The Weekly of Business Aviation

Flirtey is preparing to begin routine food deliveries by drone within the largest industrial park in the U.S.

A new U.S. Army program will demo an intel-collecting system with three powerful sensing capabilities in one year and attempt to field the system on a new airborne surveillance fleet starting in five years.

French-based Latécoère will acquire Bombardier’s electrical wiring interconnection system assets.

After a 10-year notice, aircraft operators and owners begin 2020 with the FAA’s mandate for ADS-B equipage in effect.

Clemens Aviation, a family-owned charter, management and sales operation outside Wichita, is expanding into the Oklahoma business jet sales market.

The Weekly of Business Aviation polled leaders in the general and business aviation industry about their predictions for 2020.

The explosion that rocked Textron Aviation’s Plant 3 in Wichita last week appears not to have harmed the company’s Cessna 408 SkyCourier turboprop program.

Business aviation stakeholders say they support congressional legislation that includes provisions “aimed squarely at promoting the development and use of sustainable aviation fuels,” the National Business Aviation Association said.

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

A nitrogen tank exploded at Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft facility in Wichita on Dec. 27.

The FAA on Dec. 26 released its long-awaited proposed rule outlining requirements for drones to transmit identifying information to the ground.

Textron will not become a pure aerospace and defense company in the near term.

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

Bombardier has received FAA type certification of its Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets.

Whether more management heads roll at Boeing remains to be seen now that Dennis Muilenburg has been fired as chief executive.

BAA Training, an independent aviation training center, adds a flight base in Spain.

LOS ANGELES - Safran has joined supersonic jet developer Aerion as a “major partner” for its 12-seater AS2 Mach 1.4 corporate transport currently in

WASHINGTON – The U.S. FAA has pledged to release a draft rule prescribing a means to identify drones from the ground by the end of December. After

Conferences and events for the Business Aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the Business Aviation Industry.

For information about placing Classified Advertising in BA’s Marketplace Section, please contact Miguel Ornelas at 1 (661) 480-7000.

DASSAULT AVIATION AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2019-0973; Product Identifier 2019-NM-187-AD; Amendment 39-19811; AD 2019-23-17] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX and Model Falcon 2000EX airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of iced angle-of-attack (AoA) probes after takeoff, with associated misleading airspeed indication and/or misleading stall warning. This AD requires revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to provide the flight crew with updated procedures related to manually activating heating of the AoA probes during line up, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD becomes effective Dec. 27. The FAA estimates that this AD affects 146 airplanes of U.S. registry with an estimated cost of compliance of $85 per aircraft and $12.41 for the fleet. For more information, contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, Washington, 98198; telephone and fax 206-231-3226.

Innovative Solutions & Support, based in Exton, Pennsylvania, has received FAA approval for an auto-throttle system that helps protect against one-engine inoperative catastrophic loss-of-control accidents.

Planet Nine Private Air, a private charter operator and aircraft management company in Van Nuys, California, has added an ultra-long-range Gulfstream GV to its charter fleet.

Elit’ Avia, a provider of charter, aircraft management and related services, is now a Wyvern “Wingman Certified Operator” through its Maltese air operator’s certificate (AOC).