Gulfstream Aerospace continues to rely on sustainably produced biofuel for the operation of its own fleet. A corresponding supply contract with World Fuel Services has now been extended. Mark Burns, President of Gulfstream Aerospace, announced the contract extension during the Virtual 2020 Business Aviation Sustainability Summit. According to Gulfstream, the fuel produced … [Read more...]
The corona crisis has hit general aviation hard. In the first half of 2020, deliveries of airplanes with piston engines, turboprops and private jets, as well as helicopters, decreased compared to the same period in 2019. It is true that this period was impacted by months confinements in most countries, the fact remains that the decrease is quite significant, more than 20%. The … [Read more...]
European air traffic control has revised its forecast for air traffic in Europe significantly lower. It shows that air traffic is stagnating. This is how hard winter will be for European aviation Aviators in winter: the hard time is just coming. Two years ago they talked about chaos summer. The European airways and airports were so congested in the 2018 high season that … [Read more...]
Private jets, Italy flies high spending one billion in 5 years In Italy, there are those who have decided to buy a new car, others to renovate their house. And there are also those who have already planned to change private planes. And we are not talking about small flying machines for a few thousand euros, but expensive models designed for businessmen and able to fly over the … [Read more...]
The possibilities of catching the coronavirus on a commercial flight are not negligible, alas. As I already wrote here, aircraft manufacturers around the world claim that, on a line jet, the entire air is filtered by a HEPA filter every two minutes, which eliminates 99.97% of bacteria and viruses , including coronavirus. Not only that, but every time it is filtered, the air is … [Read more...]
