David Coleal is the outgoing president of Bombardier Aviation. Molly McMillin, editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, spoke to him just days before his departure was announced on Oct. 1 for Business Aviation Week 2020 about how the business jet-maker was adapting to the new business environment following the outbreak of COVID-19.

Embraer has received approval by the FAA and Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil of Brazil (ANAC) for the Synthetic Vision Guidance System (SVGS) for the Praetor 500 midsize jet and the Praetor 600 super midsize jet.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s fourth G700 test aircraft made its maiden flight Oct. 2 as the company works toward certification of the new aircraft in 2022…

A drone has delivered a package to a moving barge in winds as part of trials by the Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands to determine whether the technology can improve the efficiency of Europe’s largest seaport.

Having already received a pitch from German electric air taxi startup Lilium, transit officials for Florida’s Tampa Bay area are also to be briefed by urban air mobility hopeful Wisk. .

David Coleal was appointed president of Bombardier Aviation in May 2019, after leading its business aircraft division beginning in 2015. Coleal’s position was eliminated Oct. 1 in a restructuring as the company prepares for the sale of its transportation division. 

Krimson Aviation, the Addis Ababa-based flight support, charter and aviation consultancy, is marking its fifth year of operations following one of its busiest weeks since inception.

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