The Week in Business Aviation - September 11

Supersonic aircraft developer Aerion is poised to begin high speed wind tunnel tests of its Mach 1.4 business jet with ONERA, the French aerospace research agency, in the run-up to a preliminary design review in 2021.

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Aviation training specialist CAE on Sept. 10 announced an initiative with banks in Canada, Mexico and Spain to help aspiring pilots finance their ab-initio training.

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The Swiss Parliament has approved a CHF 150 million ($165 million) equity contribution to support air navigation service provider (ANSP) Skyguide, which has experienced a “massive decline” in income because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diamond Aircraft has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Diamond DA50 RG single-engine piston aircraft, which paves the way for its first EASA customer deliveries in early 2021. 

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France will focus on investing in hydrogen technology as part of a broader post-COVID-19 economic relaunch plan with the government planning to have a hydrogen-powered aircraft ready for 2035. 

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During the summer months, the business aviation industry rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic with an increase in leisure clients and first-time private jet flyers, but September will be telling, according to LunaJets.

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Erickson has inked agreements with Bell Textron for the transfer of type certificates for the Model 214-family of twin-engine medium helicopters.

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German electric aircraft start-up Lilium has partnered up with Dusseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports to study air mobility networks in the region.

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