Business & GASix-Passenger, Seven-Figure Learjet 75 Liberty to Launch Next Year Bombardier has unveiled the Learjet 75 Liberty, a relatively inexpensive new entry into its half-century-old small business jet line. With a list price of $9.9 million, the seven-figure, six-passenger Liberty comes in…
IIOTBAE Building Machine-Learning Tool Under DARPA Contract DARPA has tapped BAE Systems to produce a new machine learning-powered tool that allows for the rapid deciphering of unique radio frequency signals, the company said Monday. The new DARPA deal is worth up…
Business & GAFAA Grants STC for New Aspen Primary, Multi-Function Displays Aspen Avionics has achieved a new FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its new primary and multi-function flight display family, the Evolution MAX series. The STC approves the installation of the new…
RegulationEASA Releases Special Condition for Certifying Electric, Hybrid VTOL Aircraft The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released what it calls the “first building block” to allowing the safe operation of hybrid and electric VTOL aircraft in Europe. The special condition,…
Business & GAFlexjet to Deploy New Flight Data Management System on Corporate Jets Flexjet is in the process of completing the largest-ever implementation of GE Aviation’s wireless flight data management system across a fleet of 150 corporate jets. The investment in the avionics and service…
RegulationEuropean Aerospace Industry Association Forms Working Group on Urban Mobility The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD Europe) has formed a working group on urban air mobility (UAM) and named Hervé Moran as its head. Moran is the chief of…
CommercialBoeing to Test EFB, Smart Cabin Technologies on New EcoDemonstrator 777 Boeing is using a 777 for the latest edition of its ecoDemonstrator program that will serve as a flying test bed for a total of 50 different projects. The ecoDemonstrator program was…
ConnectivityScandinavian Airlines New Airbus A350 to Feature GX Aviation Connectivity A new fleet of Airbus A350s on order for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will feature Inmarsat’s GX Aviation in-flight connectivity technology when the first aircraft enters service in January 2020. The Scandinavian carrier…
CommercialBombardier Expects Mitsubishi’s CRJ Acquisition to Close in 2020 Bombardier expects the $550 million sale of its Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to close by the second half of 2020. Mitsubishi’s acquisition agreement was announced by Bombardier…