The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Jet East Aviation has earned approval from Dassault for non-destructive testing on all Falcon aircraft at its facility and mobile unit in Trenton, New Jersey.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The town in 2015 imposed a year-round curfew for all airport operations from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and an extended 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. curfew for “noisy” aircraft. It also implemented a summertime one-trip-per-week limit for aircraft identified as "too noisy."
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
Start-up supersonic airliner developer Boom Technology has completed the preliminary design review for the XB-1 “Baby Boom” demonstrator, clearing a key hurdle on the path to flight tests of the Mach 2-plus aircraft late next year.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Embraer expects demand for 6,400 new jets in the 70-130 seat capacity category valued at $300 billion over the next 20 years.

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement to provide two VIP-configured Bell 429 aircraft to Helix Av in the UK and King’s Casino in the Czech Republic.

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft and National Airways Corp., its sales representative in Africa, are exhibiting the Piper M600 turboprop throughout the African continent in July.

By Molly McMillin
Brazilian regional jet manufacturer Embraer has boosted its backlog, announcing orders for its new E2 family of revamped jets from undisclosed customers as well as for other models at the Paris Air Show.

By Molly McMillin
Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) had been awarded Brazil’s certification for its two-place and three-place divans in Hawker Beechcraft’s Beechjet 400 series aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Falcon Aviation has expanded its maintenance service center for Pilatus PC-12 aircraft at its Al Bateen Executive Airport hangar facility.

By Molly McMillin
DFW Instrument has added Garmin to its list of dealership partners at its Addison, Texas, FAA repair station.

By Molly McMillin
Raisbeck Engineering has received Supplemental Type Certificate approval for its swept-blade propellers for the King Air B300 series from the ANAC in Argentina.

By Molly McMillin
Farsound Aviation has received a multimillion dollar contract renewal with Turbine Services & Solutions Aerospace.

By Molly McMillin
Dassault Aviation has appointed the Maintenance Line Station in Vienna as an authorized service center.

By Molly McMillin
Savis and Bradar announced an agreement to work together to evaluate business opportunities in the civil and military air traffic control radar and systems markets worldwide.

By Molly McMillin
Aergo Capital has acquired two ATR72-500 aircraft from TAT Leasing and placed both aircraft on lease with Afrijet Business Services in Gabon, Africa.

By Molly McMillin
Jet Support Services and Constant Aviation will host a free ADS-B webinar from 10-11 a.m. CDT June 29.

By Molly McMillin
West Virginia University’s Institute of Technology and FlightSafety International have launched a new Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management degree program.

By Molly McMillin
GKN’s Fokker business and Boeing Business Jets have signed a contract for the design and completion of the interior of a 737 Boeing Business Jet for the Dutch government.

By Molly McMillin
Spirit AeroSystems announced plans on June 21 to expand its manufacturing operations in Subang, Malaysia.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, and EC225LP helicopters.

For information about placing Classified Advertising in BA’s Marketplace Section, please contact Miguel Ornelas at 1 (661) 480-7000.

Eliezer (Eli) da Silva has been named vice president of sales and marketing for Dallas Aeronautical Services.

June 27-28—2017 Airport Collaborative: Crisis Management Workshop, Herndon, Virginia, http://www.aci-na.org/event/8239

By Graham Warwick
Zunum plans to certify its initial megawatt-class, hybrid-electric regional aircraft in the early 2020s.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
FAA authorizers in the U.S. Senate on June 22 unveiled their proposed bill to reauthorize the aviation agency, notably missing any move to privatize air traffic control (ATC), which dominates a counterpart bill in the U.S. House.
Business Aviation