The Weekly of Business Aviation

The Angelus Corp. has begun construction of its new headquarters in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.

Bombardier has delivered the first of three Global 6000 business jets to Luftwaffe, Germany’s air force.

Greteman Group has published a book on the history of Wichita’s aviation industry called “Wichita: Where Aviation Took Wing.”

Piper Aircraft’s first group of apprentices has begun its two-year program, the Vero Beach, Florida, manufacturer says.

Textron Aviation is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Citation jet.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) has handled more than $1.6 billion in aircraft sales since the Feb. 1 launch of www.AircraftExchange.com.

Textron Aviation has opened a new 13,000-sq.-ft. service center in Manila, the Philippines, in collaboration with PhilJets Aero Services at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

CPI Aerostructures has received a contract from Turkish Aerospace Industries for orders valued at about $4.6 million for the T70 Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP).

Nextant Aerospace has received FAA approval for Challenger 604 differences training for Pro Line 4 to Pro Line Fusion avionics.

Jet Linx has opened a new private terminal at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model airplanes.

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Textron Aviation has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) validation of the Garmin International G1000 NXi flight deck upgrade for the Citation Mustang.

Miller Stallings has joined Aerovon Risk Advisors as an account executive. Aerovon is located in New Bern, North Carolina.

Ancala Partners has completed the acquisition of a 45% interest in Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

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Fractional operator NetJets has taken delivery of its 100th Challenger business jet from Bombardier with the delivery of another Challenger 350 super mid-size business jet.

Leonardo has said certification of its AW609 commercial tiltrotor is likely to slide into 2020, but the company is sticking to its plan to deliver the first aircraft by the end of next year.

Textron Aviation’s new Citation Longitude super midsize jet was awarded FAA type certification Sept. 21.

Hundreds of unionized factory workers were shut out of their factory after airframe producer Avcorp Industries said it locked them out of its Delta, British Columbia, facility starting Sept. 16.

Private aviation provider Airshare, based in Lenexa, Kansas, is expanding its operation into the Upper Midwest, including the Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Louisville markets.

Wichita pilots Kirby and Teresa Ortega have launched Ortega Aviation Services, an aviation training, testing and consulting organization.

Alphabet company Wing has named courier and retail partners for its first drone delivery service in the U.S., scheduled to launch next month in Christiansburg, Virginia.

A new initiative to increase the amount of time U.S. air traffic controllers spend in on-the-job training (OJT) is off to a promising start, a top FAA air traffic official said.

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation has received FAA authorization to conduct Unmanned Aircraft Systems test flights at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport beginning Sept. 16.