The Weekly of Business Aviation

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has announced three scholarship programs offering more than $130,000 in funds.

The National Business Aviation Association’s Young Professionals in Business Aviation is accepting nominations for its first Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40.

Baker Aviation has added three new aircraft to its charter fleet, including a King Air 350, Hawker 800XP and a Citation X. The King Air 350 is now conducting Part 135 operations.

Aeria Luxury Interiors was awarded a contract for the completion of a Boeing Business Jet BBJ 737-700.

Rockwell Collins and Stellar Labs have launched Stellar Cloud, a software delivery infrastructure platform for business aviation built on Amazon Web Services infrastructure.

Duncan Aviation has been named a BendixKing Repair Partner, authorizing Duncan to repair, overhaul and sell more than 100 BendixKing avionics and instrument units.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section has placed an order for two modified Beechcraft King Air 350 cargo heavyweight turboprops to modernize its patient transfer and air ambulance fleet.

The Philippine Department of National Defense has purchased 16 Bell 412EPI helicopters that will be operated by the Philippine Air Force.

ACI Jet has added two Bombardier Global Express XRS ultra-long-range aircraft and an Embraer Phenom 300 light jet to its fleet.

C&L Aviation Group has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the Maine Technology Institute (MTI).

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) TPE331 turboprop and TSE331 turboshaft engines.

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Robert Breiling, 88, a former National Business Aviation Association director and business aviation safety data expert, has died.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish licensing and service rules for the operation of large unmanned aircraft within a designated radio frequency band.

The Feb. 12 release of the Trump administration’s federal budget proposal for fiscal 2019 will provide insight into how much of a priority President Donald Trump still places on spinning off U.S. air traffic control from the FAA.

Launch customer PlaneSense has taken delivery of the first of six PC-24 twin jets the fractional ownership operator has on order.

Honda Aircraft Co. has received its largest order to date for HondaJet very light jets, the company said.

Jetex Flight Support plans to open its first FBO in the U.S. with the launch of private terminal service at California’s San Bernardino International Airport.

Airbus’ Skyways unmanned parcel delivery air vehicle has completed its first flight demonstration in Singapore.

Textron Aviation’s assembly line for its new Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet is now at full-rate production in Wichita, the company said.

Flight testing of the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ has addressed the areas of greatest risk, the company said.

The civil helicopter market in China is less skewed toward the oil and gas sector than Southeast Asia’s helicopter market.

Embraer has not yet received a proposal from Boeing for a possible combination of the manufacturers, Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery said.

Piper Aircraft has received its largest order for training aircraft in the company’s history.

Bye Aerospace has closed on its latest round of funding as the company moves toward first flight of two prototypes.