The Weekly of Business Aviation

Bombardier’s new Global 7500 ultra-long-range bizjet has broken a speed record between L.A. and N.Y., traveling coast-to-coast in 3 hr., 54 min.

Canadian aircraft interiors and MRO specialist Flying Colours has held the first in a series of employee recruiting events that drew more than 400 candidates.

The Bell 525 engine, GE Aviation’s CT7-2F1, has received FAA certification following more than 1,000 flight hr. and more than 1,350 hr. of turn time.

Tactical Robotics has teamed with Adama, a crop protection company, to perform a joint feasibility study of using Tactical Robotics’ Cormorant for aerial spraying.

UK-based helicopter operator Babcock Mission Critical Services has been named as one of eight helicopter operators alleged to have formed a price-fixing cartel.

Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, has partnered with motor developer MagniX to convert its fleet to electric propulsion.

UPS and drone delivery system developer Matternet have announced the launch of a new service to deliver medical samples by drone.

Planet Nine Private Air has placed its fourth Dassault Falcon 7X ultra long-range aircraft into service.

This month, the Weekly of Business Aviation is pleased to launch a new feature showcasing worldwide deliveries of new business jet and turboprop aircraft.

View the New Business Jet And Turboprop Deliveries Worldwide - February 2019 chart in PDF format.

GlobalJet Services has been selected as a factory authorized maintenance training provider for Dassault Aviation.

Bell has delivered a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X in a law enforcement configuration to the Stockton Police Department in California.

Gulfstream Aerospace premiered its first new documentary called “Creating Symmetry,” a series showcasing the making of the Gulfstream Symmetry Flight Deck.

Air Charter Service has seen a large uptick in the number of charter flights arranged to the Six Nations rugby tournament.

Qatar Executive can now fly to airports in Samedan, Switzerland; Chambery, France; and Innsbruck, Austria.

AeroVonics has received FAA certification for its first launch product, the AV-20 multifunction instrument.

Bombardier Business Aircraft has delivered a Challenger 350 super midsize jet to an unnamed customer in Belgium.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Leonardo S.p.A. Model AB139, AW139, AW169, and AW189 helicopters.

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Emily Deaton has joined JetAviva in Kansas City, Kansas, as vice president of sales.

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The FAA and NBAA are reminding the bizav community that the deadline to equip aircraft with ADS-B to meet the FAA mandate is less than a year away.

By nominating Steve Dickson to serve as the next FAA administrator, U.S. President Donald Trump has advanced the name of a former airline pilot steeped in the NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization effort, who also served as a prominent opponent of spinning off the agency’s ATC function to a separate entity.

Indonesia plans to buy six Viking Air CL-415 amphibians for firefighting operations, the country’s air force chief said.

Wijet, Honda Aircraft’s largest customer, has taken delivery of its first two HondaJet aircraft, Honda Aircraft has confirmed.