The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Israel’s Elbit Systems is completing the acquisition of privately-owned Universal Avionics Systems Corp., the companies said March 22.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Drone data provider Skycatch and manufacturer DJI are to deliver a fleet of 1,000 small UAVs to Komatsu Smart Construction to map and model job sites.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
The pilot of a Hawker Hunter jet that crashed during aerobatic maneuvers at the Shoreham Airshow, killing 11 people on the ground, will face criminal charges.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
After a fatal New York City helicopter crash, the NTSB is urging the FAA to prohibit commercial flights that use harness systems that are not easy to release.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
A coalition of aviation groups has written a letter to congressional leaders to reassert the vital role of contract air traffic control towers.
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By Graham Warwick
Germany’s Lange Research Aviation is developing a fuel-cell-powered surveillance aircraft with 40 hr. endurance when flown unmanned.
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By Molly McMillin
A Florida man pleaded guilty in District Court March 6 to operating an aircraft without an airman’s certificate, wire fraud and falsification of records.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
JetMembership.com has launched what it says is the first “zero commission private jet charter membership model in the United States."
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Production of Russia’s new-generation agricultural aircraft is planned to begin this year, state corporation Rostec says.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Slovakia’s flying-car developer Aeromobil has unveiled its concept for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
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By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Dorsal Aircraft plans to make intermodal shipping containers an integral part of an aircraft’s structure.
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View the February 2018 Business Aircraft Activity In The U.S., Canada And The Caribbean chart in PDF format.

By Molly McMillin
In the past month, Textron Aviation’s Citation Longitude super midsize jet has traveled the globe on a world tour, flying 31,000 nm in 27 legs and visiting 27 countries.

By Molly McMillin
Nolinor Aviation, based in Canada, has acquired a 46,000-sq.-ft. FBO hangar facility at Saint-Hubert, Quebec

By Molly McMillin
FAI Technik has been authorized by Rockwell Collins to sell, install and maintain its avionics and cabin electronics equipment.

By Molly McMillin
Safe Flight Instrument has received a U.S. patent for its new Tailstrike Warning System.

By Molly McMillin
Hartzell was selected by Vulcanair to supply two-blade aluminum constant speed propellers for new V1.0 four-seat utility aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Prescott Support Co. has received FAA approval for its fully functional Safety Management System (SMS).

By Molly McMillin
light Safety International has designed a new leadership workshop for flight department personnel called Leadership Elements for Flight Department Professionals.

By Molly McMillin
Launch Technical Workforce Solutions, an aviation staffing services firm, has received a significant investment from equity firm Argentum.

By Molly McMillin
Boston-based Magellan Jets is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a limited number of special 10-hr. jet cards available during the last 10 hr. of each quarter.

By Molly McMillin
Dynon Avionics has received its first FAA STC for the installation of the SkyView HDX avionics system.

By Molly McMillin
NetJets has expanded its partnership with the Corporate Angel Network.

By Molly McMillin
Daher has appointed European Aircraft Sales ApS as its sales representative in Scandinavia.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Limited Model PC-7 airplanes.