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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 Molly McMillin
Ed Bolen became president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association in 2004, after serving as president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has partnered with a new insurance underwriter to offer potential relief to older pilots.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
A number of industry groups have released a free “General Aviation Dry Leasing Guide” in response to federal concerns over illegal charter flights, including those conducted over so-called “sham dry lease” arrangements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace supplier Moog has acquired avionics provider Genesys Aerosystems of Mineral Wells, Texas, from McNally Capital and Genesys managers for about $77.7 million, the companies announced late Dec. 21.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
CAE on Dec. 22 announced its acquisition of Merlot Aero Ltd., a civil aviation crew management and optimization software company, for $25 million.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
UK start-up Faradair Aerospace has partnered with Honeywell and MagniX on development of its multirole Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft, designed to carry 18 passengers or three LD3 cargo containers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Competitors wasted little time taking advantage of the U.S. Commerce Department announcement that it had added Chinese drone manufacturer DJI to its export blacklist.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
A bipartisan effort to fast-track new FAA certification and oversight mandates is using the emergency funding-focused omnibus bill to get the legislation into law, agreeing on new requirements targeting what the agency can delegate to manufacturers, emphasizing human factors reviews, and urging FAA to spearhead improvement of global pilot training.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo said it expects to finish 2020 with more business aviation air-to-ground subscribers than it had at the start of the year, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Signature Aviation, a London-based private aircraft services provider, said it would accept a buyout offer from Blackstone should the investment company follow up with a firm offer at the $5.17 per share cash price set out in its proposal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Jaunt Air Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding with propulsion developer VerdeGo Aero to study a hybrid-electric version of Jaunt’s planned Journey urban air taxi.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Commerce Department on Dec. 18 added 77 mostly Chinese companies, including small drone manufacturer DJI, to its Entity List of companies subject to export restrictions “for actions deemed contrary” to U.S. interests.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Altitude Angel and Inmarsat have demonstrated a deployable UTM system that incorporates satellite communications to track drones flying beyond the visual range of an operator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
In a year challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, two top concerns of business aviation passengers involve cleaning procedures between flights and air circulation in the cabin, according to a 2020 fourth-quarter survey of aircraft owners and operators by JetNet iQ.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Blackstone is in talks with Signature Aviation for a possible takeover bid of $5.17 per share of Signature stock, Signature confirmed in a statement, noting the recent movement in its share price.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
The FAA and the Kansas Department of Transportation have agreed to establish a flight corridor for testing civil supersonic aircraft, state officials announced Dec. 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Assuming a successful rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, business aviation activity is expected to reach “numbers never seen in the modern age of our industry” in 2021, according to a just-released forecast and white paper by Argus International.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The buyer of Kestrel Aviation assets, owned by One Aviation, has asked a bankruptcy court judge to address a delay of the sale’s closure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
A UK government initiative to reduce quarantine durations for international travelers got off to a difficult start after at least one approved COVID-19 test provider was overwhelmed with requests.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Mountain Aviation laid claim to being the world’s largest operator of the Citation X after receiving delivery of its 26th Cessna jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA, codifying a lesson learned from the Boeing 737 MAX saga, plans to use ad-hoc internal review boards to help validate work as during the aircraft certification process, administrator Steve Dickson said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
As 2020 comes to a close, cybersecurity has become headline news once again, and business aviation has been directly affected.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy of two special-mission versions of the Gulfstream G550 business jet configured for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup ZeroAvia has raised $37.7 million in funding to develop a zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system to power 19-seat regional airliners.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Airbus appears to be planning to develop a hydrogen-powered helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion