The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European rules aimed at ensuring “safe and secure” drone operations across Europe, as well as protecting the “safety and the privacy of EU citizens while enabling the free circulation and a level [EU] playing field” were published June 11.
Business Aviation

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Leonardo S.p.A. (Type Certificate previously held by Finmeccanica S.p.A., AgustaWestland S.p.A.) Model AW109SP helicopters.

Kenneth Rivers has been named satellite manager of West Star Aviation’s Scottsdale, Arizona, location.

By Molly McMillin
AviationManuals has released a guide for operators to understand various requirements for Letter of Authorization (LOA) applications.
Business Aviation

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

By Molly McMillin
The National Air Transportation Association released a whitepaper June 7 called “Urban Air Mobility: Considerations for Vertiport Operation.”

By Molly McMillin
Bell has received type certification for its Jet Ranger X for performance information expansion at up to 22,500 ft. density altitude.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
To keep up with customer demand, PrivateFly has added new summer routes to its schedule with fixed prices on a 13-seat Embraer Legacy 600.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The Aviation Marketplace will assist the public with hurricane evacuation in affected areas during the upcoming 2019 hurricane season.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Desert Jet Center will waive ramp fees for all Angel Flight West volunteer pilots conducting missions from the Palm Springs, California, area and Coachella Valley.

By Molly McMillin
Garmin has added new features in its GTN650/750 series touchscreen navigators.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Garmin has received FAA approval for its GFC 600 autopilot for the Cessna 208 and 208B.

By Molly McMillin
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched its annual survey of those who have taken flight training, including recurrent training within the past 12 months.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Planet Nine Private Air has received delivery of its fifth ultra-long-range Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
A Lear Jet Model 35 private jet, painted in bright rainbow colors, flew children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation in six Western U.S. cities over their respective communities in May.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Mente Group has moved into its new headquarters in North Dallas.
Business Aviation

June 17-23—Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget Parc des Expositions, Paris, France, https://www.siae.fr/en/

By Michael Bruno
Executives and analysts expect the proposed merger of Raytheon and United Technologies will pass antitrust muster, and it is already winning over investors and government customers.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The FAA on June 10 said it was investigating the cause of a satellite navigation system anomaly on Bombardier CRJ and other jets that forced several U.S. airlines to cancel flights.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Canada’s Héroux-Devtek, the third-largest landing gear manufacturer worldwide, said on June 10 it bought nearby Alta Precision, a privately-owned manufacturer of high-precision landing gear components, in a $23 million deal.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
German startup Volocopter says its multicopter eVTOL air taxi can offer the majority of inner city and airport shuttle services needed in more than 90% of its Top 100 target cities.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
An FAA and EASA grounding of all Cessna Citation Model 525, 525A and 525B bizjets is driving Atlas active winglets provider Tamarack Aerospace into bankruptcy.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Ampaire has begun flying a testbed for its electric propulsion conversion for regional aircraft.
Business Aviation

The House Appropriations Committee has OK'd legislation granting $17.7 billion to the FAA in fiscal 2020, advancing the bill to the full chamber.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Uber has partnered with on-demand helicopter charter operator Heliflite to launch Uber Copter.
Business Aviation