The Weekly of Business Aviation

Financial analysts continue to see Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier making progress on its balance sheet—a key factor in the company’s ability to continue producing the C Series line of commercial aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s fourth G600 test aircraft has made its first flight, less than six months after the first test aircraft took its first flight.

​The Safran Silvercrest turbofan is on track for spring 2018 certification.

The plan to relaunch Italy’s Piaggio Aero Industries as a civil and defense aircraft manufacturer is gaining momentum some 20 months after moving production from an aging plant in Genoa to a clean-sheet-design factory in Villanova d’Albenga, about 56 mi. southwest.

Inmarsat has launched a satellite communications service for unmanned aircraft using a small terminal developed by Cobham Satcom.

U.S. House Transportation Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) on June 21 introduced a new bill that features a revised and supposedly friendlier approach to moving air traffic control out of the FAA and into a federally chartered, nonprofit organization.

The world’s most “printed engine,” GE’s new Advanced Turboprop, in which additive manufacturing replaces 855 normally made parts with just 12 “printed” components, is on track to run for the first time this year. It will power Cessna’s new Denali aircraft.

Mitsubishi is considering building one, or perhaps two, extra flight-test aircraft to help it through its certification process for the heavily delayed Mitsubishi Regional Jet.

Austria’s Diamond Aircraft is debuting new special-mission versions of its DA62 and DA42 twin-engine general aviation aircraft.

The aerospace and defense industry supported 2.4 million U.S. jobs and generated $872 billion in sales and a record $146 billion in exports in 2016.

IASCO Flight Training (IFT) has placed an order for four Tecnam P2006T multi-engine aircraft to supplement the two it currently has in service.

Airtext, a subsidiary of Send Solutions, and 3S Engineering of Wichita, a subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corp., are working on an approved model list for a range of Part 23 and Part 25 registered aircraft.

PWI in Wichita has received PMA approval for its new 1495 LED replacement reading light for aircraft.

London Biggin Hill Airport reports a significant increase in business aircraft movements since it extended its opening hours May 1.

RUAG has completed its first C-check on a Dassault Falcon 7X, the company reports.

Advent Aircraft Systems, based in Tulsa, has taken orders from customers in Australia, Canada and Norway for its eABS anti-skid braking system.

Waypoint Partners and Swartz Aviation Group have signed a partnership to serve as one another’s preferred provider on aircraft sales, technical consulting and operational consulting services.

Jet Aviation has opened its new hangar and fixed base operation at Hanscom Field in Boston/Bedford.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Model PC-12/47E airplanes.

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Greg Schmidt has been elected president and chief of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA).

June 27-29—Chinese International Business Aviation Show, Beijing·China, Flight Inspection Center of CAAC, http://10times.com/cibas

“Transportation as we know it is set to change. The dominant solutions available today are deeply flawed and demand disruption,” states Omer Bar-Yohai, the founder of EViation – the Israeli startup that is preparing to lead this change.

Leonardo refocuses on U.S. market, targeting helicopter and trainer needs.

IDAIR recently delivered its new-generation in-flight entertainment (IFE) and cabin management system (CMS) in a BBJ 737-700 IGW aircraft.