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By Michael Bruno
Metal 3D-printing startup Velo3D, which has targeted the aerospace and defense sector as a key customer, will become a publicly traded company in a reverse merger announced March 23 with blank-check company Jaws Spitfire Acquisition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is launching its Special Olympics Airlift and seeking owners and operators of Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft Premier, Beechjet and Hawker products to help fly more than 4,000 athletes and coaches to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft President and CEO Simon Caldecott plans to retire April 2 after nearly 10 years with the company. Piper’s board of directors has been working on a succession plan for several months and new leadership will be announced soon, the company said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A Boston startup is taking a new look at wing-in-ground-effect vehicles through the lens of distributed electric propulsion, advanced flight control and hydrofoil lifting surface technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Fast Air Jet Center says it has become Canada’s first carbon-neutral fixed base operator. The FBO, located at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport in Manitoba, Canada, continues its commitment to being run on a net zero basis for its carbon footprint, it says.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Ben Goldstein
Embraer said it saw a solid rebound in airplane deliveries in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, as both executive and commercial aircraft show signs of resurgent demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has signed a new cooperation deal with Romania’s Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) which could see the Romanian company customize, service and support H145M twin-engine light multirole helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. on March 17 announced an agreement with Aviation Engineering Zrt for license production of the Ilyushin Il-103 light multipurpose aircraft in Hungary.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Alliance Jet, a jet charter operator based in Ireland, is expanding its operations in Europe after obtaining an International Maltese Air Operator’s certificate.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The owner of a drone racing supply shop has filed a petition for review of the FAA’s Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft (Remote ID) final regulation in federal appeals court.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
A group of 300 U.S. pilot and aviation organizations are advocating for standard airport diagram labels for general aviation aircraft parking.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Daher’s aircraft division delivered 53 Kodiak and TBM turboprops in 2020 with plans to deliver another 50 in 2021, according to the company, a show of “resilience” in its product lines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
An airline industry association has reportedly drafted a proposal to include federal funding of modern avionics in U.S. President Joe Biden’s expected trillion-dollar infrastructure package.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Business aircraft activity in North America was down 12% in February compared to a year ago, while European activity fell 31%, according to Argus data. Compared to January, activity in North America was down 4.4%, while activity in Europe was down 2.6% compared to the previous month, Argus said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Organizers of the Farnborough Airshow have said the event will not be impacted by plans to develop part of the exhibition space into a film set.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric pioneer Ampaire plans to conduct the UK’s first electric regional flight following a successful bid for funding support under the government’s £125 million ($174 million) Future Flight Challenge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Deliveries of Western-built, turbine-powered helicopters are projected to total 6,376 units valued at $30.4 billion over the next 10 years, resulting in a compound annual growth rate of 1.4% for the in-service fleet, according to Aviation Week Network’s Helicopter Fleet & MRO Forecast.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A design tool enabling power trains for electric aircraft to be modeled and optimized early in design has been released by startup LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Against a background of U.S. government opposition to using small drones produced in China, Texas-based Windhover Labs has unveiled a domestically developed flight computer designed to make it easier to develop and certify drones in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Drone manufacturer Flytrex, whose hexacopter delivers food and retail payloads up to 6.6 lb. to a distance of 3 1/2 mi. and back, on March 17 announced an $8 million financing round led by existing investors Benhamou Global Ventures and btov.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
High-rate composites manufacturing technology for the aerospace, automotive and air mobility industries is at the heart of a £90 million ($125 million) UK government-industry investment in five research and development projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
The UK government has launched a competition for up to £15 million ($20 million) in grant funding to spur the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The past year has been “pretty brutal” for the aviation industry, with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting supply chains and aircraft deliveries, but “we’re going to come out of it just fine,” says Richard Aboulafia, Teal Group vice president of analysis.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
UK lessor Falko Regional Aircraft is to participate in the development of Electric Aviation Group’s (EAG) hybrid-powered regional airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Offshore helicopter operator CHC Group’s Brazil-based operation is to be the first to introduce a helicopter-dedicated derivative of a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) on its Leonardo AW139 used for offshore oil and gas support.
Safety, Ops & Regulation