Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
CAE said it is buying AirCentre to expand its reach beyond pilot training and establish CAE as a technology leader in the growing marketplace for industry-leading, digitally enabled flight and crew-operations solutions.
Maintenance & Training

AIRBUS made first flight of SAF-powered A319neo as part of inflight study in partnership with Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of
Business Aviation

ASSET INSIGHT, Las Vegas reports year-over-year increase of 19% in pre-owned business aircraft transactions in 3Q21.
Business Aviation

BOMBARDIER had $377m net loss on $1.45b sales in 3Q21 vs $192m profit on $1.41b in 3Q20. It delivered 27 business jets (four light/eight medium/15
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Reports of people pointing lasers at aircraft as of mid-October had exceeded the total number of reports received last year, reaching the highest number of laser-strike incidents since 2016, according to the FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, an operator of air and sea links to the archipelago off the coast of southwest England, has forged an agreement to bring zero-emission hydrogen flights to the islands.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Bombardier posted $1.4 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2021 as it delivered 27 business jets and logged $310 million in aftermarket revenue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Joaquim R. R. A. Martins
Multidisciplinary design optimization lets engineers spend less time on detailed design and more time considering system requirements.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation recorded increases in revenue, aftermarket sales, and business jet and turboprop deliveries during the third quarter of 2021 compared to a year ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

TEXTRON AVIATION earned $98m on $1.2b revenues in 3Q21 vs $29m loss on $795m in 3Q20; Citation jet volume rose by $290m. It delivered 49 jets and 35
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron’s top executive calls a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate for all employees of prime U.S. contractors and subcontractors “a curveball we wish we didn’t have.”
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Lilium has added Stuttgart Airport to its planned network of regional air mobility hubs in southern Germany.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
With target dates for the launch of electric air taxi services drawing closer, more manufacturers are striking deals aimed at ensuring infrastructure will be in place when their aircraft are ready.
Advanced Air Mobility

MODERN AVIATION, NY agreed to acquire HILL AVIATION, which includes FBO at San Juan, PR, with >91,000 sq ft hangar and office space, and satellite FBO
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Automated flight control system startup Skyryse has raised $200 million in funding and signed partnerships with five fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft manufacturers, including Robinson Helicopter.
Advanced Air Mobility

Rob Mark
Revealing insights from a Citation Jet Pilots safety committee study prompt training changes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jordan Scales, Jetex U.S.
Attracting and retaining young professionals is an important issue for the business aviation industry. An important step is mentorship.
Maintenance & Training

By Michael Bruno
Avantus Aerospace has sold off its remaining composite business lines to other private equity investors and to Latécoère so it can focus on fasteners and C-class parts for the metal-friendly narrowbody production ramp-up.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is hoping there are no schedule delays or overruns if defense industry employees do not get COVID-19 vaccines and leave their jobs as the deadline under President Joe Biden’s executive order approaches.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace plans to increase business-jet production in 2022, with strong order demand leading to the company’s highest backlog in six years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-propulsion startup ZeroAvia has partnered with the Royal Schiphol Group to launch zero-emission commercial passenger flights between Rotterdam The Hague Airport and London with a 19-seat aircraft in 2024.
Airports & Networks

AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP has acquired BIGGIN HILL HANGAR COMPANY, which owns Hangar 510 at London Biggin Hill Airport.
Business Aviation

GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $262m on $2.1b sales in 3Q21 vs $283m on $2b in 3Q20; book-to-bill ratio was 1.57 vs 0.92 a year ago. GULFSTREAM
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
UK electric air taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has secured additional funding tied to its planned going-public merger with blank-check company Broadstone Acquisition.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
The Falcon 7X entered service in 2007 as the first fly-by-wire business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion