The Weekly of Business Aviation

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Improving the safety of Part 135 air carrier operations by holding them to the same requirements that apply to airlines is one of the NTSB’s top safety priorities.

Leonardo has quietly started batch assembly of production-standard AW609 commercial tiltrotors.

A judge has awarded Jet Edge International an $11.9 million verdict against an ex-employee for breach of contract and duty of loyalty.

Startup company Jaunt Air Mobility has acquired the rights to Carter Aviation Technologies’ slowed-rotor compound (SR/C) concept.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) analysis of runway incursions at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) led the board to recommend reconfiguring part of the airfield and put a spotlight on how inconsistent airport-design standards can present risks for flight crews.

A liquid hydrogen-powered unmanned multicopter flew continuously for 10 hr., 50 min. in South Korea on Jan. 23, setting a new endurance record.

Malta-based VistaJet posted a record 2018, with a 25% increase in global flights, a 46% jump in North American flights and a 31% climb in program membership.

Photos posted on Twitter show bureau officials posing with a DJI Phantom on a table, while another small quadcopter is shown in a plastic bag.

“We’re very confident about our aero outlook for 2019,” Honeywell Chairman and CEO Darius Adamczyk said Feb. 1.

EASA has approved a Rolls-Royce request to transfer design authorization from Britain to Germany as a precaution against a possible no-deal Brexit.

Secretive startup Joby Aviation says its S4 five-seat eVTOL air taxi will be capable of flying at 200 mph and operate at noise levels 100 times quieter than a helicopter.

Bell has begun flight tests of the largest version yet of its tail-sitting electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Autonomous Pod Transport (APT).

Orlando-Melbourne International Airport officials in Melbourne, Florida, are seeking developers to build an upscale hotel with airfield access.

Gulfstream Aerospace posted higher revenue and aircraft deliveries in 2018, the company said.

Bombardier Business Aircraft has extended the intervals between recurring major powerplant inspections for Learjet 70 and 75 light business jets.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association has launched a business aircraft search portal for use by buyers and sellers of used aircraft.

Sikorsky has secured an order for its S-92 heavy commercial helicopter for use by a Mexican oil-and-gas operator in spite of the ongoing slump in demand.

Business aviation flight activity in North America grew in 2018, but at a flatter pace compared to previous years, Argus International data shows.

The FAA and EASA have agreed to grant extensions to scores of dual-certified repair stations with certificate expiration dates in early 2019,

XTI Aircraft is completing ground runs and system checkouts of a 65%-scale proof-of-concept prototype of its TriFan 600 ducted-fan VTOL business aircraft.

The government shutdown prevented the NTSB from investigating 97 accidents, including 15 aviation accidents that resulted in 21 deaths, the agency said.

The 35-day shutdown of U.S. government agencies “cut us deep” and set back FAA modernization projects, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi said Jan. 29.

Year-over-year fuel sales increased for 54% of all U.S. FBOs in 2018, according to Aviation Business Strategies Group’s annual survey.

Triumph Group is unloading a slew of businesses in the days ahead of its next financial update for Wall Street.