Bombardier’s first-quarter financial call with analysts was the first of its kind as a pure-play business aviation company, following the divestiture of its transportation business in January.
Dassault Aviation has unveiled its newest business jet–the Dassault Falcon 10X–a clean-sheet 7,500-nm, four-zone, ultra-long-range aircraft that is the company’s largest jet to date.
Columbia Helicopters and Aurora Flight Sciences have teamed up to develop and demonstrate a suite of technologies that could make rotary-wing firefighting in degraded visual environments safer.
Directional Aviation Group has acquired helicopter charter operator Halo Aviation, of Cranleigh, UK, for an undisclosed price, adding to its OneSky Flight portfolio of private aviation companies.
Olivier Jarrault, most recently CEO of LEAP engine blade maker Albany International during a dynamic two-year stint, is now CEO of Cadence Aerospace, a relatively new private equity-backed machined-parts producer for aerospace and defense OEMs and others.
Scottish fuel-cell specialist Hy-Hybrid Energy is working with an undisclosed partner on a hybrid-electric propulsion system for aircraft that combines a gas turbine with a battery and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that operates on jet fuel.
As aircraft and propulsion developers look to electrical systems operating at kilovolt levels, Safran has teamed with a pyrotechnics specialist to develop an ultrafast method of shutting down high-power networks before electric arcing can cause potentially catastrophic damage.
European engineering services company AKKA Technologies is to assist French startup Aura Aero with development of its planned 19-seat Electric Regional Aircraft and Integral E electric aerobatic aircraft.
In a preliminary release of first-quarter financial results, Bombardier recorded $1.3 billion in business jet revenue, an increase of 18% from a year ago, and deliveries of 26 aircraft, even with those of a year ago when the company delivered 26 business jets.
ZeroAvia’s plans to demonstrate long-distance hydrogen fuel cell-powered flight have been set back after its demonstrator aircraft was involved in a landing accident.
Textron Aviation recorded a better-than expected first quarter with deliveries of 28 Citation jets, up by five from a year ago, and a $452 million jump in the value of its orderbook, bringing it to $2.1 billion.
Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 28 business jets during the first quarter of 2021, beating analysts’ expectations and exceeding deliveries by five units over the same period a year ago.
Embraer is evaluating options for supplying customers with used and serviceable material (USM), including potential partnerships with service providers.
Germany’s Wingcopter on April 27 introduced the Wingcopter 198, a triple-drop delivery drone that is undergoing the FAA type-certification process in the U.S., the manufacturer said.
Embraer delivered 13 executive jets in the first quarter of 2021, compared to nine in the same period a year ago, and nine commercial jets compared to five a year ago.
Private jet charter and management company Ventura Air Services is doubling its fleet during the ongoing pandemic, confident that charter travel will remain popular even as airlines return to normal service.
