Business Aviation

In 2019, the business and commercial aviation sectors were promoting career pathway programs as a hedge against the yawning gap in pilot supply and demand expected in the coming decades.

Guy Gribble, whose aviation career spanned military and airline flying and international procedures training for business aviation, died Oct. 26 after a protracted battle with cancer.

Global business aviation activity was down 15% through most of October compared to a year ago, spurred by leisure demand in the charter market

NASA’s moral autonomy; Beyond FAA’s UAS IPP; X-57’s lift props; VoltAero picks Sonaca; Hill’s in-house turboshaft; Canadian AAM.

Spanish air navigation service provider Enaire plans urban air mobility demonstrations in Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela in 2022 under two projects funded by Europe’s Horizon 2020 research program through the SESAR air traffic management modernization effort.

Latest Roland Berger report highlights lack of dominant business model in nascent UAM market.

EMBRAER teamed with Porsche to pair Phenom 300E with 911 Turbo S; limited-edition program calls for production of 10 sets.

Embraer and Porsche have collaborated to create a limited-edition pairing of the Phenom 300E light business jet and 911 Turbo S sports car. Only 10 pairs will be produced for delivery beginning in 2021.

As it prepares to become a pure-play business aviation company, Bombardier has launched a cost-cutting effort in a bid to be profitable on deliveries of 100-120 aircraft a year, down from the 150-plus expected before COVID-19.

Triumph Group will at least announce the sale of the rest of its aerostructure business before April 2021, if not close on the deal, the supplier’s chief executive asserted Nov. 5.

BOMBARDIER AVIATION had $114m EBITDA on $1.4b revenues in 3Q20 vs $154m on $1.6b in 3Q19; it delivered 24 business jets (13 large) vs 31 a year ago

Manufacturers are expected to deliver 6,376 new civil and commercial helicopters worth $30.4 billion at retail prices from 2021 through 2030, while the worldwide fleet is projected to expand at a 1.4% compound annual growth rate, according to Aviation Week Network’s new 2021 Helicopter Fleet & MRO Forecast.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments, promotions and losses in the business aviation industry.

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Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Duncan Aviation has partnered with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. to develop a full-equipment Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Gogo Business Aviation Avance L5 Wi-Fi system for the Gulfstream G200 and Galaxy aircraft.

BendixKing has expanded the number of aircraft that can be upgraded to its newest AeroCruze 230 autopilot.

Pilatus has received the FAA’s National Simulator Program approval for a Level 6 Flight Training Device for the Pilatus PC-12 NGX.

FlyingGroup, a business jet company, has completed new headquarters at Antwerp International Airport in Belgium, which includes 100% energy neutral facilities.

The FAA has selected the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to participate in Beyond, a new drone program that replaces the Integration Pilot Program (IPP), which ended after a three-year run.

Garmin International has enhanced its G500 TXi and G600 TXi flight displays with more capabilities, the company says.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

SIMCOM received FAA approval for PC-12 NGX FTD, supplied by FRASCA INTL, at Scottsdale; second is due in Europe in 2021.

Global business aviation activity was down 15% through most of October compared to a year ago, spurred by leisure demand in the charter market, according to WingX Advance data.