The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
British Engineering and aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is considering spinning off its money losing Commercial Marine business.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Unexpected severe vibrations generated during OEI flight trials of Bell’s 525 helicopter caused the fatal crash of the first prototype, the NTSB has concluded.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
GE Chairman and CEO John Flannery says he is reconsidering how to structure the industrial giant.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus CEO Tom Enders has warned of the dangers of increasing protectionism that could emerge from Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Business jet brokers are looking forward to a better 2018.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Jet Aviation’s eight U.S. fixed base operations have qualified for Stage 1 registration to IS-BAH (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling).
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Labor market shortages facing the business aviation industry will be addressed during a June Canadian Business Aviation Association convention and exhibit.
Business Aviation

View the December 2017 Business Aircraft Activity In the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean chart in PDF format.

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation has finalized a service center agreement with Embraer Executive Jets for its Chattanooga, Tennessee, location.

By Molly McMillin
The United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) is celebrating 90 years as an insurance provider to the aviation and aerospace industries.

By Molly McMillin
JetNet is introducing a new service called Aircraft Flight Activity/Utilization Program.

By Molly McMillin
Argus International has launched a Flight Department Best Practices Assessment for business aviation flight departments looking to enhance safety practices with a globally recognized set of best practices.

By Molly McMillin
PWI, based in Wichita, has forged a new distribution partnership with Aerospace Products (API).

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has received an order from Aerolineas Ejecutivas for three Cessna Citation Latitude midsize jets.

By Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has increased the size of its pool of rental turbine engines by 33% to meet increased customer demand.

By Molly McMillin
C&L Aviation Group has purchased two ATR72-212 aircraft to be parted out at its Bangor, Maine, headquarters in order to make parts available for sale or exchange to ATR operators.

By Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has developed three new supplemental type certificates to meet mandates for Embraer Legacy aircraft, it said.

Caleb Gillaspie has been promoted to assistant chief pilot at Executive AirShare.

Jan. 24, 2018—NBAA Regional Forum, Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, www.nbaa.org

By Michael Bruno
Textron is stretching an ongoing corporate restructuring to include consolidation within the Bell, Textron Systems and Industrial segments.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Shares of specialty aerospace and defense electronics provider Astronics skyrocketed as much as 17% in price by midday Jan. 12 after the company raised its sales outlook.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Following years of preparation, civil and military air traffic controllers are working “shoulder to shoulder” at Schiphol-East, the oldest part of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Dutch government announced.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
UK investment and turnaround company Melrose Industries proposed a stock-based acquisition that GKN found wanting.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The safety board says an unstable approach by the pilot led to the March 29, 2016, crash of a privately operated Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 twin-engine turboprop that killed all seven occupants.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Acting FAA administrator Dan Elwell is one of several hopefuls being considered for the permanent job.
Business Aviation