The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The FAA is working with drone service providers to develop data use standards by this summer that represent a step toward having third parties provide remote identification (ID) services for small unmanned aircraft.
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Michael Lorenzini has been appointed to the newly created position of chief commercial officer of Launch Technical Workforce Solutions.

By Molly McMillin
Aena has selected a consortium consisting of Universal Aviation Spain, United Aviation Service and General Aviation Service to co-manage and renovate the existing general aviation terminals at Madrid Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat International airports.

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By Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has moved two of its satellite avionics shops into new hangars.

By Molly McMillin
BHS Helicopter Service has solidified growth plans with the acquisition of the Swiss helicopter business of its Stuttgart-based cooperation partner DC Aviation.

By Molly McMillin
The FAA has granted Part 145 repair station certification to the Clay Lacy aircraft maintenance facility at Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Oxford, Connecticut.

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4, and 407 helicopters.

By Molly McMillin
SmartFly has launched an aggregated buying power service with a global network reach for clients.

By Molly McMillin
Dassault Aviation has begun construction of an office building on its site in Merignac, France as a step in its “Leading Our Future” transformation plan.

By Molly McMillin
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students and faculty are providing weather support to 10 vintage World War II C-47s and DC-3s as they cross the Atlantic to participate in the 75th anniversary reenactment of the Normandy invasion.

By Molly McMillin
Two long-standing aviation events have been canceled.

By Molly McMillin
Boeing has launched a new Boeing Business Jet services bundle and signed the first multi-year agreement for the service with Metrojet.

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By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up, a membership-based private aviation company, has acquired wholesale light jet charter operator Travel Management Co., which operates a fleet of 26 Hawker 400XP aircraft.
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By Molly McMillin
Work to permanently remove pavement at each end of the runway at Santa Monica Airport in California is scheduled to begin June 16 and will be completed in five phases.
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By Graham Warwick
The de Havilland name has returned to aircraft manufacturing with the completion of the $300 million sale of the Dash 8 program by Bombardier to Canada’s Longview Aircraft Capital.
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GlobeAir, the only operator to have demonstrated that an air taxi service with a fleet of small jets can be a viable business in Europe, is now talking to major airlines to offer them a “last mile” service.
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By Kirby Harrison
Aircraft engineering, modification and completion specialist GDC Technics has completed and delivered two BBJ 787s to a confidential head-of-state client.
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By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Aircraft has reiterated the importance of the larger version of its MRJ regional jet, following a news report that the company would shift its focus to a smaller version.
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By Graham Warwick, Joe Anselmo
The effort will include flight tests in 2020 of an EMB-203 Ipanema single-engine agricultural aircraft modified into an electric propulsion testbed.
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By Bill Carey
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo will build a 5G cellular network for aviation, with a plan to begin offering the broadband service in 2021.
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By Joe Anselmo
Boeing’s $4.2-billion deal to acquire an 80% stake in Embraer’s commercial aviation business means big changes are also coming to the company’s Executive Jets unit.

By Thierry Dubois
After at least six years of research and technology work on the Avionics 2020 demonstrator, Thales’ efforts toward creating a more intuitive cockpit have crystallized into the FlytX avionics suite.
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