The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce will cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years in a bid to save £400 million ($537 million) a year.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The U.S. Court of Appeals has denied a petition to overturn a settlement accord between the FAA and Santa Monica, California, concerning the city’s airport.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Progress toward completing FAA’s NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization program is lagging, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Aero Club of Washington in a June 13 address.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Executive AirShare, a fractional ownership company based in the Kansas City area, is expanding into the Rocky Mountain region as business expands.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has added two aircraft structures to its On-the-Job Training Laboratory.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Due to several active volcanoes, the National Business Aviation Association is urging pilots to avoid flying in areas with volcanic ash.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences has launched a career pathway program in an agreement with United Airlines.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Frost & Sullivan says the global additive manufacturing (AM) materials market for the aerospace industry will reach $535.1 million by 2024.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Honeywell Aerospace and FlightAware have joined forces to bring flight tracking support to operations control centers and business jet owners.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Flight activity in North America rose 2.2% in May compared to a year ago and was up 4.2% from April figures, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.
Business Aviation

By Alan Dron
ADS, the UK aerospace industry trade body, has urged talks to ensure aviation safety arrangements between EASA and the UK’s CAA are resolved before the UK leaves the EU.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
An audit at private jet services provider Air Partner after the departure of the chief financial officer has found accounting books were incorrectly maintained.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
A British company using small unmanned air vehicles for photogrammetry has carried out beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights over land in nonsegregated airspace.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
NetJets Citation Latitude fleet in Europe has surpassed 5,000 flight hr., the company reports.

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation plans to attend several job fairs In June and July for aviation professionals held at colleges and military recruiting events.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics Model Saab 2000 airplanes.

For information about placing Classified Advertising in BA’s Marketplace Section, please contact Miguel Ornelas at 1 (661) 480-7000.

Rich Busch has been promoted to chief pilot from assistant chief pilot for Northern Jet Management.

June 12—RTCA Global Aviation Symposium, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Crystal City, Virginia, https://www.rtca.org/content/symposium-overview

By Molly McMillin
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association and the Aerospace Industries Association have called on U.S. Senate leadership to bring a FAA reauthorization bill to the Senate floor for a vote as soon as possible.

By Molly McMillin
Piaggio Aerospace, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, secured four new orders of its Avanti EVO in the first months of 2018 and the sales momentum is continuing.

By Molly McMillin
HNA Group plans to buy 100 ARJ21 and 200 C919 gradually in the coming days as the debt-ridden company is expected to strengthen cooperation with COMAC.

By Molly McMillin
Advantage Aircraft Services in Corpus Christi, Texas, has signed an Authorized Installation Center agreement with Wichita’s PWI.

By Molly McMillin
The African Business Aviation Association will hold its first-ever AfBAA Commercial General Aviation Symposium meeting in Nairboi, Kenya Nov. 21-23.

By Molly McMillin
VistaJet and Avinode announced a partnership that will allow brokers to request flights directly on the whole of VistaJet’s fleet of 70 aircraft through Avinode Marketplace.