that it’s giving up its search for the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. Ocean Infinity searched and collected data from more than 43,000 square miles of ocean floor in about three months of work. This was more than the […]

CubCrafters will significantly increase production of its two-place airplanes in 2019, the company said last week. “Backcountry flying is increasing in popularity,” said Brad Damm, sales director for the company, in a news release. CubCrafters has seen continuous growth since 2009, he said, when the Carbon Cub LSA was introduced. Sales ramped up in 2016, […]

VSS Unity, the aircraft that Virgin Galactic plans to use later this year to carry tourists into space, completed a successful supersonic test flight on Tuesday, the company has announced. The rocket motor burned for 31 seconds, as planned, and propelled Unity to a speed of Mach 1.9 and an altitude of 114,500 feet. “Seeing […]

The Sun Flyer 2, an electric two-seat trainer in development by Bye Aerospace in Denver, will be powered by a Siemens SP70D motor, Bye announced on Tuesday. “The Siemens motor provides great performance and all of the propulsion energy required for normal flight training profiles,” CEO George Bye told AVweb in an email.”The batteries give […]

A modified Boeing 747 operated by the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command will make its first-ever visit to EAA AirVenture this July, EAA has announced. The aircraft, designated an E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post, is designed for use by the National Command Authority, which comprises the president and the secretary of defense. “A lot […]

The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition is underway this week in Geneva, and on Monday, Bombardier introduced two new business-jet models, the Global 5500 and 6500. The jets feature a newly optimized wing design and all-new Rolls-Royce engines, providing ranges of 5,700 and 6,600 NM, respectively. The two jets are expected to enter service […]

U.S. Red Bull Air Race pilot Mike Goulian came second in the weekend race held in Chiba, Japan, and is now tied in the overall standings with Matt Hall, of Australia, who won Sunday’s race. Hall edged Goulian by less than a third of a second. Under the points system that sets overall standings, the […]

One of the most unusual and intriguing aircraft to fly for the Air Force might make an appearance at AirVenture 2018. Aircraft restorer Tom Reilly says he’s close to flying his XP-82, the so-called Twin Mustang that was built as a long-range bomber escort at the end of the war. It didn’t see any action […]