The 2021 National Business Aviation Association & Exhibition opens in Las Vegas Oct. 12 after a year’s hiatus with new features–a dedicated maintenance pavilion, advanced air mobility (AAM) zone, a dedicated owner/single-pilot pavilion–and a new way to travel between convention center and static display, by helicopter.

Identifying advanced air mobility as a target market, Solvay has introduced a new thermoset composite resin system while ramping up its capacity to meet growing demand for thermoplastic composites.

The business aviation bounce back following the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns is affecting all parts of the sector, but the increasing levels of business are having outsize impacts in certain places.

Leonardo is relaunching its Agusta brand to market its VIP helicopter products.

China’s EHang has displayed its EH216 two-seat multicopter in Spain for the first time as it announced a collaboration with the Spanish National Police to explore potential uses for autonomous air vehicles in emergency and security missions.

Germany-based air taxi operator Air2E has signed a purchase deposit agreement with Bye Aerospace for the eight-seat, all-electric eFlyer 800.

The business aviation industry stands on the threshold of a new era and can learn from mass-market businesses and technology disrupters, says one of the sector’s most recently minted senior leaders, Vinayak Hegde.

Inmarsat and U.S. startup Xwing have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue development of a dedicated satellite communications terminal and associated services for autonomous aircraft.