The Weekly of Business Aviation

Comlux’s completion division was selected by DC Aviation Group to complete the VIP interior of an ACJ320neo aircraft.

L.J. Aviation is expanding at its base at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pennsylvania.

Silver Air, a private jet management and charter company, has added a Gulfstream G200 super midsize business jet to its charter fleet.

Dassault Aviation has finalized the acquisition of TAG Aviation’s maintenance, repair and overhaul business.

Sharp Details is expanding to the East Coast with the acquisition of Perfect Aircraft.

The FAA is publishing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters (Airbus) Model MBB-BK 117 C-2 helicopters.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the Cayman Islands has certified ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia.

By Jen DiMascio
When Linda Hudson took over as president and CEO of BAE Systems in 2009, she was the first woman to occupy nearly every job she had throughout her career.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
The closed environment of the aircraft cabin has often been described as an incubation tank for bacteria, viruses, and pathogenic organisms.
Business Aviation

Bombardier’s 23rd annual Safety Standdown, to be held Nov. 12-14, has reached full capacity, the company reports.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Drone delivery service provider Flirtey on Sept. 9 unveiled the Flirtey Eagle, a boxy quadcopter that it expects will begin delivering food and packages to households by year’s end.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
German air taxi developer Volocopter has raised an additional €50 million ($55 million) in the first part of a Series C funding round, taking the total capital raised so far to €85 million.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The FAA has postponed the release of a draft rulemaking for remote identification of drones by two months until December.
Business Aviation

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group, Inc. signed an MOU with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) Sept. 5 to enter negotiations for the purchase of 100 SpaceJet M100 aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Members of the business and general aviation community are mobilizing to send relief help to areas of the Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian.
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
A glimmer of hope can be seen for the sales of Dassault’s Falcon business jets in the recent acceleration of orders after years of sluggish transactions, according to numbers released during the company’s biannual press conference at its Saint-Cloud headquarters near Paris.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Saab has promoted Deputy CEO Micael Johansson to take the helm of the Swedish aerospace and defense company.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Zean Nielsen, a former Tesla executive, assumed the role of CEO of Cirrus Aircraft June 3, succeeding Dale Klapmeier.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Dassault Falcon Jet CEO Jean Rosanvallon is retiring after 44 years with the company, 23 of them as CEO.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Rabbit Aviation Services at San Carlos Airport, California, will offer unleaded aviation gasoline, making it the first California airport to do so.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The drone affiliate of cargo airline Astral Aviation has signed an agreement with Yamaha Motor Co. to introduce Yamaha’s Fazer R G2 unmanned helicopter in Kenya for “last-mile” cargo deliveries and crop-spraying applications.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Embattled aerospace valve provider Circor, whose management recently fended off an unsolicited takeover attempt favored by its own shareholders, has sold its Spence and Nicholson product lines to Emerson for about $84.5 million in cash.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Ametek, a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, said Sept. 4 it has acquired Pacific Design Technologies.
Business Aviation

IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said “preventing fragmentation” between international regulators remains the group’s foremost concern regarding the return-to-service of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
British aerostructure supplier GKN Aerospace plans to shed 1,000 jobs as it undertakes an international restructuring.
Business Aviation