➤ Caravan flight deck to feature more cockpit advancements  |  ➤ Korea's EnB puts pen to paper for Bell 505
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A weekly bulletin of business aviation news - July 27, 2024

Official ceremony
Falcon adds AW139 to energy industry fleet
Next generation
Vertical reveals powerful VX4 prototype in the UK
Industry milestone
Saudia signs for 50 Lilium Jets with options for 50 more
30 Years
Whale watching
The Kodiak 100 is equipped with floats that enable it to operate from both water and land.

Maine receives Kodiak 100 for maritime missions

The Maine Marine Patrol will put the multi-mission Kodiak 100 to use, among other things, for offshore monitoring of endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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Making adjustments
Cockpit enhancements are now available for the Cessna Caravan and Cessna Grand Caravan EX.

Caravan flight deck to feature more cockpit advancements

A modernised flight deck with backlit panels is among a number of amenities designed to elevate the pilot experience. They should be available in 2025 and will be standard on all new aircraft.
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Commercial entity

Korea's EnB puts pen to paper for Bell 505

Established in 2020, EnB Air provides helicopter services focused on aerial patrol, pest control, material transport and forest firefighting. Upon delivery, the Bell 505 will become the first Bell helicopter in EnB's fleet.
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Official ceremony

Falcon adds AW139 to energy industry fleet

There are over 1,400 AW139s on order, more than 1,200 units already in service and over four million flight hours logged to date with more than 300 operators. Falcon Aviation is the latest to join the pack.
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Next generation
Vertical's new proprietary propellers, designed specifically for eVTOLs, are optimised for low noise and made of carbon fibre composite using a single-shot cure process to maximise integrity.

Vertical reveals powerful VX4 prototype in the UK

Vertical is developing a full-scale prototype that will accelerate the VX4's flight test programme and demonstration capability. The company will take flight test learnings from this into the certified VX4 model.
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Industry milestone
The ceremony took place at Lilium's headquarters in Gauting near Munich.

Saudia signs for 50 Lilium Jets with options for 50 more

The agreement includes a schedule of deposit and pre-delivery payments, timeline of future deliveries, guarantees on aircraft performance and provisions on spare parts, maintenance and repairs.
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