The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett, John Morris
Chinese demand for business aircraft has flopped again, disappointing manufacturers for the second time this decade.
Business Aviation

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

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

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

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

By Molly McMillin
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.

By Molly McMillin
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.

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

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

By Molly McMillin
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

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

Apr. 9-10—Military Aviation Logistics and Maintenance Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia,

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

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