The Weekly of Business Aviation

Carlos Rodriguez has been named general manager of Meridian-Haywood at Hayward (California) Executive Airport.

Sept. 11-12—CAPA — Centre for Aviation Latin America Aviation Summit, Hilton Cartagena Hotel, Cartagena, Columbia, https://centreforaviation.com/events

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has moved its Specialized Aircraft segment under the company’s business aircraft division.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Germany startup Lilium has received $90 million in investment to continue development of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) urban air transport aircraft.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Luxaviation Helicopters, a division of Luxaviation Group, has acquired Starspeed, a UK-based helicopter management, charter and training company, in a move that more than doubles its size.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison, Molly McMillin
U.S. aircraft manufacturers, fixed-based operators and airports in the path of Hurricane Irma were preparing for one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the Atlantic.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Prompted by a brutal 2016 wildfire season, Los Angeles County has purchased two Sikorsky S-70is for conversion to Firehawk firefighting and multimission helicopters.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
A new forecast by JetNet IQ predicts demand for 8,436 new business jets valued at $223 billion at list prices for the 10 years from 2017-2026.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Texas billionaire and businessman Toby Neugebuer was named the launch customer for Nextant Aerospace’s Challenger 604XT, a remanufactured Challenger 604 with an avionics upgrade.
Business Aviation

Increasingly ubiquitous inflight weather information is largely behind an FAA move to decommission 30% of the about 2,100 remote communications outlets.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation traffic in Europe rose 8.8% in August when compared to the same month in 2016, marking the 10th consecutive month of traffic growth in Europe.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Rockwell Collins would have to pay United Technologies a fee equal to $695 million if Rockwell tries to find a better buyer, according to a Sept. 6 federal regulatory filing.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The Pilatus PC-24 twin-engine business jet under development is on track for certification by year’s end, said Michael Kolman, regional director of Pilatus aircraft sales for KCAC Aviation, based in Olathe, Kansas.
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
The proposed takeover of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will be examined by the European Commission (EC) under the EU Merger Regulation, a strict process that famously prevented GE and Honeywell from combining in 2001.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
With a business portfolio that ranges from building systems to refinery technology, Honeywell has launched a commercial infrastructure inspection service using Intel’s Falcon 8+ industrial drone.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
The popularity of VIP airline operations is on the rise and the industry segment is flexing its muscles.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
One Aviation has completed the first flight of the proof-of-concept Eclipse EA700 wing.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Spirit AeroSystems is adding work and employees at its facility in Prestwick, Scotland, which includes new single-aisle spoiler work for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
The fate of United Technologies Corp.’s proposed $30 billion takeover of avionics and cabin interiors leader Rockwell Collins could rest on savings that the newly enlarged supplier provides to all-important customer Boeing.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Constant Aviation, an MRO provider, has more than doubled its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) sales compared to the same time one year ago.

By Molly McMillin
Retrix MRO at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport, Massachusetts, has become an authorized Rockwell Collins dealer.

By Molly McMillin
OneSky, a portfolio of companies under Directional Aviation, is joining Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park as a tenant and partner.

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

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Bryan Johnson has joined Aviation Managment Consulting Group as a consultant based at the firm’s office in Centennial, Colorado.