Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo is relaunching its Agusta brand to market its VIP helicopter products. The Agusta name, which dates back to the 1920s, will be used by
NBAA

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Our study of aircraft lightning strikes determined that engines were flamed out in a total of 5% of the incidents involving turbojets, and in 8% of
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Collins Aerospace on Oct. 7 announced a new “Izon” information technology platform that will integrate various flight planning and other services available to business aviation operators into one mobile-capable interface.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Jay Vidlak to Senior Vice President-Aircraft Acquisition and Sales of Jet Linx, Omaha, NE.
Business Aviation

AIRBUS CORPORATE JETS plans for first time to display an ACJ319neo (owned by K5-AVIATION) at next week's NBAA-BACE.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
A project to demonstrate low-carbon production of sustainable aviation fuel from corn stover—the leaves and stalks left in fields after harvesting—has been funded by the U.S. Energy Department.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Texas took the top spot in the consultancy’s annual Aerospace Manufacturing Index rankings thanks to union-leading scores in subcategories including industry, economy and tax policy.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen talked about what to expect at the business aviation association’s upcoming NBAA-BACE, Oct. 12-14—as well as sustainability, safety, advanced air mobility and other key topics that will be at the forefront of the event.
NBAA

By Lee Ann Shay, Bill Carey
Gulfstream Aerospace debuts the G400 and G800, in stealthy development for years. Here’s how they fit into the OEM’s portfolio.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Over 90% of aircraft struck by lightning suffer damage.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin
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.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
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.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
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.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo is relaunching its Agusta brand to market its VIP helicopter products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
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.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Angus Batey
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

GARMIN says 10% of Cessna Citation Excel/XLS fleet has been retrofitted with its G5000 integrated flight deck upgrade. It also announced program to
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
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.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Speaking at the AviationWeek Asia Aerospace Leadership Forum, the Executive Vice President of Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) said the country has “tremendous interest” in eVTOL development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
NBAA has joined with Boston-based 4AIR to fund a portfolio of carbon-offset credits to mitigate attendee travel to and from the convention.
NBAA

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Aircraft & Propulsion

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Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The fifth-generation “Anthem” suite represents a step change in integrated avionics systems, the manufacturer says.
Business Aviation