The Week in Business Aviation - November 13

In 2019, the business and commercial aviation sectors were promoting career pathway programs as a hedge against the yawning gap in pilot supply and demand expected in the coming decades.

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Guy Gribble, whose aviation career spanned military and airline flying and international procedures training for business aviation, died Oct. 26 after a protracted battle with cancer.

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Supersonic aircraft developer Aerion has taken a further step towards finalizing the design of its Mach 1.4 AS2 business jet by completing low- and high-speed wind tunnel test campaigns on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Textron, parent company to Textron Aviation, Bell and other subsidiaries, has rejected a “purported” tender offer from London-based Xcalibur Aerospace to acquire Textron common stock, the company says. 

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Textron Aviation has marked the delivery and entry-into-service of its first Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop, an upgraded and redesigned King Air 350i. 

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Private aviation provider XO, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is increasing its U.S. fleet by 30% with the addition of 15 Citation light jets to complement its super midsize jet offerings.

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Business and general aviation avionics sales fell 33.4% in the third quarter compared to a year ago, while sales during the first nine months of 2020 have fallen 27%, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 2020 Avionics Market Report. 

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Aireon on Nov. 12 announced an agreement with the FAA allowing the agency access to its satellite-routed aircraft surveillance data to evaluate different air traffic control (ATC) applications.

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Japan’s Sony Corp. has announced the start of a drone development project aimed at video production for the entertainment and other industries.

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