The Weekly of Business Aviation

Regional stakeholders share perspectives on tariff impacts and suggest strategies to mitigate higher part costs.

Bombardier has announced a number of new leadership changes as it focuses on future growth.

The long saga of XTI Aerospace’s effort to develop a ducted-fan vertical-takeoff-and-landing business aircraft has taken a dramatic turn.

The Airways Aviation Academy pilot training organization in Montpellier, France, will enter court-ordered liquidation Jan. 23.

Beyond Aero has successfully tested a model of its BYA-1 hydrogen-electric business aircraft at the DNW wind tunnel in Marknesse, Netherlands.

Indonesia’s search and rescue agency (Basarnas) has confirmed it has located the wreckage of an ATR 42-500 aircraft that went missing on Jan. 17.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has deployed specialists to help investigate an accident involving an ATR 42-500 in Indonesia.

In this final installment, business aviation leaders share their thoughts on where they would invest in business aviation in the future.

TransDigm Group will buy proprietary aftermarket part providers Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation from private equity owner Vance Street Capital.

A Wyoming-based aircraft trust firm has acquired Southern Aircraft Consultancy.

Public charter operator JSX has formally marked the introduction into service of its first ATR 42-600 turboprop.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability is testing a vibration-based system to deice the wing and other surfaces in flight.

Israel’s first vertiport is planned for Atidim Park, a business and technology complex in northern Tel Aviv.

Volatus Aerospace has integrated Trimble’s PX-1 RTX GPS-inertial navigation system into its commercial delivery drones.

Archer plans to use Nvidia’s IGX Thor edge processor for artificial intelligence applications onboard its aircraft.

The FAA has selected two additional uncrewed aircraft system test sites, operated by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Indiana Economic Development Corp.

PrimeFlight Cargo, a Miami-based division of PrimeFlight Aviation Services, has recertified under the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics’ Pharma program.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Texas Children’s Hospital announced the entry into service of a “Kangeroo Crew” helicopter for critical pediatric and neonatal transport services in Austin.

Bombardier plans to build a manufacturing center at its Dorval site in Quebec, Canada, in a $72 million project.

Daher introduced the TBM 980, a new variant of the turboprop single with full touchscreen Garmin G3000 avionics, during a ceremony here at its Tarbes factory.

Weather data company Meteomatics says it will make available data from its Meteodrones for the first time to the U.S. National Weather Service.