The Month In Business Aviation: July 2020

August 03, 2020

Gulfstream G280: Setting The Standard For Super-Midsize

For $12 million-14.5 million, you can buy a pre-owned G280 that can fly four passengers 3,600 nm in the largest and quietest cabin in its class. In keeping with large-cabin Gulfstreams of its vintage, it typically cruises at Mach 0.80-0.82. It also delivers better fuel economy than any direct competitor.

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Planemakers Cut Jobs As Bizav Flight Activity Recovers

Business aviation manufacturers are laying off employees although flight activity is “recovering smartly,” said Brian Foley, a consultant with Brian Foley Associates. 

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EmbraerX Begins Simulated Flights Of EVTOL Air Taxi

EmbraerX has begun “flights” of an engineering simulator for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

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Regional Airline Founders Embrace Electric Propulsion

He claims to be the first Canadian iPhone owner and the first to put a Tesla 6 on Vancouver roads. “I really like new, innovative technology,” says Greg McDougall. “I’m an early adopter.”

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Aerion Teams With Carbon Engineering On Sustainable Fuel

Aerion Supersonic is partnering with Canada-based clean energy company Carbon Engineering (CE) to evaluate the potential use of a sustainable synthetic jet fuel produced from carbon dioxide (CO2) for the AS2 supersonic business jet.

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Pilatus PC-24: Maturing Is An Ongoing Process

There are more than 80 Pilatus PC-24s now in service and operators say the twinjet is an ideal step up from the Swiss manufacturer’s popular PC-12 single-engine turboprop. Compared to that sibling, the jet flies 50% faster, 50% higher and offers 50% more cabin volume.

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NBAA Cancels Orlando Bizav Convention Over COVID-19 Concerns

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has canceled its October 2020 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition—the world’s largest business aviation show—as COVID-19 cases take a recent turn upward around the U.S., including in Florida, the site of the event.

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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Rob Scholl, Textron Aviation

Rob Scholl is senior vice president of Sales & Flight Operations at Textron Aviation in Wichita. He joined the company in 2012. 

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The Business Aviation Quiz: Stand Out Airports

How strong is your airport knowledge? Can you answer these trivia questions about stand out, unique airports from around the world?

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Turkish Crew Starts Descent Too Late, Leading To Crash In Kyrgyzstan

On a dark and foggy night in 2017 the crew of a Turkish freighter came to grief in an autolanding that touched down off the airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing themselves, two relief crewmembers and 35 area residents.

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From the Gulfstream G280 setting the standard for super-midsize to EmbraerX beginning simulated flights of eVTOL air taxi. Take a look at our roundup of the biggest stories in July.

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