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The Weekly of Business Aviation, May 9, 2022

VOL. 107 NO. 18 May 09, 2022
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OEMs/Suppliers

Bombardier Challenger 3500
article

Bombardier Orders Continue Rise With Strong Demand

May 05, 2022
Bombardier continues to see strong demand for Challenger and Global business jets with an order backlog that grew $1.3 billion during the first quarter of 2022. 
Citation Latitude
article

Textron Aviation Acquires Mistequay To Support Citation Line

May 02, 2022
Textron Aviation has acquired Mistequay Group and its facilities in Saginaw, Michigan and Monroe, Washington, a supplier of precision components for aerospace and defense manufacturers.

Airports

London Oxford Airport
article

London Oxford Airport Eyeing Electrified Future

May 02, 2022
Operating a regional airport in Britain in the early 2020s appears to be an exercise in balancing risks against opportunities, ambition against pragmatism. 

Intelligence

Forecasts/Industry Data

airplane refueling
article

Jet-A Fuel Rising Prices Surpass 100L

May 06, 2022
For the first time in more than 14 years, the “record-high spike” in Jet-A fuel prices in the U.S. has surpassed that of 100L, according to a report by GlobalAir.com.

Programs

article

Boom Supersonic, Climeworks Sign Carbon Capture Agreement

May 03, 2022
Boom Supersonic has signed a 10-year agreement for carbon dioxide removal via Climeworks direct air capture technology.
Daher TBM 960
article

Daher Begins TBM 960 Deliveries

May 04, 2022
Daher has begun deliveries of its TBM 960 turboprop, which replaces the TBM 940, following the aircraft’s unveiling in early April. 
X-57
article

NASA Prepares X-57 For First Electric Flight Test This Summer

May 05, 2022
NASA is preparing its X-57 Maxwell all-electric experimental aircraft for its first flight test this summer.

Sounding Board

Head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters Frederic Lemos
article

Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Frederic Lemos, Head Of Airbus Corporate Helicopters

May 02, 2022
Frederic Lemos joined what was then Eurocopter in 2003 as a sales manager, rising through the ranks to become head of business aviation and marketing when the company was rebranded as Airbus Helicopters in 2014.

Obituary

Norman Mineta
article

Norman Mineta, Longest-Serving U.S. DOT Chief, Dies At 90

May 05, 2022
Mineta was the longest-serving U.S. Transportation Secretary in the department’s history and a difference-making advocate for the nation’s aviation system. 

Regulatory/Legislative

airplane refueling
article

Industry Facing Deadline To Stop Using Leaded Avgas

Apr 29, 2022
Representatives of organizations representing manufacturers, aircraft owners, pilots and aircraft modification companies are grappling with the issues involved with getting the lead out of all aviation gasoline.
David Boulter FAA
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Boulter To Serve As Top FAA Aviation Safety Executive

May 03, 2022
FAA Flight Standards Service executive director David Boulter will take the agency’s top civil-service safety job on an interim basis when current acting associate administrator for Aviation Safety Chris Rocheleau leaves government service at the end of May.

Business Aviation Briefs

Airworthiness Directives

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