The Week in Business Aviation - July 13

July 13, 2020

FAA, Swiss Authority To Collaborate On Drones

The FAA and Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) will cooperate on the development and coordination of drone safety standards, the agencies announced July 8.

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Viasat Enhances Ka-Band Connectivity For Business Aviation

Satellite communications provider Viasat said July 8 that it has removed internet speed limits for business aviation subscribers to its Ka-band service plans.

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Credit: NBAA
Ed Bolen

Duncan Aviation Changes Senior Leadership Team

In a change of senior leadership at Duncan Aviation, Jeff Lake, formerly Duncan Aviation’s chief operating officer at its Lincoln, Nebraska, facility, has assumed the role of president from Aaron Hilkemann, now Duncan’s part-time CEO and chairman of Duncan Aviation’s board of advisors. 

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Embraer Assumes Majority Interest In Cybersecurity Company

Embraer has signed a contract for a capital investment in Tempest Security Intelligence, giving it a majority interest in the largest cybersecurity company in Brazil. 

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Dassault Falcon 6X On Course For Early 2021 First Flight

Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X large, long-range business jet remains on schedule, despite challenges from the novel coronavirus pandemic, with first flight planned for early 2021, the company says.

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Bizav Activity Back To 85% Of Normal Levels, WingX Says

Recovery in business aviation activity is being led by the U.S., with the country’s business jet and turboprop activity during the two weeks leading up to July 9 at 85% of the normal levels for the period, according to data from WingX. 

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Credit: Embraer
Phenom 300

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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Credit: Bombardier
Challenger 350

Textron Aviation To Provide Greece With Special Mission King Airs

Textron Aviation has received a contract for two Beechcraft King Air 350 C twin-engine turboprops from Sundt Air in support of air ambulance and medevac missions throughout Greece.

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Credit: Gulfstream
G550
Credit: Embraer
Praetor 500

From the FAA and FOCA collaborating on drone standards to the NBAA unveiling a ‘back to work’ initiative and more. Find out what happened last week in business aviation.

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