The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Startup Electra.aero in 2021 is aiming to demonstrate the ability to take off and land in around 100 ft. using distributed hybrid-electric propulsion to support its development of short-takeoff-and-landing regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish aero-engine manufacturer TUSAS Engine Industries has delivered its first TS1400 turboshaft engine for use in the indigenous T-625 Gokbey utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Chinese electric air taxi developer EHang is adapting its business model to become an operator as well as the manufacturer of its autonomous air vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The organizers of the Paris Air Show, the world’s largest, have canceled the 2021 edition because of continued uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The world could see a commercial hypersonic development aircraft take flight within the next few years, predicts Mach 5 aircraft aspirant Hermeus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The vaccines against COVID-19 are raising hopes and Wall Street is abuzz over a “light switch bull case” investment thesis where commercial air traffic surges back and business returns to normal sooner than 2023-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense supplier Curtiss-Wright announced Dec. 3 that Lynn Bamford, currently president of the company’s Defense and Power Segments, will become CEO on Jan. 1 under a planned transition that sees current CEO and Chairman David Adams retiring by May 2022.
Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
The National Business Aviation Association’s first-of-its-kind Virtual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, held Dec. 2-3, drew thousands of attendees, organizers say. Here is some key news from the show that you may have missed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Some business travelers, media staff and “elite sportspersons” will be exempted from COVID-19 quarantine on their return to England, under the latest guidance issued by the UK Department for Transport (DfT).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has carried out a new flight test program of its Zephyr solar-powered pseudo-satellite, focusing on low-altitude flying, ascent and descent.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
A deal to sell One Aviation’s assets related to the Eclipse 500/550 jet to AML Global Eclipse has been finalized, according to a Dec. 3 court filing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have revised their bilateral arrangement to cover the certification of aviation innovations such as eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
StandardAero’s business is 80-85% of what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it hopes to be at 100% in the second half of 2021, assuming vaccines roll out and are effective as anticipated, says Tony Brancato, the company’s president of business aviation.
Maintenance & Training

By Bill Carey
Universal Avionics has completed the first flight of its latest human-machine interface technologies, including the SkyLens head-wearable display, on the company’s Gulfstream G-III business jet.
Flight Deck

By Angus Batey
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many previously supposed certainties. But it remains the case that regulatory and legislative processes move slowly, despite unprecedentedly swift responses to the coronavirus that have been rolled out this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The online marketing site of the International Aircraft Dealers Association from January through November facilitated 500 aircraft transactions worth $4.5 billion in sales, IADA said Dec. 3.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup H55 has secured CHF20 million ($22.5 million) of investor funding to complete certification of its electric propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Geneva-based Jet Aviation has added 41 aircraft to its global fleet as it expands its charter and management business in response to an increase in demand, despite flight restrictions and travel bans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Engine Assurance Program, based in Dallas, has grown enrollments by 40% since March, with 30% of the new business coming from first-time aircraft owners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Innovation Solution and Support’s ThrustSense autothrottle system will be installed as part of the standard configuration on Textron’s newly announced King Air 260, the company said during a VBACE presentation on Dec. 2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Tamarack Aerospace Group is adding a third facility, this time at Aiken Regional Airport in South Carolina, for the installation of its Active Winglets, as it works to keep up with a growing business.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Ben Goldstein
Large U.S. airports could exhaust the federal aid they received in 2020 unless passenger volumes significantly improve in 2021, a new report from Moody’s found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Business aviation flight hours are down 30% compared to last year, says avionics and engine manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace, which predicts a return to normal flight activity in 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Italy is planning to grow its Gulfstream G550 business jet-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
GrandView Aviation announced on Dec. 1 that it has received three new Embraer Phenom 300s, bringing to 10 the number of light jets in the charter operator’s fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion