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Business & Commercial Aviation, December 2020

VOL. 116 NO. 11 November 20, 2020

President's Message

To Our Readers: A Thanks and Welcome

Nov 16, 2020

“Legendary” is probably an overused word, but in the case of our transitioning editorial leadership at BCA, it is apropos.

Viewpoint

BCA's Retiring Editors Offer A Final Salute

Nov 16, 2020

Reflecting on many years of publishing the leading business aviation magazine and changes as the industry and technology advanced.

Program Update

Aerion AS2: A $5 Billion Supersonic Saga

Nov 16, 2020

It’s the history of aviation. Go faster, higher, farther. So, imagine a world, a decade or more from now, when people can fly between most business…

GE Affinity subsonic supersonic shock control

GE Affinity Turbofans To Power AS2

Nov 16, 2020

GE Aviation and Aerion jointly are developing the first engine in more than half a century to power a civil supersonic aircraft.

Cabin Electronics

2020 Delivered Good News For Connected Business Aviation Users

Nov 16, 2020

Great connectivity relies on more than reliable high-speed networks and data systems. It requires the expertise of thousands of people who turn the capability into practical and meaningful activities.

New Standards For Secure Inflight Connectivity

Nov 16, 2020

Cybersecurity is a top priority as connected aircraft become the norm in business aviation.

Ka-, Ku-, L-Band And SwiftBroadband For Dummies

Nov 16, 2020

These satcom services are three flourishing, competitive technologies used in IFC offerings to business aviation.

Operations

Euro COVID And Comm: Despite Challenges, Business Aviation Coping

Nov 16, 2020

Business flows uninterrupted in both directions across the Atlantic, but certainly has been slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless the routes remain intact and accessible by business jet.

Here Is What Some Operators Say About ATN B1 Equipage

Nov 16, 2020

We asked our business aviation brain trust of corporate and charter pilots if their operations had committed to installing ATN B1 CPDLC avionics. Three of them responded, and all frequently operate in European airspace.

The ‘Shaming’ Of Aviation

Nov 16, 2020

Aviation has been in the sights of environmental activists for some time and particularly in Europe, where aviation has become a target for “shaming” as a source of atmospheric pollution.

Management

Choosing An Aircraft Management Firm: Does Quality Match Price?

Nov 16, 2020

The aircraft management business has been flooded with dozens of new entrants in recent years, many promising lower costs for a full range of support services. However, bargain price, full-service aircraft management is fiction.

Cause & Circumstance

Rapid Icing Response: Similar Encounters With Different Outcomes

Nov 16, 2020

When winter arrives, as it soon will in the Northern Hemisphere and where it can linger, aviators need to become hyper alert for conditions that invite ice formation aloft.

Airfoil Change: When Wing A Becomes B

Nov 16, 2020

When the wing becomes coated with ice, the airfoil is changed. In other words, the pilot can wind up flying Wing B while trying to use the familiar engineering parameters of Wing A as it came from the factory.

Brotherly Distractions Produce An Overrun

Nov 16, 2020

While a replacement pilot may be qualified according to FAR Part 61.55, he/she may not actually be ready to serve as an effective crewmember.

Piloting

Technophobia: It’s A Survival Mechanism, Not An Irrational Fear

Nov 16, 2020

Technophobia, the fear, dislike or avoidance of new technology, is a valuable tool if used wisely.

Fast Five

Five Questions For Walt Fricke Founder Of Veterans Airlift Command

Nov 16, 2020

Five Questions For Walt Fricke, founder of Veterans Airlift Command.

Intelligence

Spirit AeroSystems Lands Bombardier Businesses

Nov 16, 2020

Aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems struck a 45% cash discount with Bombardier for the latter’s Short Brothers capacity in Northern Ireland, as well as Bombardier Aerospace North Africa and most of a Texas MRO site.

Dassault Falcon 6X On Track

Nov 16, 2020

Dassault Aviation was scheduled to debut its new ultra-wide Falcon 6X business jet Dec. 8.

Jet It Orders 10 HondaJet Elites

Nov 16, 2020

Jet It, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based fractional operator, has ordered 10 HondaJet Elites with delivery to be completed over the next year.

General Atomics Gets Dornier Production

Nov 16, 2020

RUAG International is selling production of the 19-seat Dornier 228 twin-turboprop regional aircraft to General Atomics.

U.S. Transportation Command Conducted COVID Cabin Study

Nov 16, 2020

The U.S. Transportation Command wanted scientific answers regarding the infection risk posed by aircraft cabins.

