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The Weekly of Business Aviation, included with your AWIN membership, delivers critical business intelligence to keep business aviation leaders, including decisions makers from airframe manufacturers, suppliers, corporate flight departments, charter operators, FBOs, informed of the latest industry development – and the impact on business. Delivered each week directly to your inbox, each edition includes expert insight, analysis and data intelligence covering the business of business aviation so you can easily monitor the market and find new opportunities to grow your business.

 

 

By Graham Warwick
As aircraft and propulsion developers look to electrical systems operating at kilovolt levels, Safran has teamed with a pyrotechnics specialist to develop an ultrafast method of shutting down high-power networks before electric arcing can cause potentially catastrophic damage.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
European engineering services company AKKA Technologies is to assist French startup Aura Aero with development of its planned 19-seat Electric Regional Aircraft and Integral E electric aerobatic aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
In a preliminary release of first-quarter financial results, Bombardier recorded $1.3 billion in business jet revenue, an increase of 18% from a year ago, and deliveries of 26 aircraft, even with those of a year ago when the company delivered 26 business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
ZeroAvia’s plans to demonstrate long-distance hydrogen fuel cell-powered flight have been set back after its demonstrator aircraft was involved in a landing accident.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation flight activity in the U.S. continues to recover, with activity only down 5% in April compared to April 2019, according to WingX Advance.
Business Aviation

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
Business Aviation

Bombardier has opened a line maintenance station at Geneva Airport, the company’s 10th facility worldwide. It offers more than 107,000 ft.2 of hangar
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
In a sign of the continued return of live events, the MRO Americas conference, held April 27-29, was sold out with more than 8,500 attendees. More than 75% opted for the in-person event with the remainder participating virtually.
MRO

By Michael Bruno
Last month, PCX Aerosystems announced it was buying nearby Senior Aerospace Connecticut. This month, Greenbriar Equity Group announced it will buy PCX from RFE Investment Partners.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European parliament has taken another step toward a COVID-19 passport for the region, voting Wednesday on the implementation of the EU COVID-19 certificate.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 28 business jets during the first quarter of 2021, beating analysts’ expectations and exceeding deliveries by five units over the same period a year ago.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Embraer is evaluating options for supplying customers with used and serviceable material (USM), including potential partnerships with service providers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Germany’s Wingcopter on April 27 introduced the Wingcopter 198, a triple-drop delivery drone that is undergoing the FAA type-certification process in the U.S., the manufacturer said.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Collins Aerospace said it recently transmitted data via the new Iridium Certus satellite communications service using a high-gain antenna, marking a critical milestone in its development of Certus hardware.
Flight Deck

By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered 13 executive jets in the first quarter of 2021, compared to nine in the same period a year ago, and nine commercial jets compared to five a year ago.
Business Aviation

By Angus Batey
Alexandra Florin joined Wing in 2020 as manager of the unmanned aircraft systems developer’s aviation technical standards department.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The organizers of Aero Friedrichschafen in Germany, which had been postponed until July, have canceled the event for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
The National Business Aviation Association has announced the launch of a new accreditation program, called the NBAA Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program, in order to certify leadership actions involving sustainable flight operations by flight departments and others.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
A four-year research project to develop a cheaper method of producing sustainable aviation fuel from agricultural and forestry residues has kicked off in Europe.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has raised $20.5 million in Series A funding from investors including the venture arms of Airbus, JetBlue Airways and Toyota.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Qatar’s air force is to become the second military customer for Pilatus’ PC-24 business jet, the Swiss manufacturer has revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
It is still too early for major international trade shows to resume, but China is further down the road to recovery than most of the rest of the world.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Seven aviation industry advocacy organizations are establishing the Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability, intended to accelerate the industry’s actions to decarbonize aviation and increase the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Bye Aerospace has launched development of the eFlyer 800, an eight-seat, all-electric competitor to Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Jack Pelton became chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association in 2012 and was named CEO in 2015.
Aircraft & Propulsion