The Weekly of Business Aviation

Sprayt Robotics is seeking an exemption from FAA regulations to operate a tandem ducted-fan unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for crop spraying weighing 350 lbs. with a full payload.

Jetcraft is on track for a record year.

Argus International has launched a sophisticated flight scheduling software application for the business aviation community.

Directional Aviation has signed an agreement to purchase Simcom Holdings and its affiliated companies from J.W. Childs Associates.

Luxaviation Group has formed a partnership with Icon Aviation, a business aviation and rotorcraft operator in Brazil.

Jet Aviation is expanding and renovating its fixed base operations at its Van Nuys, California, Teterboro, New Jersey, and Dallas locations.

Web Manuals has opened a New York office as the company increases its customer base.

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services is adding additional corporate hangar and office space at Chicago Executive Airport to meet customer demand.

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The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-20-06 for certain Honeywell AS907-1-1A turbofan engines.

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Neil Kunycky has been named Mente Group managing director – East Coast, based at Hanscom Field, near Boston.

Newest Aerion team member Honeywell will play a critical role in helping position the A2 supersonic aircraft in the correct atmospheric conditions.

Pratt & Whitney Canada says initial flight tests of its newest engine, the PW812D demonstrator, have met expectations.

GE Aviation has selected King Aerospace as a GE OnPoint service center for CFM56-7B engines for Boeing Business Jets.

The FAA has renewed a $500 rebate program for owners of some aircraft types who install qualified ADS–B systems ahead of the agency’s Jan. 1, 2020, deadline.

Cirrus Aircraft has introduced Cirrus Services, a business unit within Cirrus aimed at addressing customer needs.

Cirrus Aircraft has introduced Cirrus Services, a business unit within Cirrus aimed at addressing customer needs.

Gulfstream Aerospace said it delivered 27 business jets in the third quarter: 21 large-cabin and six mid-cabin aircraft, a decline from 30 deliveries a year ago.

British air accident investigators are probing the first-ever loss of a Leonardo AW169 twin-engine helicopter that crashed on Oct. 27.

Developed under a veil of secrecy for Bombardier’s Global 5500/6500 ultra-long-range business jets, Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 15 turbofan has passed the 10,000-cycle milestone in the run-up to entry into service in late 2019.

FlightAware has launched “Ready to Taxi,” a new service for business aviation operators that provides information and tracking for aircraft movements on the ground.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the National Business Aviation Association (AOPA and NBAA) have appealed to Santa Monica, California, Mayor Ted Winterer and the Santa Monica City Council to reject plans for the removal of 750 ft. of “excess” pavement at each end of the Santa Monica Municipal Airport’s 3,500 ft. runway.

The business jet market is in recovery, although it’s a “cautious recovery,” according to JetNet’s Paul Cardarelli, vice president for sales.

Highly qualified crews are in short supply as airlines soak up the supply. That leaves the business aviation industry wondering how to attract corporate pilots.