The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation continues to make progress on the development of its Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop program, but delays with its GE Catalyst engine have delayed the aircraft’s first flight.

By Bill Carey
Raytheon has integrated the AirMap UAS monitoring application on a working prototype of its Multi-platform ATC Rehosting Solution for air traffic control.
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By Molly McMillin
In its just-released forecast, Honeywell says it expects global deliveries of new business jets to total 7,600 valued at $248 billion over the next 10 years, with large jets the most popular of the segments.
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By Molly McMillin
Winglet Technology, based in Wichita, has received FAA approval for a performance update for its Citation Sovereign Transitional winglet.
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By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
Aviation and space legend Burt Rutan is designing a new aircraft, and it appears to use an electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing configuration eVTOL.

By Bill Carey
Sandel Avionics’ board has appointed CFO Steve Jackson as its new president and CEO, succeeding founder Gerald Block, who announced his retirement last month.
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Kyle Ferguson has been appointed Signum Aviation’s director of operations for North America. Ferguson joins the company from Avianis Systems. He previously held positions at NBAA, ARINC and Honeywell.

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for various transport airplanes

By Molly McMillin
The business jet forecast decreased somewhat from last year’s 10-year outlook, reflecting the most recent slowing of the market, the anticipation of an upcoming slowing of the U.S. and world economies and ongoing trade disputes which could impact the industry, said Brian Kough, Aviation Week senior director of forecasts and aerospace insights.
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By Graham Warwick
Japanese startup SkyDrive has raised $14 million to advance development of its fly/drive electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
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By Michael Bruno, Molly McMillin
As the 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition on Oct. 22-24 is set to kick off, industry analysts and experts continue to expect new products to stimulate orders, countering a lower level of legacy jet sales and flight operations.
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By Molly McMillin
World Fuel Services is working to lower carbon emissions in the aviation industry and plans to showcase those initiatives during the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas.
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By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace laid off 3.5% of its U.S. workforce, or 446 positions, the week of Oct. 14, the company confirmed.
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By Molly McMillin
San Antonio-based SyberJet Aircraft successfully completed the first flight of its SJ30i light jet equipped with a SyberVision flight deck, kicking off an 18-month certification test program, the company said.
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By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has pushed some Textron Longitude deliveries into early next year as the aircraft undergoes some minor modifications, the company reports.
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By Molly McMillin
Garmin International and uAvionix announced the resolution of a patent lawsuit brought by Garmin over the use of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast tech.
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By Bill Carey
The National Security Council will soon release a strategy for preventing drone disruptions at major metropolitan airports, the FAA says.
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By Tony Osborne
Britain’s aerospace industry is carefully examining the details of a revised agreement for the country’s exit from the European Union (EU).
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By Molly McMillin
The number of used business jets for sale rose 8% in October to 1,803 aircraft when compared to a year ago, according to Jefferies research.
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By Molly McMillin
World Fuel Services is working to lower carbon emissions in the aviation industry and plans to showcase those initiatives during the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas.
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By Kirby Harrison
The National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition on Oct. 22-24 will bring together dozens of topics and educational sessions, along with the latest business aircraft products and services.
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