The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group says it has reached agreements with lenders to delay debt repayments as the company fights to stave off bankruptcy.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Comac is building the first aircraft of the ARJ21 regional jet’s corporate version, intending to complete it next year as a demo to show to prospective customers.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has delivered the first of two Q400 aircraft to Qazaq Air JSC of Kasakhstan.

By Molly McMillin
Daher introduced the latest version of its “Me & My TBM” cloud-based application for owners and operators of its turboprop aircraft during Aero Friedrichshafen 2019.

By Molly McMillin
Universal Avionics has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for its new touchscreen EFIS Control Display Unit (ECDU) for the InSight Display System.

This AD requires inspecting each main rotor pitch link rod end bearing assembly (bearing) for wear and play.

David Carter has joined Universal Avionics as regional sales manager for the northwestern U.S. Carter previously was with L-3 Aviation.

Apr. 16-19—2019 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2019), Shanghai, China, https://abace.aero/2019/

View the Business Aviation Forecast For Asia 2019-2028 chart in PDF format.

By Molly McMillin
Sonaca Aircraft has developed a glass cockpit version of its Sonaca 200 aircraft called the Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro.

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft has received type certification from Canada’s Transport Canada Civil Aviation for its HondaJet Elite aircraft, it said.

By Molly McMillin
PWI has added Deer Horn Aviation as an authorized installation center for its line of LED products.

By Molly McMillin
Clay Lacy Aviation has added a Learjet 70 and a Citation Sovereign to its charter fleet.

By Molly McMillin
BLR Aerospace has selected Baker Aviation as an authorized dealer for BLR’s line of King Air winglets, winglet LED upgrades, deice boots and other products.

By Bill Carey
A spate of inflight malfunctions involving the DJI Matrice quadcopter that started late last year has generated recent safety investigations in the UK and a safety notice from Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
FAA’s proposed expansion of rules that aviation maintenance technician schools (AMTS) must follow to train mechanics will not please those in the industry who were hoping for more flexibility and less bureaucracy.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
FAA’s proposed expansion of rules that aviation maintenance technician schools (AMTS) must follow to train mechanics will not please those in the industry who were hoping for more flexibility and less bureaucracy.
Business Aviation

Recently-proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate would require Customs and Border Protection (CPB) to hire at least 600 additional officers each year until the agency’s staffing needs are completely met.
Business Aviation

By Alan Dron
Measures to improve Europe’s faltering air traffic control (ATC) system have been put forward to the European Commission by a panel of experts.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The FAA’s regs governing commercial drone operators does not require enough aeronautical experience, the Air Line Pilots Association says in comments on a rule change that would allow drone flights over people.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
The worst capacity crunch in Chinese business aviation should be solved next year with the opening of Capital Jet’s ground facility at the new airport at Daxing.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Two unusual designs are among new aircraft making their debut at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany on April 10-13.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Dubai-based Vista Global, owner of charter providers VistaJet and XOJet, plans to acquire troubled JetSmarter, an online jet sharing provider.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The University of North Dakota, Harris Corporation and the Northern Plains UAS test site have completed initial field testing of a ground radio control system that supports drone flights beyond the operator’s visual range.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Europe’s two-year General Aviation Improved Navigation and Surveillance (Gains) project is moving toward flight demonstrations of advanced procedures using aircraft equipped with Garmin avionics.
Business Aviation