The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation flight activity turned in its best year in 2017 since 2008, with more than 3 million flights in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered a fourth G650ER to Qatar Airways for its Qatar Executive commercial charter service.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Embraer has delivered a Legacy 500 midsize business jet to an undisclosed customer in Malaysia, the company said.
Business Aviation

By John Morris
Bell Helicopter sees China as the brightest spot in its Asian universe.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace’s new G500 is entering the final stage of its flight test and certification program, while the G600 completed field performance testing.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation services company Shanghai Hawker Pacific will bring its second hangar into operation in March, more than doubling its undercover space.
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By Molly McMillin
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has dropped its complaint with the FAA against Waukegan National Airport outside Chicago.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
The Series B funding round was led by Intel Capital and includes JetBlue Technology Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures and Singapore-based EDBI, an investor in mobility, robotics and artificial intelligence. California-based Joby, founded in 2009, has now raised $130 million.
Business Aviation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Dassault Aviation has unveiled the Falcon 6X, a new long-range business jet powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada engines.
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By Graham Warwick
The Vahana single-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by A³, Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost, made its unmanned first flight at Pendleton, Oregon, on the morning of Jan. 31.
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By Molly McMillin
Executive AirShare is making a significant management change with the departure of its co-founder Keith Plumb, its president and CEO.
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By Molly McMillin
An EBAA analysis of Brexit calls on negotiators to preserve the current aviation relationship between the EU and the UK.
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By Graham Warwick
JetBlue Airways and Toyota are among investors putting $100 million into Joby Aviation to take its eVTOL air taxi into preproduction and certification.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Billed by organizers as “Asia’s Largest Aerospace and Defense Event,” the Singapore Airshow 2018 opens Feb. 6.
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By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is keeping a close watch on the status of Safran’s troubled Silvercrest engine.Its large cabin Citation Hemisphere depends on it.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation deliveries for the fourth quarter of 2017 were mixed amid a strengthening market.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Boeing remains in “active” and “productive” discussions with Embraer and Brazil's government over a potential alignment, Boeing’s chief executive said Jan. 31.
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By Molly McMillin
Bombardier’s fifth and final Global 7000 flight test vehicle made its first flight Jan. 30, paving the way for the aircraft’s entry-into-service later in 2018.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
A Brexit analysis by the EBAA calls on negotiators to preserve the current aviation relationship between the EU and the UK and maps out key topics of interest.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo is mulling further divestments in a bid to focus more on its core fixed-wing, rotary-wing and defense electronics businesses.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Argus International has launched an Operational Excellence Program for business aviation flight departments that are IS-BAO Stage 3 registered.

By Molly McMillin
The Living Legends of Aviation has renamed its award honoring aviation entrepreneurs after Kenn Ricci, founder of Directional Aviation.

By Molly McMillin
Red Bull Air Race and Air BP have extended their partnership, which began with the 2017 season, for three years.

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. of Savannah, Georgia, has been awarded a maximum $18,156,593 modification (P00005) to exercise an option on previously awarded contract.

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace’s G280 midsize jet has added three new city-pair speed records.