The Weekly of Business Aviation

Piper Aircraft, based in Vero Beach, Florida, has received FAA certification for the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck for the Piper M500 single-engine turboprop and the M350 pressurized, single-engine piston aircraft.

Dan takes over the FAA on an acting basis as the agency faces a March 31 congressional reauthorization deadline.

Dassault Aviation’s order and delivery numbers for 2017 indicate Falcon business jet sales have stopped sliding.

High-profile camera maker GoPro announced Jan. 8 it is getting out of the consumer unmanned air vehicle (UAV) business as part of major restructuring and layoff plan.

In a further step toward making the takeover of Zodiac Aerospace a reality, Safran has appointed Hélène Moreau-Leroy director of the Zodiac integration project, the Paris-based company announced Jan. 8.

Socomore announced the acquisition of Sea to Sky Innovations, a designer of water-based paint strippers and surface treatments based in Burnaby, near Vancouver, B.C.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Models G-1159A (GIII), G-IV, and GIV-X airplanes.

Textron recently seized an opportunity to prove its Scorpion light fighter could be the right fit for the U.S. Air Force.

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Richard Longely has joined C&L Aerospace, based in Bangor, Maine, as regional sales manager, where he will head its ERJ 145 program.

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More than 25,000 pilots are now flying under BasicMed rather than with an FAA aviation medical certification, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association reports.

Piper Aircraft has appointed the British European Aviation Group as its exclusive dealer for the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands.

Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Global 7000 mockup will be on display at the Jetex private terminal in Dubai Jan. 11-Feb. 3.

Eastern Michigan University Aviation has added a remanufactured Ascend 172 aircraft to its training fleet for use in its pilot education program.

Airborne Wireless Network has entered into a support agreement with GE Aviation, which should “significantly accelerate” the development of Airborne Wireless’ Hybrid Radio and Free Optics Communications System.

ASL and JetNetherlands have added a fourth Cessna C680 Citation Sovereign midsize jet to their fleet.

Kansas State Polytechnic is offering a free webinar and live question-and-answer session with Kansas State University unmanned aircraft systems experts.

C&L Aerospace has signed an agreement with Champion Aerospace to serve as a distributor of its turbine ignition products.

What will be the biggest business aviation news story of 2018? What do industry leaders see as the biggest goals and challenges of the new year? The Weekly of Business Aviation asked a mixture of them to share their insights.

L3 Technologies is charging ahead with replacing the USAF’s fleet of EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack aircraft with a new business jet-based platform.

The second P2012 Traveller aircraft has achieved first flight, Tecnam says.

Jet Aviation, which began business in Switzerland in 1967, is celebrating half a century in business.

Jet Aviation, which began business in Switzerland in 1967, is celebrating half a century in business.

The NBAA has launched the first phase of a mentoring program, which matches industry veterans with those wanting to explore the field of business aviation.