AOPA, Local Group Working To Save Dillingham Airfield

Nov 16, 2020

AOPA is working with Save Dillingham Airfield Group, an organization pushing to keep open Dillingham Airfield on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii.

Santa Monica Airport Claim Dismissed

Nov 16, 2020

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a claim by business aviation leaders who sought to overturn an agreement with the FAA that allows for the…

Vanderbilt LifeFlight Wins AAMS Award

Nov 16, 2020

Vanderbilt LifeFlight recently was named the Air Medical Program of the Year by the Association of Air Medical Services.

Charter Market Set To Grow In 2020-25

Nov 16, 2020

The North American charter jet services market is projected to record a compound annual growth rate of 3% per year from 2020 through 2025,

Pyka Tests Unmanned Crop Sprayer Over U.S. Farms

Nov 16, 2020

Pyka believes it an accelerate fielding of two of the hottest technologies in aviation: autonomy and electric propulsion.

Tecnam Partners With Rolls-Royce To Develop P-Volt

Nov 16, 2020

Italy’s Tecnam has partnered with Rolls-Royce to develop the 9-passnger P-Volt, an all-electric version of the airframer’s P2012 Traveller regional aircraft.

AOPA Air Safety Institute: Overall Air Accidents Decreasing

Nov 16, 2020

The AOPA Air Safety Institute notes a continued decrease in overall accident rates for noncommercial and commercial fixed-wing operations, noncommercial and commercial helicopter operations, and sport/experimental operations.

MVT Geo-solutions Gets Nod To Inspect Powerlines

Nov 16, 2020

Transport Canada has granted geomatics company MVT Geo-solutions permission to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of an operator, to…

AML Global Eclipse To Buy Assets Of One Aviation Corp.

Nov 16, 2020

AML Global Eclipse reached an agreement with One Aviation Corp. in October to buy the assets of Eclipse Aerospace and the Eclipse Aircraft project for a proposed $5.25 million.

Garmin Wins Grand Laureate

Nov 16, 2020

Garmin International and its Autoland technology were named the recipients of Aviation Week Network’s 2020 Grand Laureate for business aviation

Longtime Aerospace Executive Boisture Joins Spike Aerospace

Nov 16, 2020

Bill Boisture, the former president and/or CEO of Hawker Beechcraft, Gulfstream, NetJets and Butler Aviation, has joined the executive team of Spike Aerospace.

FAA Issues AD For 14,653 Cessna Singles

Nov 16, 2020

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections of 14,653 U.S. registered single-engine Cessna 172, 182, 206, 207 and…

Leonardo’s CEO Sentenced To Six Years In Prison

Nov 16, 2020

The CEO of Italy’s Leonardo has been sentenced to six years in prison for crimes committed in a previous role. Alessandro Profumo was recently found…

Hybrid-Electric Skymaster Completes 297-NM Flight

Nov 16, 2020

A Cessna 337 Skymaster whose forward gas engine was swapped out with an electric motor, completed a 297-nm flight from Camarillo to Hayward,…

Avfuel’ Sincock: Lead-Free Replacement To 100LL Will Be Found

Nov 16, 2020

Although FAA’s years-long search for a lead-free replacement to 100LL avgas has had no success as yet, Avfuel Chairman Craig Sincock believes one will be found.

Bombardier service center Essendon Fields Airport Melbourne

Bombardier To Open Australia Service Center

Nov 16, 2020

Bombardier Aviation is developing a new service center at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia.

TRAXXALL’s New Maintenance Tracking System

Nov 16, 2020

TRAXXALL has launched TRAXXALL 360, a cloud-based maintenance tracking system that streamlines workflows with an intuitive user interface.

20/Twenty

Dassault Falcon 900LX: Top Prices For Best-in-Class Fuel Efficiency

Nov 16, 2020

The Falcon 900LX continues to retain a higher percentage of its original price than larger, heavier and considerably more fuel-thirsty competitors.

Point of Law

Tail-End Ferry Fatigue: Get-Home-Itis Is Not The Only Factor

Nov 16, 2020

Part 135 needs enforceable, science-based rest and duty regulations.

Readers Feedback

Readers’ Feedback, December 2020

Jan 04, 2021

Readers comment on articles in past issues of BCA.

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Viewpoint

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Operations

Management

Cause & Circumstance

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Fast Five

Intelligence

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Point of Law

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