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Rotorcraft

Airbus Delivers 332 Helicopters in 2019

Airbus delivered 332 helicopters in 2019 and logged gross orders for 369 rotorcraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Marks 100th Active Winglet Installation

The milestone was marked by a ceremony at the company's Sandpoint, Idaho headquarters.
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Regulations and Government

GAMA, IAOPA Launch Latest European GA Survey

Results from the 2020 edition of the European General Aviation Survey will be used by EASA to help improve GA safety policies.
Aircraft

Global 7500 To Drive Delivery Increase at Bombardier

Bombardier is projected to deliver about 154 business jets this year, up from 142 aircraft last year, as it continues to ramp up Global 7500 production.
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Aircraft

Airbus Outlines Gradual A320 Production Increase

The European airframer is targeting about 880 commercial jet deliveries this year, slightly up from 863 shipments in 2019.
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Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Continues Ferrari Racing Team Partnership

VistaJet will serve as an official supplier of private jet travel to the Scuderia Ferrari race team.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Plans Midyear Leadership Transition

Duncan Aviation's Aaron Hilkemann will move into semi-retirement while Jeff Lake takes over as president.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readying Drones To Screen for Deadly Diseases

Draganfly is evaluating a sensors and AI software that could be used to screen crowds for symptoms of dangerous contagions.
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: Navigating Aeromed Documentation, Part 1

Pilots should tread carefully when asked to provide the FAA with documentation to facilitate review of medical conditions of potential aeromedical concern.
Aircraft

USAF Legacy Fleets Survive Budget Review, in Part

The Pentagon decided not to completely retire the A-10, B-1, KC-10, and U-2 after all.
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Maintenance and Modifications

$500 Million Investments Announced for Singapore's Aerospace Sector

Singapore real estate group JTC signed deal worth $500 million at the Singapore Air Show.
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Training and Workforce

Singapore’s Upgraded Chinook Sim Goes Live

The Boeing CH-47D is an important element of the RSAF’s inventory. A recent upgrade to the simulator is now providing enhanced training.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Begins Building Giant Fans

Part of the drive to increase engine efficiency and reduce emissions, the Rolls-Royce UltraFan employs advanced composite fan blades.
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Aircraft

JAL’s Zipair LCC Aims to Fly Transpacific

The first services for the new JAL subsidiary start on May 14 from Tokyo to Bangkok.
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Engines

3D Printing Provides Part for Pratt & Whitney Engine

Three companies collaborated to create a 3D-printed aero engine part for a Pratt & Whitney turbine engine.
Aircraft

Boeing Sees APAC Potential for the T-7A Red Hawk

Boeing and Saab are well advanced in the development of the T-7A for the U.S. Air Force and are receiving interest from potential export customers.
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Aircraft

Singapore Gets Smart with Airbus A330 Tanker

The Republic of Singapore Air Force will work with Airbus to certify automatic refueling for the A330 MRTT.
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Training and Workforce

Airbus Augments Training with Virtual Reality

Airbus is rolling out a virtual reality flight training tool later this year and building a network of ab initio flight training centers.
Aircraft

Defense Dominates Daily Singapore Display

With several commercial aircraft absentees, it is military hardware that has provided the main spectacle for Singapore showgoers.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Signs Collaboration for Singapore Mobility

Airbus and Singapore's aviation regulator are working together on developing urban air mobility to Singapore.
Aircraft

The Shape of Things that Fly

Blackshape’s trainer aircraft at Singapore Airshow
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Aircraft

Airbus Restarts A320 Assembly in China as Virus Hits Airlines

Airbus is gradually resuming A320 assembly work at its factory in China, but the scale of disruption to the aerospace supply chain remains uncertain.
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Sustainability and Environment

BBGA Conference To Focus on Sustainability Issues

The British Business Aviation Association's annual conference in March will shine a spotlight on the industry's sustainability initiiatives.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Expands Mobile AOG Support

The expansion includes sites such as DeKalb-Peachtree Airport near Atlanta and Tampa International Airport.
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Aircraft

Preowned Bizcraft Inventory Climbs 2% in 2019

Preowned business aircraft inventory climbed 2 percent across all market segments to 6,324 aircraft, up from 6,201 at year-end 2018.
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Avionics

New Garmin Flight Control System for Airbus AStars

Garmin has received FAA STC approval for the GFC 600H helicopter flight control system in the Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2/B3 single.
Airports

Indiana Genav Airport Plans for Runway Relocation

Indiana's Freeman Municipal Airport is set to begin a project that will alter one of its runways and add 500 feet in the process.
Aircraft

Air Baltic A220 Flight Diverts After Latest PW1500G Shutdown

The captain of an Air Baltic A220 narrowbody shut down the left PW1500G engine before diverting to Bordeaux on a fight from Riga to Malaga.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Community Acceptance Key To UAM Market

Community acceptance will be the key driver when it comes to urban air mobility.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Forms New Joint Venture in Brazil

Leonardo&Codemar S.A. will deliver urban security, new infrastructure, and helicopter-based services under a joint venture.