The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Aerospace likes its Learjet business and will continue to sell the aircraft, company President and CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts on a conference call about quarterly results.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Pilatus recorded 2017 sales of 986 million Swiss francs ($988.1 million) and 115 aircraft deliveries, up from 821 million francs in 2016.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Flexjet, a Cleveland-based fractional jet company, plans to move its Richardson, Texas, operations to the Braniff Center at Dallas Love Field.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Bombardier Business Aircraft has launched an online course to make it easier for pilots to undergo recurrent training in its Challenger 605 and 650 business jets.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
VistaJet posted a 22% increase in flight revenue for 2017, with U.S. flight hours up 39%, the Malta-based aviation company reported.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales rose 13% in the first three months of 2018 to $639.8 million, compared to a year ago, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association.
Business Aviation

Sierra Nevada Corp. and Textron Aviation have renewed their commitment to the U.S. Army’s Fixed-Wing Utility Aircraft program.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Airline brand OneJet, which provides point-to-point service to small and midsize markets, has signed an agreement for its first acquisition, Ohio-based operator Ultimate JetCharters.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Five Minutes With Kristen Michaels, AviationManuals Director Of Operations in PDF format.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Aerospace has unveiled the clean-sheet-design passenger seat for its new ultra-long-range Global 7000 large-cabin business jet.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Having received about 150 applications for the Trump administration’s unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP), the Transportation Department has doubled to 10 the number of projects to be funded.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell International announced May 1 it will have a new chief financial officer (CFO) by Aug. 3, naming Greg Lewis to succeed Tom Szlosek, “who has decided to retire for personal reasons.”
Business Aviation

Bill Carey
The U.S. Transportation Department will use its exemption authority to issue certificates to operators of small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) seeking to transport goods for compensation, a procedural step toward allowing delivery drones.
Business Aviation

Bill Carey
Panasonic Corp. of Japan and its U.S. subsidiary Panasonic Avionics Corp. (PAC) will pay $280 million to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and accounting fraud violations, the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced separately on April 30.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Former NASA astronaut and space shuttle commander Charlie Precourt will be the keynote speaker at Textron Aviation’s 2018 customer conference May 14-16 in Wichita.

By Molly McMillin
Sentient Jet will be the preferred private aviation partner of the 2018 Kentucky Derby.

By Molly McMillin
Million Air Syracuse has completed construction of a $10 million, 11,000-sq.-ft. FBO facility and 28,000-sq.-ft. hangar at Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, New York.

By Molly McMillin
CAA International, in partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), has delivered an aerodrome certification course for 36 delegates from 14 African countries in Nairobi, Kenya.

By Molly McMillin
Millennium International has finalized the completion of a 1,050-sq.-ft. Class 100 clean room in an expansion of its 9,500-sq.-ft. facility in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

By Molly McMillin
Berry Aviation in San Marcos, Texas, has begun a $2.7 million expansion of its headquarters.

By Molly McMillin
Western Aircraft has completed its first installation of a Tamarack Atlas Active Winglet on a Cessna Citation CJ1+ aircraft.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive for the Airbus Helicopters Model EC225LP.

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Russell Hubbard has been appointed director of aircraft remarketing for Air Partner Remarketing.

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