The Weekly of Business Aviation

Infinity Aircraft Services is now an authorized dealer for Williams International and Nextant Aerospace.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GV and GV-SP airplanes.

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Eero Vottonen has partnered with Finnair as its Signature Menu chef.

Dec. 6-8—The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association - MEBAA Show Convention and Exhibition, DWC, Airshow Site, Dubai, http://mebaa.com/events/view/54

View the Monthly Program Profile: Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) in PDF format.

Vertical Research Partners analyst Robert Stallard thinks the worst of the current downswing in the business jet market is coming to an end.

Yingling Aviation, based in Wichita, has been named a Garmin Integrated Flight Deck Dealer.

Astronics Corp. has been selected as a supplier for Textron Aviation’s new Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop.

Flybyschool, a general aviation flight training school in Leon, Spain, has placed an order for three Tecnam P2002JF aircraft to supplement its fleet.

Global Aviation Technologies has received FAA approval to add several models to its FAA Certified Repair Station Certificate for aircraft maintenance.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s expected choice of Elaine Chao to lead the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) signals the incoming administration is committed to his pledge to spend up to $1 trillion on infrastructure, and that could be good news for the aviation industry.

Virgin Galactic has begun glide flights of the second, and significantly improved, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) sub-orbital vehicle after completing a fourth, and final, captive carriage flight under the WhiteKnightTwo mothership.

BAE Systems has begun a series of self-funded UAV trials in UK airspace.

Virgin Galactic has begun glide flights of the second, and significantly improved, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) sub-orbital vehicle after completing a fourth, and final, captive carriage flight under the WhiteKnightTwo mothership.

The letter-of-intent covers financing by Vnesheconombank for deliveries of five twin-engine regional jets to be manufactured by JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and customized by SuperJet International. The letter of intent expands earlier funding related to three SSJ100 aircraft produced for CityJet this year.

In the spotlight at the upcoming MEBAA Show 2016 is Honda Aircraft Company’s new $4.85 million HondaJet, making its Middle East market debut.

Upgrading the Bell 412 for Japan’s UH-X military program will produce a significantly improved helicopter for the civil market, including a higher gross weight.

The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association will open the MEBAA 2016 show in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 6.

Industry analysts see UTC's decision to keep 1,000 jobs in Indiana at the urging of President-elect Donald Trump as a sign that outsourcing is losing its luster.

Congress has decided not to completely hamstring U.S. Air Force programs to replace the antiquated EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack turboprop and E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System.

Increased business jet deliveries in North America and Western Europe during the third quarter helped offset declining shipments to emerging market regions, along with China and Latin America, according to a just-released UBS market research report.

The wx24Pilot app Version 2.0, a weather forecasting application, has been expanded to include verifiable and more complete weather information from dozens of additional sites within a 150-mi. boundary of a pilot’s direct line of flight.

Flyblade has launched the second season of its Bladeone service, a by-the-seat jet service between Manhattan, New York, and Miami.

Startup aircraft company Stratos flew its four-seat 714 very light jet (VLJ) for the first time from Redmond, Oregon, on Nov 21.