Business Aviation

VSE AVIATION announced 15-year, $1b engine accessories distribution agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for >6,000 flight-critical components used

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE became first company to earn NAA’s new Sustainable Wings certification on roundtrip, record-setting flights (Savannah-San

PPG launched PPG BOUNDLESS CA6500 topcoats for general aviation market in US and Canada; series is comprised of low volatile organic compound

TEXTRON AVIATION earned $96m on $1.2b revenues in 2Q21 vs $66m loss on $747m in 2Q20; aftermarket revenues rose by $98m. It delivered 44 jets and 33

JETSUPPORT AMSTERDAM completed its first retrofit of the Garmin G600Txi and new GFC600 autopilot on a Citation 525.

Textron’s business aircraft and helicopter segments saw revenues grow in the second quarter of 2021 based on increased sales of Cessna Citation jets and Caravan turboprops, Beechcraft King Air turboprops and Bell helicopters.

Aviation Week editor Lindsay Bjerregaard rode along on a formation aerobatic flight with the Phillips 66 Aerostars team at EAA AirVenture 2021.

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture always draws more people than any other air show. This year the mood is optimistic as people see the economy rebounding.

The company, which is also currently pursuing Part 23 type certification of the S4 eVTOL aircraft as well as production certification of the assembly line which will manufacture it, is targeting air carrier approval in 2022.

The Weekly of Business Aviation got a behind-the-scenes look inside the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at EAA AirVenture 2021. Watch to find out all the features that make this aircraft so unique.

Volocopter flew its 2X eVTOL testing model in front of the crowds at EAA AirVenture.

Red Tail Flight Academy officials called it a “big day for everyone in aviation” as they took delivery of the first of two Piper Aircraft Pilot 100i trainers for its Tuskegee Airmen-inspired scholarship program during a July 27 ceremony during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Regional air mobility startup Electra is teaming under a NASA contract with researchers at the University of Southern California to mature blown lift technologies for electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

ATP was selected by CFS Aeroproducts as its exclusive source for ALF502 and LF507 series engines technical publications.

GE AVIATION was selected by Dassault Aviation to provide primary/solid state secondary electrical power distribution and control system for Falcon 10X

MCCAULEY PROPELLER was selected by Textron Aviation to supply its Blackmac Series 105-inch-diameter propeller with four aluminum swept blades as

DASSAULT AVIATION had €212m net income on €3.1b sales in 1H21 vs €32m on €2.6b in 1H20, and has €16.7b backlog, including 53 Falcons (vs 34 on Jan 1)

GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $195m on $1.6b sales in 2Q21 vs $159m on $2b in 2Q20; it ended quarter with $13.5b backlog vs $11.9b a year ago

In the days leading up to the world’s largest airshow, a record number of aircraft arrived here for EAA AirVenture 2021 following last year’s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The restored Superfortress has paused its tour and will miss this year’s show after the warbird experienced trouble with one of its engines.

Gulfstream will increase production in the second half of 2021 to make up for preplanned production cuts initiated last year, parent company General Dynamics said July 28.

The company finished 2020 with $1.2 billion in revenues and has 2.5 years of revenue on the books.

Customcells will industrialize battery cells for mass production, a key step in Lilium’s plans to scale-up production capacity ahead of the aircraft’s planned commercial launch in 2024.

John Calcagno was born in Flint, Michigan, and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. From there, he served with Coca-Cola, Alltel Communications

In a key step towards development of the planned follow-on seven-seater air taxi, Samad Aerospace has completed hover tests of its half-scale e-Starling all-electric prototype aircraft.