The Weekly of Business Aviation

he FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 7X airplanes.

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Lloyd “Fig” Newton of L3 Technologies has been elected chair of the National Business Aviation Association’s board of directors.

Oct. 16-19—2017 Public Safety and Security Fall Conference, Arlington, Virginia, http://www.aci-na.org/conferences

By Graham Warwick
Florida is to establish a biofuel supply chain based around brassica carinata, a non-edible plant that has already been used to produce 100% bio-derived jet fuel.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has detailed the work it has carried out to resolve five potential root causes of the loss of an H225 helicopter in the North Sea in April 2016.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Transport Canada has confirmed that a SkyJet Beechcraft King Air A100 collided with a drone on Oct. 12 while on approach to Quebec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is in the process of delivering its 100th Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Florida is to establish a biofuel supply chain based around brassica carinata, a non-edible plant that has already been used to produce 100% bio-derived jet fuel.
Business Aviation

Commercial and general aviation operations at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) have been severely disrupted, as fires came within 5 mi. of the facility.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris, John Morris
The news at a subdued National Business Aviation Association 2017 show held Oct. 10-12 was more about what was not announced.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Guardian Jet, a business aviation consulting and aircraft brokerage firm, has launched the newest version of “The Vault,” a platform to help clients with the analytics to select, trade, own or operate the right business jet model.
Business Aviation

By John Morris
The world’s only VVIP Boeing 787 Dream Jet available for charter has a new base – moving from Hong Kong to Dubai, where sales and marketing will be handled by UAS International Trip Support.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
After five years of heavy hints but precious few details, Pratt & Whitney Canada has unveiled the first significant information and images about research and development tests of electronic engine controls and an integrated propeller controller for a new 2,000-shp-rated PT6.
Business Aviation

By John Morris
With world economies showing growth in all regions, business is booming for Boeing Business Jets.
Business Aviation

Greenpoint Technologies is the choice of supersonic business jet developer Spike Aerospace for its S-512 supersonic business jet cabin design.
Business Aviation

By John Morris
To Nexcelle President Ken Onderko, the integrated power system is not only a thing of beauty but also a marvel in engineering.
Business Aviation

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s FAST is turnkey technology that not only addresses diagnostics and prognostics, but continues to expand – capturing, analyzing and wirelessly sending full-flight engine and aircraft data.
Business Aviation

By Angus Batey
It may be a newcomer to business aviation, but Satair believes its extensive experience in the commercial marketplace will help the company establish itself in the sector.
Business Aviation

Business jet traffic is set for another record year at Honqiao and Pudong International airports in Shanghai, China, where the FBOs are run by the Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Center.
Business Aviation

Textron Aviation has delivered its first fully configured Hawker 400XPR.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
With Pilatus Aircraft on the verge of clinching certification of the PC-24 light jet, the Swiss-based manufacturer is so confident of completing the final few hours of testing on schedule that it has trundled the second prototype into the show floor at NBAA.
Business Aviation

By John Morris
Famous for its advanced-technology winglets, Aviation Partners Inc. helped drive Steve Hinton Jr. and his highly modified P-51 Mustang to a new world record without them.
Business Aviation

By John Morris
The world’s most “printed engine” is on track to run for the first time at the end of this year in Prague.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up, a membership-based private aircraft company, says a new round of funding it recently secured will help it grow more quickly and acquire aircraft faster.
Business Aviation