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.
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.
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.
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.
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 is evaluating options for supplying customers with used and serviceable material (USM), including potential partnerships with service providers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The organizers of Aero Friedrichschafen in Germany, which had been postponed until July, have canceled the event for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A number of business aviation-related organizations have launched sustainability programs in April, including some that used Earth Day on April 22 as the catalyst for their announcements. Here is a roundup of new programs.
The National Business Aviation Association has announced the launch of a new accreditation program, called the NBAA Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program, in order to certify leadership actions involving sustainable flight operations by flight departments and others.
A four-year research project to develop a cheaper method of producing sustainable aviation fuel from agricultural and forestry residues has kicked off in Europe.
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has raised $20.5 million in Series A funding from investors including the venture arms of Airbus, JetBlue Airways and Toyota.
It is still too early for major international trade shows to resume, but China is further down the road to recovery than most of the rest of the world.
Seven aviation industry advocacy organizations are establishing the Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability, intended to accelerate the industry’s actions to decarbonize aviation and increase the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels.
Bye Aerospace has launched development of the eFlyer 800, an eight-seat, all-electric competitor to Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop.
A Safety Management System might have forewarned the operator of a sightseeing floatplane involved in a 2019 midair collision over Alaska that the aircraft’s avionics were not providing adequate situational awareness, the NTSB contends.
Robotic Skies, which is building a maintenance service network for commercial and industrial drones, has received an investment from Japan-based Drone Fund.
