Gulfstream announced today that the Gulfstream G500 has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification, enabling registration and deliveries in any EU country. Mark Burns, President of Gulfstream stated “the G500 has been very well received in Europe. Customers…
Bombardier announced earlier today that the Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification. The aircraft were awarded Transport Canada certification and entered service last month. Michel Ouelette, Senior Vice Preisdent of Program Management…
Well known logistics companies including, Amazon, Wing/Google, and UPS have made significant strides forward to making unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)/drone package delivery a reality. Amazon launched the discussion and vision for package delivery by drones in 2013 when Amazon founder,…
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Boeing’s Board of Directors took action in stripping Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg of his Chairmanship, appointing non-executive director David Calhoun as its new Chairman. Calhoun has experience in facing challenges, and his appointment was positively viewed by Boeing’s customers. In…
The Joint Authorities Technical Review released its Final Submittal_to_FAA_ on the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX Flight Control System late last week and was highly critical of both Boeing and the FAA. That 28 member committee was chaired by Christopher…