The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The general manufacturing industry will benefit from the provisions, which include the reduction of costs and delivery times for aircraft exports across the Atlantic, Bunce said.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
U.S. lawmakers are bumping up to the deadline for extending the FAA’s authorization, after a controversial bill passed the House of Representatives Sept. 28 but still faced an almost equally uncertain chance of becoming law.
Business Aviation

Jet Aviation San Juan has resumed its fixed-base operations (FBO) in Puerto Rico and is coordinating nearly all the humanitarian flights to hurricane-damaged Puerto Rico and the rest of the Caribbean region.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Jet Aviation has ceased its maintenance, repair and overhaul operations at Laurence G. Hanscom Field Airport in Bedford, Massachusetts, the company told customers in a letter.
Business Aviation

By Jens Flottau
Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva says he welcomes the preliminary ruling by the U.S. Commerce Department to impose a 220% duty on Bombardier C Series imports to the U.S.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Companies that use business aviation to support their missions outperform those that do not as demonstrated by a number of metrics, a new study of S&P 500 companies finds.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Embraer has delivered the first Legacy 500 midsize business jet assembled at its Melbourne, Florida, facility.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
If the Comac ARJ21 was a genuinely commercial program, the manufacturer would by now be saying it had done its best but, as everyone had always known, developing a jet airliner without experience was tough.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
View Sounding Board: Five Minutes With VistaJet President Ronald Silverman in PDF format.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Dubai authorities have begun the first flight trials of an urban air mobility system using the German Volocopter 2X multicopter.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
Boeing is sponsoring a $2 million competition to develop a safe, viable personal air vehicle with a fly-off of the finalist designs in 2019.
Business Aviation

Sikorsky is targeting European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada certification of its Gross Weight Expansion for the S-92 twin-engine heavy helicopter by the end of 2017.

By Molly McMillin
Ruohang Group’s Lhasa Xueying General Aviation signed a contract at the China Helicopter Exposition with Reignwood Aviation for two Bell 505 JetRanger X and a purchase agreement option for 10 more.

By Molly McMillin
On Sept. 14, AVICopter’s Flight Training and Technology Experience Center was officially established.

By Molly McMillin
A center to maintain Russian-made helicopters will be set up in Tianjin under an agreement signed at the China Helicopter Exposition.

By Molly McMillin
Chinese police forces signed agreements with Chongqing General Aviation Industry Group involving 15 Enstrom 408B turbine helicopters for law enforcement.

By Molly McMillin
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, based in Vienna, Ohio, celebrated the opening of its expanded facility Sept. 20.

By Molly McMillin
The National Business Aviation Association announced the 2018 dates for its regional forums.

By Molly McMillin
JetSuite has added a 13-seat Embraer Legacy 650 large cabin aircraft to its fleet of private jets.

By Molly McMillin
TrueNoord, a regional aircraft lessor, has received an investment from Aberdeen Asset Management. Standard Life Aberdeen will be co-investing in the company.

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter has begun deliveries of two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters to Eagle Copters South America, based in Santiago, Chile.

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation East Alton has received authorized service center status for all Embraer Legacy aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Universal Avionics has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certification for its UniLink UL-801 aeronautical telecommunications network Baseline 1 upgrade.

By Molly McMillin
Eastman Turbo Oil 2197 has achieved 400 million engine/accessory hours of successful operation.

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