Business & Commercial Aviation

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Piaggio Aerospace signs a $221 million contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense for nine P.180 Avanti EVO turboprop aircraft.

Piper Aircraft has begun the application process for its 2020 Apprenticeship Program, which is designed to qualify participants as a journeyman in aircraft assembly.

Bombardier celebrates delivery of the first Global 6500 to HK Bella-wings Jet Ltd. of Hong Kong, a business jet management company.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael Graham and Thomas Chapman to serve on the NTSB.

Safran joins supersonic jet developer Aerion as a “major partner” for its 12-seat AS2 Mach 1.4 corporate transport.

Embraer delivered the first Praetor 500 midsize business jet to its launch customer, fractional travel provider Flexjet.

As of Jan. 1, aircraft not equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Broadcast Out will have a difficult time operating in most U.S. airspace.

Cirrus Aircraft begins delivering 2020 G6 SR Series piston aircraft with improvements.

Latecoere is acquiring Bombardier’s electrical wiring interconnection system assets and assuming its related workforce in Mexico.

Leonardo Helicopters completes the first flight of the fourth prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

W.K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek, Michigan, has changed its name to Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field.

The National Air Transportation Association's Loss of License Insurance Program now has more than 1,000 pilots enrolled.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its 600th G550.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is planning three 2020 Fly-ins.

The FAA has sent a letter to Blackbird Air, which created a web-based application to connect passengers with pilots, emphasizing the agency’s regulations regarding pilots who transport paying passengers.

HondaJet operator WiJet reportedly has shuttered its French subsidiary and is conducting flights through subsidiaries in Luxembourg and Belgium where operations have grown.

Duncan Aviation delivers a Gulfstream 150 and Bombardier Challenger 300 with interior elements produced with hydrographic printing.

Gulfstream Aerospace opens its second MRO facility in Southern California with a new service center at Van Nuys Airport.

Clay Lacy Aviation is performing 10-year inspections for Embraer Phenoms at Embraer service centers at two California airports.

Employees of financially troubled Mooney International were sent home from the Kerrville, Texas, facility Jan. 6 — their second furlough in about a

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia earns FAA certification to perform line and heavy maintenance on Dassault business jets.

FAA type certification of the Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 follows Transport Canada and European Union Aviation Safety Agency approvals.