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The Weekly Of Business Aviation, August 16, 2021

VOL. 106 NO. 33 August 16, 2021
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OEMs/Suppliers

Embraer
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Regional Turboprop, 100% SAF Headline Embraer’s Sustainability Drive

Aug 13, 2021
Embraer has unveiled a suite of sustainability initiatives ranging from researching electric and hydrogen propulsion, new regional turboprop and hybrid-electric transport aircraft, and enabling its regional jets to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
Embraer Praeter 600
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Embraer Sales, Deliveries Rebound In Second Quarter

Aug 13, 2021
Embraer expects to deliver 90-95 business jets and 45-50 commercial aircraft in 2021, up from 86 and 44, respectively in 2020 as the market recovers to pre-pandemic levels and growth continues, the company reported.
Embraer Phenom 300 business jet
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Embraer Getting $97.2 Million EXIM Loan Guarantee For Florida Facility

Aug 13, 2021
Embraer Executive Aircraft’s Melbourne, Florida, facility will receive a $97.2 million, two-year revolving working capital loan guarantee from the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to support exports of business jets produced there.

Forecasts/Industry Data

Textron Cessna KingAir 360
article

Pre-Owned Market Is BizAv’s ‘Elephant In The Room’

Aug 13, 2021
The pre-owned business aircraft market enters the second half of 2021 with inventory at an all-time low, spurred in part by an influx of first-time buyers, who have come in “droves” to buy but have nothing to trade in.
Gulfstream 700
article

North American BizAv Flight Activity Sees 45% July Boost

Aug 09, 2021
North American business aviation activity in July totaled 305,136 flights, up 45% from a year ago and 43,100 more than in July 2019, setting a record according to Argus International data.
Learjet 45
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BizAv Avionics Sales Rise In 2Q But Decline For First Half Of 2021

Aug 10, 2021
Business and general aviation avionics sales during the second quarter totaled $500.9 million, up 2.1% from the same period a year ago, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association. But sales for the first six months totaled $1.07 billion, a 7.1% decrease from the year-ago period.

Intelligence

Suppliers

Garmin Smart Glide
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Garmin Introduces Smart Glide Single-Engine Aircraft Safety Feature

Aug 12, 2021
Garmin International has introduced Smart Glide, a safety feature to help reduce pilot workload in a single-engine-aircraft loss-of-power emergency.

Charters/Brokers

VistaJet Bombardier Challenger 605
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VistaJet And XO Parent Posts Record Sales Growth In 2021

Aug 12, 2021
Vista Global Holding, which includes VistaJet and XO, recorded record sales growth during the first half of 2021 with a 67% increase in flight hours and subscription sales at an all-time high.

Services

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Aviation Industry Remains Focused On Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Aug 05, 2021
As work continues to develop viable electric or hydrogen power plants for passenger aircraft, the industry’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions remain focused on sustainable aviation fuels. 
Dassault Falcon 2000LX ISTAR
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Aero-Dienst Wins DLR Contract

Aug 10, 2021
Business-aviation and air-medical services provider Aero-Dienst on Aug. 10 announced a four-year contract award from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to maintain its Dassault Falcon 2000LX Inflight Systems and Technology Airborne Research aircraft.

Programs

BlackFly
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Opener Readies BlackFly Personal eVTOL For Sale

Aug 13, 2021
Opener’s BlackFly might start its life as a toy for the affluent early adopter, as did the Ski-Doo and the Sea-Doo, but its designer believes the single-seat electric vertical-takeoff vehicle will ultimately find multiple practical uses.
Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter
article

PAL, Viking Team On Firefighting Capability For Twin Otter

Aug 10, 2021
Canada’s Viking Air and PAL Aerospace have teamed to develop a firefighting capability for the DHC-6 Twin Otter family of aircraft.
Pyka P3
article

From Autonomous Crop Sprayer To Electric Regional, Pyka Moves Up-Market

Aug 12, 2021
With an autonomous electric aircraft already in production and operation, U.S. startup Pyka has unveiled plans to develop a larger aircraft for the regional cargo and passenger markets.
Erickson Sky Crane
article

Helicopter Operator Erickson Hunts For ‘Strategic Partner’

Aug 10, 2021
Utility helicopter operator Erickson Inc. has put itself up for sale, looking for a “strategic partner” to bolster its operations, maintenance repair and overhaul, and manufacturing businesses.
Kenya Airways' Fahari drone
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Embraer’s Eve Teams With Kenya Airways On UAM

Aug 11, 2021
Africa has emerged as a proving ground for drone delivery, headlined by Zipline’s large-scale on-demand medical delivery networks in Rwanda, Ghana and now Nigeria. Now the continent is turning its attention to urban air mobility.

Regulatory/Legislative

MagniX
article

FAA Close To First Certification Rules For Electric Engines

Aug 10, 2021
The FAA is closing in on its first special condition for type certification of an electric propulsion system, and acknowledges that amending requirements developed over decades for piston and turbine engines is proving challenging.

Associations

Avalon
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Organizers Cancel Avalon Airshow, Next Event Planned For 2023

Aug 10, 2021
The organizers of the Australian International Airshow, better known as the Avalon Airshow, have canceled this year’s event as they acknowledged the “unpredictable environment” brought about by the Delta strain of COVID-19.

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