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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 Angus Batey
With the UK entering its third full national lockdown on Jan. 6 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, private charter flights have all but stopped.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Signature Aviation, which operates Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest FBO chain, has accepted a cash offer of $4.63 billion from Global Infrastructure Partners for the business, the company said Jan. 11.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
After a hit in sales caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, member dealers of the International Aircraft Dealers Association experienced a trend of increasing transactions of pre-owned aircraft in 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Five non-career FAA appointees resigned from their posts in protest after the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters Jan. 7, according to an internal email viewed by Aviation Daily.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The Weekly of Business Aviation polled industry leaders on their predictions for the business aviation industry in 2021. Below is Part 2 of a two-part series. Please see the Jan. 4, 2021, edition for Part 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Business jet traffic over the Christmas holiday period was down 11% compared to a year ago, peaking at 12,000 daily flights on Dec. 23, according to WingX Advance data.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
The U.S. political crisis spilled into the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Thursday when DOT secretary Elaine Chao became the first cabinet official to resign in response to the mob invasion of the Capitol building by President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Universal Avionics will supply its enhanced flight vision system for the future Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, the avionics company announced Jan. 6.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA on Jan. 6 announced a final rule that streamlines the application process for testing supersonic aircraft over land.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA on Jan. 6 announced a final rule that streamlines the application process for testing supersonic aircraft over land.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
In an outgrowth of steps taken to protect clients from COVID-19 on its aircraft, Flexjet is offering fractional jet ownership clients complimentary diagnostic screenings for early detection of health risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Dassault Aviation has released orders and delivery numbers for 2020, where the impact of the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic appears.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up, a private aviation membership service, has continued its shopping spree with the acquisition of Mountain Aviation, the largest Part 135 operator of Citation X super-midsize business jets in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Curtiss-Wright has begun assembly of flight control system actuators for Eviation Aircraft’s Alice under a fast-paced production effort following its selection for the all-electric commuter aircraft program in late 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Pilatus Aircraft is celebrating the 100th delivery of its Swiss-made PC-24 midsize business jet. The milestone delivery to Jetfly Aviation comes less than three years after the company delivered the first PC-24 to a customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S.-based emergency air transport provider Hatzolah Air has placed four preorders for an air ambulance version of the CityHawk vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle under development by Israel’s Urban Aeronautics.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
South Korea is to establish an urban air mobility (UAM) test site in the southern coastal town of Goheung under a national plan to commercialize air taxi services by 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Japanese express delivery company Yamato Holdings is collaborating with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the design of a cargo pod for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aerial logistics system that the company plans to introduce early this decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The New York organization developing a dedicated flight corridor for unmanned aircraft systems has named former GE AiRXOS head Ken Stewart as its new president and CEO.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Saab has secured a long-awaited $1.01 billion follow-on order from the United Arab Emirates for two more GlobalEye swing-role surveillance aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has completed the acquisition of its remaining stake in Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services from Lufthansa Technik and ExecuJet Aviation Group in Germany.
Maintenance & Training

By Bill Carey
The FAA on Dec. 28 announced final rules requiring that drones be capable of being tracked and identified from the ground, taking a major step toward opening the airspace to more regular flights of small unmanned aircraft systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
With just seven days before the end of the Brexit transition agreement, the UK and the European Union have finally agreed on a future trading relationship.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The FAA, in a grant of COVID-19-related relief, has extended deadlines for proficiency and competency checks and completion of crew training, following a petition from the National Air Transportation Association.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
U.S. business aviation activity remains in a plateau, with flight operations falling 17% in November, down from October activities, and yearly declines remaining in the mid-teen ranges during the second half of 2020, a report by J.P. Morgan analysts says.
Aircraft & Propulsion