The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is confident that its move to cut 737 production nearly 20% later this month will have minimal effect on delivery schedules for the non-MAX aircraft still being made, including the remaining 737NGs headed for airlines, a few business jets, and regular deliveries of its P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to military customers.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Charter broker PrivateFly has completed its integration with Skyjet.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Studies suggest both the traffic and infrastructure are available to make urban air mobility attractive as a premium service.
Business Aviation

The acting FAA chief has defended the qualifications of FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors involved with the Flight Standardization Board for the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Satcom Direct (SD) has begun the commercial use of FlexExec’s “Power-by-the-Hour” plan as connectivity “becomes reality for business aviation,” it said.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Nine months before operators must equip aircraft flying in U.S.-controlled airspace to signal their position by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out, the FAA has issued a statement explaining how it will handle non-equipped aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Triumph Group, a major sub-tier provider of aerostructures is considering a sale or divestiture of its Aerospace Structures business unit.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Aernnova, a Spanish Tier 1 provider of aircraft empennages, wings and fuselages, has completed the purchase of aircraft engineering firm Structural Integrity Engineering.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft President and CEO Michimasa Fujino has a large mission for 2019.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit have cost the UK aerospace industry as much as £500 million ($660 million), analysts have suggested.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Triumph Aerospace plans to cease production of wings for the G280 and transition the work to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), its customer on the program.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Daher has unveiled the 2019 version of its TBM 910 single-engine turboprop, which includes increased protection for operational safety and new cabin features.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
March European bizav departures rose 0.7% compared to 2018, although it was a “strong increase” from February, WingX Advance’s Business Aviation Monitor said.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), a U.S.-based medical transport company, has agreed to acquire air ambulance provider SevenBar Aviation, based in Dallas.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Analysts are updating this year’s delivery forecasts of Textron Aviation’s new Citation Longitude, which is awaiting FAA certification.
Business Aviation

U.S. federal lawmakers are examining the training standards of FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors who may have participated in the development of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
L3 Commercial Aviation has placed an order for up to 240 new aircraft options with Vero Beach, Florida, manufacturer Piper Aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Helicopter operator PHI International is partnering with Ideagen, a UK-based software developer, to deliver risk management tools for helicopter safety.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have teamed to pursue the FAA-led Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR) requirement.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Aerostructures provider Triumph Group is transferring its manufacturing work on the Embraer E2 program to AeroSpace Technologies of Korea.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Principals of the Aireon joint venture on April 2 formally announced the launch of the company’s satellite-based air traffic control (ATC) surveillance system.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft has announced two new trainer aircraft to its lineup—the Piper Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Scaled Composites President Ben Daichun has left the company to become the president of Opener, a startup developing the BlackFly personal eVTOL vehicle.

By Graham Warwick
Scaled Composites President Ben Daichun has left the company to become the president of Opener, a startup developing the BlackFly personal eVTOL vehicle.

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