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The Weekly Of Business Aviation, May 3, 2021

VOL. 106 NO. 18 May 03, 2021
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Regulatory/Legislative

Frankfurt Airport
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European Parliament Votes For COVID-19 Vaccine Passport

Apr 29, 2021
The European parliament has taken another step toward a COVID-19 passport for the region, voting Wednesday on the implementation of the EU COVID-19 certificate.

OEMs/Suppliers

Textron Citation CJ4
article

Textron Aviation Records Jump In Orders, Jet Deliveries

Apr 29, 2021
Textron Aviation recorded a better-than expected first quarter with deliveries of 28 Citation jets, up by five from a year ago, and a $452 million jump in the value of its orderbook, bringing it to $2.1 billion.
Gulfstream 700
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Gulfstream: First-Quarter Orders And Pricing Were Strong

Apr 28, 2021
Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 28 business jets during the first quarter of 2021, beating analysts’ expectations and exceeding deliveries by five units over the same period a year ago.
Embraer Phenom 300 business jet
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Embraer Business And Regional Jet Deliveries Rise In First Quarter

Apr 27, 2021
Embraer delivered 13 executive jets in the first quarter of 2021, compared to nine in the same period a year ago, and nine commercial jets compared to five a year ago.

Intelligence

MRO Americas 2021 logo
article

Sold-Out MRO Americas Signals Return Of Live Aviation Events

Apr 29, 2021
In a sign of the continued return of live events, the MRO Americas conference, held April 27-29, was sold out with more than 8,500 attendees. More than 75% opted for the in-person event with the remainder participating virtually.

Forecasts/Industry Data

Bombardier Challenger 350
article

April U.S. Business Aviation Activity Reported Down 5% Over 2019

Apr 30, 2021
Business aviation flight activity in the U.S. continues to recover, with activity only down 5% in April compared to April 2019, according to WingX Advance.

Charters/Brokers

Embraer Phenom 300 business jet
article

Embraer Sells Out BizJet Production Until Late 2021

Apr 30, 2021
Brazil-based Embraer’s executive-jet division took in record orders for the first three months of 2021, driven by first-time buyers and recovery in…
VistaJet Bombardier 7500
article

VistaJet Commits To Carbon Neutrality By ‘25, Challenges Bizav To Do Same

Apr 28, 2021
VistaJet says it has committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2025, beating the business aviation industry’s goal of carbon neutrality by 25 years and challenging other companies to follow suit.
Ventura Air Services CEO Nick Tarascio
article

Betting On A Good Outcome For Private Jet Charters

Apr 27, 2021
Private jet charter and management company Ventura Air Services is doubling its fleet during the ongoing pandemic, confident that charter travel will remain popular even as airlines return to normal service.

Sounding Board

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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Alexandra Florin, Wing Aviation Technical Standards Manager

Apr 27, 2021
Alexandra Florin joined Wing in 2020 as manager of the unmanned aircraft systems developer’s aviation technical standards department.

Suppliers

Collins HGA-4000 antenna for Certus
article

Collins Achieves Certus Antenna System Milestone

Apr 27, 2021
Collins Aerospace said it recently transmitted data via the new Iridium Certus satellite communications service using a high-gain antenna, marking a critical milestone in its development of Certus hardware.
Inconel hard alloy
article

Senior Connecticut Assets Change Hands Twice In Month

Apr 29, 2021
Last month, PCX Aerosystems announced it was buying nearby Senior Aerospace Connecticut. This month, Greenbriar Equity Group announced it will buy PCX from RFE Investment Partners.

MRO

United Express EMB-120
article

Ameriflight Plans New Maintenance, Drone-Delivery Services

Apr 28, 2021
Cargo feeder specialist Ameriflight is launching a parts-trading business and has plans to set up third-party maintenance services and launch a drone-delivery arm targeting urban areas, the company’s top executive revealed at Aviation Week’s MRO Americas April 28.

Programs

Wingcopter 198 triple-drop drone
article

Wingcopter Unveils Triple-Drop Package Delivery Drone

Apr 27, 2021
Germany’s Wingcopter on April 27 introduced the Wingcopter 198, a triple-drop delivery drone that is undergoing the FAA type-certification process in the U.S., the manufacturer said.

Business Aviation Briefs

article

Textron Aviation Earns Brazilian Approval For King Air 360 And 260

Apr 30, 2021
Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
article

Bombardier Opens Line Maintenance Station at Geneva Airport

Apr 30, 2021
Bombardier has opened a line maintenance station at Geneva Airport, the company’s 10th facility worldwide. It offers more than 107,000 ft.2 of hangar…
article

Bell Commemorates 60th Bell 505 Delivery In Europe

Apr 30, 2021
Bell Textron is celebrating the delivery of its 60th Bell 505 aircraft in Europe, to the Montenegro Air Force. In 2020, the company delivered more…
article

True Blue Power Introduces Gen5 TB60 Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery

Apr 30, 2021
True Blue Power, specializing in the design and manufacturing of power products for the aerospace industry, has added the 60-amp-hour TB60 Advanced…
article

Avfuel To Provide Neste SAF To Textron Aviation 

Apr 30, 2021
Avfuel Corp. said it has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to supply Neste MY sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to its Wichita headquarters on…
article

Yingling Aviation Named Goodrich De-Icer Service Center

Apr 30, 2021
Yingling Aviation, based in Wichita, has been named an authorized Goodrich De-Icer Service Center, joining an expanding network of installers for the…
article

Leonardo Secures 25% Stake in Germany’s Hensoldt 

Apr 30, 2021
Leonardo is taking a 25% stake in German defense electronics firm Hensoldt in a €600 million ($720 million) deal. The Italian defense company will…
article

Piper Earns EASA Approval Of M600 With SLS Halo System

Apr 30, 2021
Piper Aircraft has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for its Piper M600 SLS equipped with Garmin’s Autoland, called the HALO…

Airworthiness Directives

Business Aviation Appointments & Passings

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