Business Aviation

More reasons why pilots fail to follow Standard Operating Procedures for unstable approaches.

XTI has reverted to all-turbine propulsion for the initial version of the TriFan 600.

Bombardier has received an order for the Challenger 3500 super midsize business jet from Italy’s Air Corporate SRL, the first company to offer the aircraft for charter operations in Europe.

Elliott Aviation has retrofitted HomeSafe autoland systems on Daher TBM 940 turboprops delivered in the U.S. from 2019-20, before the Garmin-based autoland system was certified on the aircraft.

The year's theme for EAA AirVenture in 2001 was "Aviation Firsts". Guest invited to the show included Chuck Yeager, the first to fly Mach 1 and Eileen

AIR CORPORATE SRL, Italy ordered a Challenger 3500 for charter operations in Europe; delivery was not disclosed.

Very few pilots are following their own SOPs and are not going around from unstable approaches.

HORIZON AIRCRAFT, Canada reached agreement with its parent company, ASTRO AEROSPACE, to reprivatize.

GOGO had $22m net income on $98m revenues in 2Q22 vs $69m loss on $82m in 2Q21. It says 2,893 business aircraft are flying with AVANCE L5 or L3

Matthew Olguin to General Manager-Albuquerque FBO of Cutter Aviation.

SANDHILLS GLOBAL reports y-o-y global used business jet inventories were 14% lower in July, but up 9% vs June 2022.

Hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for aviation is getting its start using automotive technology, but meeting the performance requirements of future commercial aircraft will require technology improvements across a broad range of components.

South Korean wireless provider SK Telecom is aiming to be first to deploy a 5G airspace communications network to support urban air mobility.

Japan Airlines is to participate in a project to explore business models for the implementation of advanced air mobility services in Tokyo.

Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve Holding saw cash burn accelerate in the first half of 2022 as it increased research and development (R&D) spending on its electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi and urban air traffic management program.

New contracts would end a long-running dry spell for orders of the six-metric-ton AW159 Wildcat naval helicopter.

Embraer plans to decide the engine supplier for its proposed turboprop by year-end, the company said.

Farnborough Airport has appointed architectural practice Gebler Tooth and civil engineer McLaughlin & Harvey to design and build its new, third hangar, with construction due to start this month.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Learning the wrong lessons in the simulator sets you up to fail in the real world.

Proposed new federal legislation would renew the legal authorities already granted to U.S. agencies to protect critical infrastructure and events against rogue drones and empower the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to “proactively” prevent drone incursions at airports.

ELLIOTT AVIATION, IL completed installation of HomeSafe emergency autoland systems on 29 TBM 940s for sale in US.

BOMBARDIER had $129m net loss on $1.6b revenues in 2Q22 vs $139m net income on $1.5b in 2Q21 and ended quarter with $14.7b backlog, up 37% vs a year

Bombardier continues to see strong demand for business jets, although supply chain issues continue to constrain deliveries.

New aircraft announcements, avgas changes and the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary draw attention.