Business Aviation

FAA issues an Advisory Circular revising the relationship between FAR Part 142 training centers and charter operators.

This survey was conducted by Aviation Research Group/U.S. and reflects prices reported from over 200 FBOs within the 48 contiguous states.

EAA cites widespread travel restrictions combined with continuing stay-at-home orders and other “circumstances beyond our control.”

Aerion Supersonic has selected Melbourne, Florida, as the future site for the development, production and support of the Mach 1.4 AS2 business jet.

Alaska’s North Slope Borough Search and Rescue Department has added a new Pilatus PC-24 business jet to its fleet to provide medical care.

Clay Lacy Aviation recently completed its 10th 10-year/120-month inspection on Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 aircraft.

Daher’s line of 2020 TBM 940 turboprops will come equipped with HomeSafe, an emergency autoland system.

Textron Aviation is postponing participation in trade shows and events for this year, including the NBAA Convention & Exhibition in October.

The service is examining vehicles able to carry one to two people or more than 500 lb. of cargo and eVTOL air taxis carrying three to eight people more than 100 mi.

EHang has partnered with the City of Hezhou to build the first dedicated vertiport for its two-seat EHang 216 autonomous air vehicle.

02 Aero Acquisitions has purchased Shaw Aerox, a manufacturer of portable oxygen systems and accessories.

FlightSafety International begins training for the Gulfstream G650 at its Dallas Learning Center using a new FS1000 simulator.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s development of its flagship G700 large jet is accelerating with the first flights of its second and third test aircraft.

Startup Skyryse is flight-testing software for the first application of its FlightOS automation system.

The European Commission has published an amended regulation that lays out requirements to equip aircraft for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast.

The FAA plans to “prioritize” a long-stalled rulemaking on system safety assessments (SSAs) and will seek input from both an advisory committee and global peers on how to safely broaden aircraft certification to include international environments.

Business jet inventories rose 4% in May compared to a year ago, with 1,823 jets for sale, or 7.7% of the total fleet, including all models and vintages, while pricing declined 12%, according to Jefferies.

Contributing to the accident that killed four were airframe ice accumulation due to conditions conducive to icing and the loss of power on one engine, the NTSB says.

The end finally came to an unusually extended “soft” market in which competition drove premiums below the point at which insurers had adequate reserves to pay for large losses.

Selected accidents and incidents in May and April 2020. The following NTSB information is preliminary. May 2 — About 0203 CDT, a Model 369E MD

Piper Aircraft on May 18 announced FAA type certification of its M600/SLS single-engine turboprop featuring Garmin International’s new Autoland system.