Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
Joby Aviation has signed a long-term supply agreement with Toray Advanced Composites for materials to support production of the California-based aerospace manufacturer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) urban air transport aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Signature Flight Support has pumped the first ceremonial gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the first two locations in its network, marking the launch of the renewable fuel’s continuous availability for purchase.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
Heavy lift helicopter operator Erickson has secured final FAA certification for its composite main rotor blades for S-64F and CH-54B models of its Aircrane and Skycrane helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
David M. North, a naval aviator and Pan Am commercial airline pilot who went on to become editor-in-chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology and editorial director of the Aviation Week Network, died Nov. 24 in St. Michaels, Maryland.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Washington state has selected six airports as beta test sites for electric aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Electra.aero in 2021 is aiming to demonstrate the ability to take off and land in around 100 ft. using distributed hybrid-electric propulsion to support its development of short-takeoff-and-landing regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish aero-engine manufacturer TUSAS Engine Industries has delivered its first TS1400 turboshaft engine for use in the indigenous T-625 Gokbey utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Chinese electric air taxi developer EHang is adapting its business model to become an operator as well as the manufacturer of its autonomous air vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The organizers of the Paris Air Show, the world’s largest, have canceled the 2021 edition because of continued uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The world could see a commercial hypersonic development aircraft take flight within the next few years, predicts Mach 5 aircraft aspirant Hermeus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The vaccines against COVID-19 are raising hopes and Wall Street is abuzz over a “light switch bull case” investment thesis where commercial air traffic surges back and business returns to normal sooner than 2023-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense supplier Curtiss-Wright announced Dec. 3 that Lynn Bamford, currently president of the company’s Defense and Power Segments, will become CEO on Jan. 1 under a planned transition that sees current CEO and Chairman David Adams retiring by May 2022.
Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
The National Business Aviation Association’s first-of-its-kind Virtual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, held Dec. 2-3, drew thousands of attendees, organizers say. Here is some key news from the show that you may have missed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Some business travelers, media staff and “elite sportspersons” will be exempted from COVID-19 quarantine on their return to England, under the latest guidance issued by the UK Department for Transport (DfT).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Annie Torkia Lagacé to Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Bombardier, Montreal.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
A deal to sell One Aviation’s assets related to the Eclipse 500/550 jet to AML Global Eclipse has been finalized, according to a Dec. 3 court filing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
StandardAero’s business is 80-85% of what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it hopes to be at 100% in the second half of 2021, assuming vaccines roll out and are effective as anticipated, says Tony Brancato, the company’s president of business aviation.
Maintenance & Training

By Bill Carey
Universal Avionics has completed the first flight of its latest human-machine interface technologies, including the SkyLens head-wearable display, on the company’s Gulfstream G-III business jet.
Flight Deck

By Angus Batey
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many previously supposed certainties. But it remains the case that regulatory and legislative processes move slowly, despite unprecedentedly swift responses to the coronavirus that have been rolled out this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

NBAA says business aviation is positioned to emerge stronger from COVID-19 pandemic, pointing at uptick in first-time users.
Business Aviation

STANDARDAERO completed its 21,000th TFE731 overhaul and 650th HTF7000 overhaul as authorized Honeywell MRO facility.
MRO

By Bill Carey
The online marketing site of the International Aircraft Dealers Association from January through November facilitated 500 aircraft transactions worth $4.5 billion in sales, IADA said Dec. 3.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup H55 has secured CHF20 million ($22.5 million) of investor funding to complete certification of its electric propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Geneva-based Jet Aviation has added 41 aircraft to its global fleet as it expands its charter and management business in response to an increase in demand, despite flight restrictions and travel bans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Engine Assurance Program, based in Dallas, has grown enrollments by 40% since March, with 30% of the new business coming from first-time aircraft owners.
Aircraft & Propulsion