The Weekly of Business Aviation

GlobeAir, a private jet on-demand operator, recorded a 53% increase in flights to London during the first five months of 2017 compared to a year ago.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is in the market for two secondhand Gulfstream G550 business jets to replace its 1970s-vintage Gulfstream IIB test observation platforms.

Gateway USA, doing business as Clay Lacy Aviation at King County International Airport/Boeing Field in Seattle, has been granted the first Stage II IS-BAH (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling) registration in North America.

Universal Avionics and Chicago Jet Group in Tucson, Arizona, have received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approvals for multiple retrofit Future Air Navigation System Supplemental Type Certifications.

Hospital Wing, a Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit air medical transport service, has taken delivery of a new Airbus H130 single-engine helicopter.

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim in Dubai has added a Challenger 605 to its managed fleet, bringing the number of aircraft managed to six.

The flying public may not be so interested in it—yet—but pilotless commercial airplanes could be a boon to the aerospace industry and some financial analysts see a natural evolution in that direction coming.

As U.S. lawmakers debate whether to privatize air traffic control services, a new forecast claims the global ATC market already will expand by a compound annual growth rate of 12.75% through 2022.

A compliance issue that stopped air charter operators from adding certain Pilatus PC-12 single-engine aircraft to their certificates has been resolved.

Speculation builds that Rockwell Collins may be in play to be acquired by United Technologies Corp.

Cirrus Aircraft has launched a unique program to provide training at no cost to anyone buying used Cirrus SR20 or SR22 aircraft.

Demand for Cirrus Aircraft’s new Vision Jet single-engine personal business jet has been strong, the company says.

Honda Aircraft plans to increase production of its HondaJet at its Greensboro, North Carolina, headquarters as it works to reach full production capacity of the aircraft.

AgustaWestland’s AW189 and Airbus H175 super-medium twin-engine helicopters have found a comfortable niche in North Sea oil and gas operations.

It’s a modern-day spin on the Jules Verne classic adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days, the company said.

Textron Aviation has received an order for 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 trainers from ATP Flight School, based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Business jet manufacturers will experience growth as soon as next year, Rockwell Collins’ President and CEO Kelly Ortberg predicts.

Pilots in some cases appear to be avoiding a special type of crushable concrete designed to gently stop an aircraft from overrunning the end of a runway—a finding that is puzzling to FAA officials.

Continuing to move forward with its aerial cruises concept, Crystal AirCruises took delivery of its new, reconfigured VIP 777-200LR on Aug. 1.

Wordwide business and general aviation avionics sales totaled $1.14 billion during the first half of 2017, up 2.7% from the same time last year, the Aircraft Electronics Association says.

Bombardier delivered 36 business jets in the second quarter of 2017, down from 42 a year ago, the company reports.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is in the market for two secondhand Gulfstream G550 business jets to replace its 1970s-vintage Gulfstream IIB test observation platforms.

Automotive manufacturer Daimler has invested in German startup Volocopter, which is developing a multirotor electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

RBR Maintenance has been awarded a contract from Millennium International to handle sales and installations of Millennium International avionics packages for Cessna Citation aircraft.

Continental Motors have received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for its 300 hp CD-300 Diesel V6 piston engine.