The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
Lockheed Skunk Work’s low-boom demonstrator design work with NASA aims to show the world that supersonic commercial flight is finally ready for prime time.
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By Graham Warwick
Netherlands-based flying car developer PAL-V has begun taking orders for a commercial version of its design that is planning to be in flight testing by 2017 and in production by 2018.
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By Molly McMillin
LMI Aerospace plans to close its sheet metal fabrication operation here because of a significant decline in work on large business and regional jets and large wide body airliners, the company said June 29.
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By Kirby Harrison
Associated Air Center, while actively bidding for wide-body VIP contracts, recently unveiled new cabin design concepts for the ACJ350.
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Spanish private auto taxi service operator Cabifi launched its CabiFLY air taxi service in Mexico City in October with a fleet of both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Now the company has announced plans to launch CabiFLY in the Brazilian city of São Paulo.
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By Molly McMillin
Dassault Aviation has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Falcon 8X large-cabin, ultra-long-range trijet business jet.
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By Molly McMillin
NetJets CEO Adam Johnson accepted the keys to the company’s first Cessna Citation Latitude midsize jet for its fractional fleet on June 27.
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By Molly McMillin
Strong economic growth in India will spur demand for large-cabin, long-range business jets, Global Jet Capital said.
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By Molly McMillin
The B-29 Superfortress called “Doc” is another step closer to first flight.
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By Michael Bruno
Splitting up is hard to do, but sometimes necessary. That is what Alcoa-turned-Arconic’s chief executive and chairman tells Aviation Week in a recent interview about his company’s future.
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The global business jet market was worth $20.9 billion in 2013 and is projected to grow at a ...

By Molly McMillin
Hillsboro Aviation has opened a new fixed base operations facility at the Hillsboro ...

By Molly McMillin
AeroAcademy, the University of South Wales and the Aviation Skills Partnership have created a Professional Aviation Engineering ...

By Molly McMillin
Jet Linx, a private jet company based in Omaha, Nebraska, has appointed Evins Communications as its ...

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter announced that its demonstration tour of the Bell 412EPI throughout Nepal ...

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation has added a second shift at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, location to reduce ...

By Molly McMillin
TAG Aviation Europe has taken delivery of its first Pilatus PC-12NB to add to its ...

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David Lancelot has been appointed chief financial officer of Erickson.

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By Molly McMillin
When Lynn Nichols purchased Yingling Aviation 16 years ago, its propeller maintenance, repair and overhaul business was a “one man and a coffee pot” operation.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno, Molly McMillin
Tom Gentile, the incoming CEO of leading commercial aerostructures and engine parts giant Spirit AeroSystems, is so unassuming that a stranger can literally bump into him alone in the halls of the company’s headquarters here and receive an unnecessary apology.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
WICHITA—How much Britain’s surprise decision June 23 to exit the European Union may have on the business-aviation industry depends on the long-term effects on Europe’s economy. &nb
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By Kirby Harrison
Spike Aerospace announced June 22 that it is evaluating several possible engine options as part of the development process of its S-512 supersonic jet.
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