The Weekly of Business Aviation

The helicopter market improved in 2017, with rotorcraft shipments up 7.5% from the year before.

Duncan Aviation’s helicopter component repair services business rose 80% in 2017 and the growth is expected to continue through 2018, the company said.

The Saras light transport aircraft has completed its second test flight in two months, rekindling hopes of a revival of India's civil aircraft program.

Bell Helicopter has dropped the term “Helicopter” from its name in a radical rebranding.

Nextant Aerospace has been awarded a contract from the USAF to serve as a subcontractor to Field Aerospace on the T-1A Avionics Modernization Program.

Nextant Aerospace has been awarded a contract from the USAF to serve as a subcontractor to Field Aerospace on the T-1A Avionics Modernization Program.

The Trump administration rolled out a fiscal 2019 federal budget on Feb. 12 that seeks $16.1 billion for the FAA.

A top Gulfstream Aerospace executive will not be drawn into whether the company is planning a new aircraft beyond its flight-tested G500 and G600.

The Flight Safety Foundation is calling on the ICAO to expedite the development of global standards for regulating small drones.

As the USAF launches a new program to replace the B-52H's TF33 engines, turbofan manufacturers are getting serious about their propulsion system offerings.

As the USAF launches a new program to replace the B-52H's TF33 engines, turbofan manufacturers are getting serious about their propulsion system offerings.

General and business aviation aircraft deliveries rose 2.5% in 2017 compared to a year ago, although billings declined 4.2%, according to GAMA.

LoPresti Aviation's “BoomBeam” high-intensity discharge lighting is “a work in progress” and "an evolving technology," VP of Sales David LoPresti says.

India’s state-run military aircraft maker HAL is ready to transfer the tech of its Dhruv helicopter to a local private manufacturer for commercial production.

Leonardo has pushed back the timeline for the certification of its AW609 commercial tiltrotor by another year in a bid to further mature the aircraft.

FlightSafety International announced that training for the new Pilatus PC-24 is now underway at Learning Center in Dallas.

C&L Aerospace has expanded its Beech 1900D parts inventory with an additional 10,000 line items.

Global AirServices has renewed its agreement with Jet Midwest in Kansas City, Missouri, for continued support of component repair.

TRAXXALL Technologies has a new client, Heliservicio, one of Mexico’s largest helicopter operators.

Nomad Aviation has received its registration certificate for implementing the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), issued by the International Business Aviation Council.

Conklin & De Decker has released its 2018 State Tax Guide for General Aviation, which includes tax information for operators, accountants, dealers, brokers, aviation law professionals and others.

Aerocor, based in Los Angeles, has launched a Certified Pre-Owned Program for the Eclipse 500 and 550.

Oriens Aviation recorded a strong 2017, with the sale of five new Pilatus PC-12 aircraft to customers.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Inc. Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes.

The Aircraft Electronics Association has elected new members to its board of directors for three-year terms.