The Week In Business Aviation - April 23
April 23, 2021
Europe’s First SAF Summit Highlights Advances, Challenges
Credit: Aktug Ates
Europe is looking to business aviation to take the lead in adopting sustainable aviation fuels because of its greater willingness compared with the airlines to pay a premium for low-carbon fuel, at least until production is scaled up and prices come down.
Dassault, ExecuJet, Hail Cautious China Recovery
Credit: V. Almansa, Dassault Aviation
It is still too early for major international trade shows to resume—hence the cancellation of the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE), which would have took place April 13-15 in Shanghai.
Preowned Bizav Sales Total 1,200 In Past 12 Months, IADA Says
Credit: Gulfstream
During the first quarter of 2021, 211 business aviation aircraft transactions were finalized, while another 246 aircraft were put under contract by members of the International Aircraft Dealers Association, and 41 deals fell apart, IADA said.
QinetiQ Adds Helicopters To Test Pilot School Fleet
Credit: Tim Felce
LONDON–The UK’s Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) is to receive three additional helicopters to support its training fleet.
Aviation Industry Advocates Form SAF Council
Credit: NATA
Seven aviation industry advocacy organizations are establishing the Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability, intended to accelerate the industry’s actions to decarbonize aviation and increase the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels.
U.S. Regional ExpressJet Plots Comeback
Credit: United Airlines
ExpressJet, a U.S. regional carrier that stopped flying in September, is seeking permission to begin scheduled commercial operations under its own brand.
Europe Moves To Better Understand Supersonic Aircraft Impacts
Credit: Cranfield University/DLR
Europe has launched a research program to develop a deeper understanding of the environmental impact of future supersonic aircraft and provide input into international efforts to develop certification standards for noise and emissions.
Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Jack Pelton, Experimental Aircraft Association Chairman, CEO
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Jack Pelton became chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association in 2012 and was named CEO in 2015. Pelton previously served as Cessna Aircraft Co. chairman, president and CEO, and as vice president of engineering for Dornier Aircraft. He began his career with Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, California.
NTSB Cites ADS-B Lapses In Alaska Midair Collision
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A Safety Management System (SMS) might have forewarned the operator of a sightseeing floatplane involved in a 2019 midair collision over Alaska that the aircraft’s avionics were not providing adequate situational awareness, the NTSB contends.
UK Study Envisions Distributed Aviation Concept
Credit: NASA
Electric aircraft propulsion will lead to the creation of electric low-cost carriers—eLCCs—flying sub-regional routes that are not economically viable for hydrocarbon-powered aircraft, proposes a report released by UK trade association ADS Group.
FACC Launches Antimicrobial Surface Coating For Cabins
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Austrian aerospace supplier FACC has developed an antimicrobial surface coating for aircraft cabins that it hopes will boost its position in aftermarket services.
SAF Availability To Get Boost As Alliance Launches Certificate System
Credit: Finnair
An alliance has been launched with the goal of accelerating investment in sustainable aviation fuels by creating a certificate system that provides a standardized approach to verifying and tracking the emissions reductions from the low-carbon fuels.
Europe’s first SAF summit highlights advances, Dassault and ExecuJet hail cautious China recovery, pre-owned biz sales total 1,200 in the past 12 months and more. Take a look at the weekly roundup of business aviation news.
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