The Weekly of Business Aviation

U.S. DOT Secretary Elaine Chao defended the FAA’s practice of delegating certain safety and certification activities to manufacturers in the wake of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302.

Bendix King unveiled a new touchscreen avionics suite for Part 23 aircraft April 10 during the AERO Friedrichshafen 2019 trade show in Germany.

Britain’s aerospace industry has cautiously welcomed the European Union’s approval to postpone the UK’s exit from the European Union by six months.

Tecnam has launched a new, updated P92 MkII light aircraft, along with the latest editions of its low-wing P2002, called the P002JF MkII IFR, and the P2002 Sierra MkII EU.

Alphabet Wing on April 9 announced the launch of a commercial drone delivery service in the suburbs of Canberra, Australia’s capital.

Shearwater Aero Capital, a Georgia-based provider of corporate aviation finance, has announced strong growth in 2018.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association will begin the testing of individual aircraft brokers later in April for certification.

René Obermann is in line to succeed Denis Ranque as chairman of the Airbus board of directors in 2020, completing the European group’s leadership transition.

North American business aviation flight activity declined 0.6% year-over-year in March, although flight activity rose 13.3% compared to February, according to Argus International TraqPak data.

Chinese demand for business aircraft has flopped again, disappointing manufacturers for the second time this decade.

Embraer has selected Francisco Gomes Neto, currently president of street bus body supplier Marcopolo, to be its next CEO and president.

Aerospace Welding Minneapolis has received FAA authorization for manufacturing and shipping new high-performance stainless-steel exhaust stacks.

Jet Aviation is investing in hullo Aircrew, which will advance the technology development of the flight-crew staffing platforms of each company.

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The Carlyle Group has completed the purchase of StandardAero, a maintenance, repair and overhaul provider founded in 1911.

The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is offering an unmanned aerial systems degree to prepare students for careers in a top-emerging field.

Wichita State University says it has received a $2 million grant contract from the U.S. Economic Develop Association to develop advanced composite material manufacturing technology.

Eagle Cap Software has announced that its Aero Charting v1.1 software for the iPad now includes VFR sectionals and IFR en route charts and extends coverage to the Caribbean, Alaska and Hawaii.

Silver Air, a private jet management and charter provider based in Santa Barbara, California, has opened new operations in Reno, Nevada.

VistaJet has added VistaPet, a comprehensive program for customers’ pets, to its lineup of services.

The FAA is removing AD 2012-02-18, which applied to all Dassault Aviation Model Mystere-Falcon 50 airplanes

Mike Nichols has been named senior vice president of strategy and innovation for the National Business Aviation Association’s new Strategy & Innovation division

The annual Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is set for April 16-18.

Gulfstream Aerospace said its Gulfstream G650ER ultra-long-range business jet set a speed record March 29.