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By Michael Bruno
A U.S. Commerce Department trade promotion agency is organizing an online business-to-business meeting event to try to expand opportunities for U.S. MRO companies in China.
Maintenance & Training

By Tony Osborne
Bell has created a team of potential suppliers in Germany as it offers its Model 525 helicopter as a platform for the Bundespolizei.
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo opened April 13 with an announcement by Textron Aviation of a special edition Beechcraft Bonanza G36 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the iconic six-seat single-engine piston aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
As flight testing of its new widebody Falcon 6X business jet continues, Dassault Aviation is otherwise preparing for its entry-into-service, including performing reliability testing for systems and components and the stocking of $100 million in parts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
UK air crew who moved to an EASA pilots’ license because of the UK’s departure from the EU (Brexit) can now apply to get their UK license back, alongside their EASA certification.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is to develop a vertical-lift unmanned cargo aircraft for Chinese delivery company SF Express.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Australian startup Swoop Aero has completed three months of medical drone deliveries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, delivering more than 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses on long-range flights.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has paused production and deliveries of its Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine and Beech Baron multi-engine aircraft as it develops product enhancements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Bell Textron has delivered a Bell 505 helicopter to BAR Aviation, an aviation company based in Uganda. The aircraft is equipped with the Med-Pac
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Richard Kane is the founder of VeriJet, a Boca Raton, Florida-based charter company focused on shorter, point-to-point flights using the single-engine Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Flight tests of an aircraft converted to electric propulsion from piston power have shown noise energy levels at least 100 times lower, highlighting the potential for electric aircraft to reduce airport noise pollution.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has completed the 600th delivery of its Citation CJ3 series light jet, a CJ3+ aircraft, to an undisclosed customer in North America.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
VistaJet has taken delivery of the first two of up to 12 Bombardier Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jets and identified itself as the customer behind a December order with Bombardier for 10 new Challenger 350 business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Three years after first investing in Zipline, Toyota has partnered with the U.S.-based drone delivery startup to develop a national-scale medical delivery network to improve access to health care in Japan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
UPS announced on April 7 that it plans to purchase up to 150 Beta Technologies’ Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to augment package deliveries in small and midsize markets.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Korea Aerospace Industries plans to enter the urban air mobility market as part of a new strategy to make the South Korean manufacturer the No. 1 aerospace company in Asia by 2030.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
John Calcagno, Piper Aircraft’s chief financial officer, has been named acting president and CEO following the retirement of Simon Caldecott.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Agriculture is the latest market to get the electric vertical flight treatment, with crop protection startup Guardian Agriculture emerging from stealth with a $10.5 million seed funding round.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Privately owned TECT Aerospace of Wichita, which manufactures complex aerostructure components, parts and assemblies, filed to begin U.S. bankruptcy proceedings April 6.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Oil and gas giant Shell has invested in sustainable aviation fuel producer LanzaJet, joining backers including British Airways and All Nippon Airways.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Benefits of the FAA’s long-running NextGen air traffic control modernization are difficult to measure and have not kept pace with initial projections, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Honeywell is to supply more systems for Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300 unmanned cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Citation Jet Pilots Association CEO Andrew Broom will join the National Business Aviation Association as its new senior vice president for strategy
Business Aviation

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions has launched a crowdsourcing competition to solicit assessments from experts on the factors most likely to shape the future of air travel and how to best arrive at a favorable outcome.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The UK government has announced plans to increase its Air Passenger Duty (APD) tax on all departing passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation