The Weekly of Business Aviation

Russia Post plans a drone delivery trial in 2018 using a heavy-lift unmanned aircraft developed by Kazan-based ARDN Technologies.

SmartSky’s new 4G LTE-based network goes live for business jet owners in mid-2018 to provide access to high-speed internet and data.

Business jet operations in North America rose 3.8% in October, in line with September results and slightly above the year-to-date average of 3.5%.

B. Coleman Aviation has completed construction of its 40,000-sq.-ft. hangar at Gary/Chicago Airport located 25 mi. from Chicago.

Surf Air, an “all-you-can-fly” membership airline, is relocating its London service to London City Airport from London Luton Airport.

The 51 North Group, based at Farnborough Airport, has added a Falcon 900 business jet to its Executive Aviation Services (EAS) fleet.

King Aerospace Commercial Corp., based in Ardmore, Oklahoma, has obtained AS9110 Rev. C certification for its FAA repair station following a series of independent audits.

C&L Aerospace, based in Bangor, Maine, has added about 1,800 line items from a Dornier 328 teardown to its regional aircraft parts inventory.

Flamingo Air in Cincinnati is establishing agreements with partner companies in Japan to offer drone training and maintenance and repair courses in the country.

Quiet Technology Aerospace has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for its fourth airframe specific carbon-fiber engine inlet replacement barrel.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released its 2018 Bahamas and Caribbean guides for 2018.

RBR Maintenance, a FAR 145 Repair Station in Dallas, has acquired a Hawker 125-800A for its parts.

CemAir of South Africa has signed an order for two new Bombardier Q400 aircraft valued at about $66 million.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain ATR–GIE Avions de Transport Régional Model ATR42-500 airplanes and Model ATR72-212A airplanes.

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Hernan Rincon has been selected president of Latin American Air Transportation Association’s Executive Committee.

Dec. 7-8—The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, https://www.thecamx.org/

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Some analysts suspect U.S. defense budgets may be set up for a squeeze play by the early 2020s, while business aviation could feel an effect right away--good or bad.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is preparing to flight-test airframe noise-reduction technologies on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), following completion of a second phase of flying on its Cessna Citation Sovereign testbed.

Slovenia’s Pipistrel Aircraft has created a Chinese company to produce the Alpha Electro and Panthera electric-powered light aircraft.

Airbus has revealed it has ended serial production of the H120 single-engine light helicopter.

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

Zetta Jet ceased operations Nov. 30 and filed a motion for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Large-cabin jet management specialist Jet Edge International is relocating its corporate headquarters to a new facility at the north end of Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles.