The Weekly of Business Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace set a world speed record in a G650ER on a flight from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Dubai.

EDIC Horizon International Flight Academy took delivery of two Bell 429 helicopters at a ceremony at the MEBAA 2018 show in Dubai.

Wings Air, a subsidiary of Lion Air Group, has taken delivery of its fourth new ATR 72-600 leased from TrueNoord, a regional aircraft lessor.

Nomad Technics has earned Part 145 Maintenance Organization Approval Certificate to perform full line and base maintenance at its facility in Basel, Switzerland.

AVIAA has signed a new preferred supplier partnership with Jetex, a ground handling specialist in the Middle Eastern region.

Helicentro Peru has opened a maintenance and repair center for Russian-made helicopters in Lima at the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service facilities.

The firm of Smith, Gambrell & Russell has opened its 10th office.

Baker Aviation has begun construction on two new hangars at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, with plans to centralize and expand its operations there.

SmartJets and its sister company, VIP Completions have opened new facilities at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida.

Jet Aviation has signed a preferred fixed base operation service agreement with Excellent Air.

Ajwa Aviation Services plans to construct a number of hangars on a secure site at Riyadh Airport as the number of customers grows.

FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL airplanes.

Daniel Lafrance has been appointed vice president and general manager of Professional Aviation Associates.

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Boeing and Embraer have hammered out terms of their proposed commercial business merger.

FAA acting Administrator Dan Elwell has appointed former FAA official D. Kirk Shaffer to serve as FAA associate administrator-airports, effective Dec. 17.

Honeywell, using blockchain technology, is streamlining the buying and selling of aircraft parts, improving fulfillment times and providing the aviation industry with a trusted experience through its new GoDirect Trade e-commerce platform.

Textron Aviation has filed a new petition with the FAA requesting an exemption from fuel tank flammability requirements for its new Citation Longitude Model 700 bizjet.

A group of 35 U.S. senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the U.S.

A group of 35 U.S. senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the U.S.

Innovasonic, a leader in ultrasonic glass technologies, is developing “proprietary transparent piezoelectric transducer array technology.”

Textron Aviation is upgrading the flight deck capabilities to new-production Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan EX turboprops.

The FAA is considering incorporating examiner functions into its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program.

A group of 35 U.S. senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the U.S.