The Week In Business Aviation - April 9

April 09, 2021

NextGen Benefits Trail Expectations, DOT OIG Report Says

WASHINGTON–Benefits of the FAA’s long-running NextGen air traffic control modernization are difficult to measure and have not kept pace with initial projections, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found.

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Safety Management Systems Top NTSB ‘Wanted’ List

The U.S. NTSB on April 6 reiterated its call for the FAA to require passenger-carrying charter and general aviation operators to implement safety management systems (SMS).

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VeriJet: Big Plans For Short Flights

Richard Kane, chairman and CEO of VeriJet, launched the Boca Raton, Florida-based charter company in November with a focus on shorter, point-to-point trips using the single-engine Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet. 

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Piper CFO John Calcagno Named Acting President, CEO

John Calcagno, Piper Aircraft’s chief financial officer, has been named acting president and CEO following the retirement of Simon Caldecott. 

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VistaJet Behind Challenger 350 Order; Adds Global 7500s

VistaJet has taken delivery of the first two of up to 12 Bombardier Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jets and identified itself as the customer behind a December order with Bombardier for 10 new Challenger 350 business jets.

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Textron Aviation Delivers 600th CJ3

Textron Aviation has completed the 600th delivery of its Citation CJ3 series light jet, a CJ3+ aircraft, to an undisclosed customer in North America. 

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Sun ’N Fun Back As First Major Air Show Since Pandemic

The Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, canceled at the last minute in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns April 13-18.

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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Richard Kane, VeriJet Chairman And CEO

Richard Kane is the founder of VeriJet, a Boca Raton, Florida-based charter company focused on shorter, point-to-point flights using the single-engine Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet. Kane is also the founder of Coastal Technologies Group and holds patents and pending patents on high-speed parallel processing, artificial intelligence, self-learning code, and air taxi dispatch models. As a pilot, he has seven world speed records and is active in FAA safety initiatives. 

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UPS Announces EVTOL Cargo Aircraft Buy

UPS announced on April 7 that it plans to purchase up to 150 Beta Technologies’ Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to augment package deliveries in small and midsize markets.

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LanzaJet Gets Backing From Shell For SAF Production Scale Up

Oil and gas giant Shell has invested in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer LanzaJet, joining backers including British Airways (BA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA). 

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From safety management systems topping NTSB 'wanted' list to VeriJet announcing their focus on short, point-to-point trips using the single-engine Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet. Take a look at the weekly roundup of business aviation news.

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