The Weekly of Business Aviation

Hill Helicopters has further delayed a planned first engine run of its independently developed GT50 turbine powerplant.

Srdjan Kragojević was born into aviation.

Bahrain Airport Company has signed an agreement with Valo Aviation to develop a dedicated private jet facility at Bahrain International Airport (BAH).

PrivateSky Aviation Realty filed suit Oct. 24 against Lee County Port Authority.

After being phased out in 2012, Diamond Aircraft has restarted production of the DA20i Katana in Europe.

French personal air mobility startup Zapata announced plans to open its first flight center in Las Vegas early next year, offering paying customers the chance to fly the hybrid VTOL Air Scooter.

GE points to indications that—if integrated in a specific way—the Open Fan may even have more fuel efficiency benefits than previously thought.

EASA flight standards director Jesper Rasmussen has outlined a “radical change” to the certification of new general and regional aviation aircraft technologies.

Technologies for air mobility and airships are among a new wave of research projects to be funded by the Canadian government under a program to support decarbonization of the aerospace sector.

Iridium Communications has launched a microchip that could be embedded in devices to mitigate GPS jamming and spoofing.

SkyGrid has signed anagreement with MIT Lincoln Laboratory to jointly research and develop high-resolution forecast models for low-altitude flying aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace recorded higher orders and deliveries during the third quarter of 2025, spurred by the economy and new products.

Panelists at MRO Europe discussed challenges in recruiting, training and retaining new technicians.

A bipartisan push by U.S. lawmakers to force the FAA to require ADS-B In continues to gain momentum.

Business aviation manufacturers delivered 113 business jets, 27 turboprop and piston aircraft, two commercial propeller and four special mission aircraft during the month of September 2025.

Polaris Aero, an aviation safety software company, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) to develop generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in the VOCUS Safety Intelligence platform.

Scope Aircraft Finance celebrated its 50th year of business by launching a refreshed brand identity.

VIP Completions has received a Maintenance Implementation Procedures (MIP) designation and unveiled its first serialized supplemental type certificate (SSTC) project for a Canadian client.

ExecuJet MRO Services’ Australasian operation marked its 25th anniversary in October, providing business-aviation services across Australia, New Zealand and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Greenpoint Technologies announced its on-time delivery of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 787, following a maintenance and refurbishment program.

Tecnam Aircraft announced its delivery of a new P2006T NG to Canavia Flight Training, a flight training organization based in the Canary Islands.

Jet Out announced the addition of nine Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen 2 aircraft to its fleet.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.