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By Molly McMillin
Global Jet Capital, a provider of business aircraft financing, has raised about $663 million with the close of its BJETS 2021-1 securitization.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Stepping up to the established industry role of propulsion system suppler, hybrid-electric startup VerdeGo Aero has unveiled its first product.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
U.S.-based OneSky and Australian company Nova Systems completed trials in March of a proposed system for managing low-altitude drone traffic in Singapore.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
“Where’s my flying car?” may be the popular lament of disappointed futurists, but “Where’s the market?” is the more important question for startups trying to make roadable aircraft a reality. AeroMobil is targeting the exclusive clientele of supercar enthusiasts with its first product, the two-seat AeroMobil 4.0. But now the Slovakian startup is eyeing ride-hailing as a route to expanding the market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
To electrify future large commercial aircraft will require new wiring systems that can distribute tens of megawatts of power at thousands of volts safely and reliably at high altitudes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Hartzell, an aircraft propeller manufacturer, has received an FAA supplemental type certificate for its Voyager propeller with swept aluminum blades
Business Aviation

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Business Aviation

By Angus Batey
Sustainability of operations will be a key concern of the business aviation sector in a post-Brexit, post-COVID-19 world, according to speakers and attendees at the British Business and General Aviation Association’s annual conference.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Reliable Robotics has remotely piloted a Cessna 208B Caravan from a ground station 50 mi. away, a key step toward certifying an autonomy retrofit for the aircraft that will enable unmanned regional cargo operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Norwegian domestic airline Widerøe has partnered with Rolls-Royce and Italy’s Tecnam to become the potential launch operator of the P-Volt electric-powered passenger aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Babcock is to sell its offshore oil and gas support helicopter business to CHC in a further consolidation of the offshore helicopter industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin, Angus Batey
The European Business Aviation Association is urgently asking European national authorities to eliminate administrative flight barriers caused by Brexit for flights from the UK to the European Union, saying it is “unacceptable.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. airlines are set to receive another $14 billion in payroll support after House lawmakers approved the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on March 10.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
WICHITA–Textron Aviation has received FAA type certification for its Beechcraft King Air 260, its upgraded King Air 250 twin-turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
EASA has published guidance for aviation operators and national authorities to manage UAV incidents near airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X made its first flight on March 10 from Bordeaux-Merignac Airport, thus maintaining a key program on schedule as the company tries to regain lost market share in business aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A day after Singapore Airlines announced that it will trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile application, China announced its own version of a digital health certificate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Archer has committed to launching an urban air mobility network in Miami by 2024 which will see Southern Florida join Los Angeles as a flagship market for the startup’s planned air taxi services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Jump Aero is to study the use of an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle to calibrate navigation aids, as an alternative to a costly fixed-wing platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The unnamed suitors are proposing to purchase the two companies—Piaggio Aviation and Piaggio Aero Industries—which form Villanova d’Albenga-based Piaggio Aerospace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce has been selected to provide the electrical propulsion system for Vertical Aerospace’s gull-wing VA-X4 urban air mobility aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The market for pre-owned twin-engine helicopters dropped by half during the first half of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, but the segment finished the year with a 10% increase in sales compared to 2019, according to Aero Asset, a Toronto-based helicopter trading firm.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Olivier Dassault was the son of the late Serge Dassault and grandson of Marcel Dassault, who founded the French aviation firm before World War II.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Blue Line Aviation, a North Carolina-based flight training provider, has placed a firm order for 50 Diamond Aircraft with options for 50 more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Speakers at the British Business and General Aviation Association's annual conference on March 4 chose to accentuate the positives.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers