The Weekly of Business Aviation

VistaJet has launched VistaJet Direct, a new digital membership app that provides members to access empty-leg flights on VistaJet’s fleet of more than 70 aircraft.

Jet Maintenance Solutions has earned the necessary approvals to begin Bombardier Global 5000/6000 jet maintenance.

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.

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

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

C&L Aerospace and Securaplane Technologies have developed a Supplemental Type Certificate for the Securaplane sealed acid batteries for Saab 340 aircraft.

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.

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Following a demonstration with BNSF Railway, Rockwell Collins has shown how its CNPC-1000 command-and-control data link can enable inspection of other linear infrastructure by unmanned aircraft systems flying beyond visual line of sight.

The U.S. business-aviation community is uniting to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts—and they need help.

A move to privatize U.S air traffic control (ATC) services has slowed, but the issue isn’t going away, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) said during an Aug 29 speech at the Wichita Aero Club.

Business aviation flights swelled 28% Aug. 21, as pilots and passengers headed for airports located in the path of totality during the solar eclipse, according to Argus International TraqPak data.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), along with seven pilots, filed Part 13 complaints with the FAA over “egregious FBO pricing” practices at three Signature Flight Support fixed-base operations.

The FAA proposes that operators of aircraft equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) “Out” surveillance systems approved by the agency no longer need to apply for specific authorizations to use those aircraft in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace.

French manufacturer Daher has inaugurated a new aerostructures manufacturing and logistics site in Queretaro, Mexico.

Harlow Aerostructures and Verocel have earned FAA certification for an auto throttle system designed for general aviation aircraft.

The idea of a low-altitude airspace management system for unmanned aircraft is spreading rapidly around the world.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s fleet of G280 super midsize business jets has accumulated more than 100,000 flight hr. in less than five years.

Gulfstream Aerospace is launching a Connectivity Service program, which includes a bundled suite of inflight internet, voice and entertainment offerings for Gulfstream operators.

SevenJet Private Travel has expanded its aircraft maintenance facility in Clearwater, Florida.

CAE Oxford Aviation Academy in Mesa, Arizona, has placed an order for its second CJ1+ Level 5 Flight Training Device from Frasca International.

Signature Flight Support’s second London location for its Signature Elite Class service is now operational at the new London Luton private jet terminal.