The Weekly of Business Aviation

Porsche has become the latest carmaker to embrace urban air mobility (UAM), signing a memorandum of understanding with Boeing to study product development for the premium market for personal air vehicles.

Sustainable energy company Velocys says it will be able to produce “negative-emissions” fuels, after striking a deal to capture and store the carbon dioxide that will be generated by the biomass-to-fuel plant it is planning to build in Mississippi.

Aero Engine Corp. of China (AECC) has begun testing major components for a turboshaft engine of at least 1,000 kW (1,300 hp) takeoff power for a future civil helicopter.

China’s Ehang has delivered a second batch of autonomous air taxis to customers.

Embraer has demonstrated autonomous taxiing using a Legacy 500 business jet at its base in Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil.

Compact avionics manufacturer uAvionix announced Oct. 8 that it has acquired startup display company AeroVonics, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a move that diversifies its product line.

Bombardier unveiled the new six-seat Learjet 75 Liberty this past summer and customer interest is strong, the company said.

Biofuel supplier SkyNRG has introduced a program enabling corporations to reduce emissions from their business air travel by contributing to development of a production facility for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be built in the Netherlands.

The FAA said the last two of 155 planned airports now receive and display aircraft targets by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), completing its final implementation goal for the program.

Seaplane operator Harbour Air has installed a 540-kw (750-hp) electric motor in a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, with first flight expected by the end of November.

Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter says it has restarted flight tests of its third prototype SH09 single-engine light helicopter with a new, improved gearbox.

Under the deal, Boeing’s HorizonX capital investment arm will inject $20 million into Virgin Galactic in exchange for new shares.

Aerospace Welding Minneapolis has received premarket approval by the FAA to manufacture and sell new replacement parts for the aging Cessna 150 fleet.

OJets has added a Bombardier Global 5000 to its all-Bombardier fleet of charter aircraft.

SGS has acquired a majority stake in Argus International, a specialized aviation services provider.

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Lucy Robbin, co-founder and chair of Sky Mart, died Sept. 13 from lung cancer and COPD at her home in Key Biscayne, Florida.

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With the Jan. 1, 2020, FAA compliance deadline approaching, Duncan Aviation notes that roughly 65% of Learjet 30 and 31 models registered in the U.S. are noncompliant.

Gulfstream announced the purchase of a G280 as well as parts, tools and support by the Philippine Air Force.

AirMed International’s critical care transport operations have been reaccredited through July 2022 by The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems.

CAE launched its newest aviation training center in London Gatwick on Oct. 1.

Sichuan Dahua General Aircraft Manufacturing Co. of China has acquired the assets of ArrowCopter, a European gyrocopter company.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 170 airplanes; Model ERJ 190-100 STD, -100 LR, -100 ECJ, and -100 IGW airplanes; and Model ERJ 190-200 STD, -200 LR, and -200 IGW airplanes.