Business Aviation

Chicago Executive Airport has launched a sound-insulation program to reduce aircraft noise for nearby residents.

FlightSafety International has partnered with IBM to develop FlightSmart, an integrated pilot performance evaluation and training tool.

Shell Aviation is to support development of Europe’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel production plant.

Pilatus delivers its 1,700th PC-12 to Jetfly Aviation, a European fractional aircraft operator.

BAA Training, an independent aviation training center, adds a flight base in Spain.

Bombardier has signed a long-term lease with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to build a 1 million-sq.-ft. manufacturing center, where it will move Global aircraft final assembly.

BAE Systems receives certification of its active inceptors for Gulfstream’s G500 and G600.

Aviation training provider CAE recently promised to be a carbon-neutral company by summer 2020 and will look to electric training aircraft as part of its green push.

France’s military is replacing its two Transall C-160 signal intelligence aircraft with three modified Falcon 8Xs.

Air BP has added its digital Airfield Automation technology at the Emirates Flight Training Academy at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai.

A flyover of 100 World War II aircraft is planned to take place over the National Mall in Washington on May 8, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

The Dubai Airshow, which was held Nov. 17-21, attracted 84,043 attendees, a record number.

Dassault Falcon Jet has selected Ingenio Aerospace to supply interior cabin products for use on in-service Falcon 2000, Falcon 900 and Falcon 7X jets.

He calls urban air mobility exciting and says Robinson is talking about it internally; "it’s getting closer and closer to reality."

Honda Aircraft begins deliveries of its HondaJet Elite light jet to Chinese dealer.

LOS ANGELES - Safran has joined supersonic jet developer Aerion as a “major partner” for its 12-seater AS2 Mach 1.4 corporate transport currently in

WASHINGTON – The U.S. FAA has pledged to release a draft rule prescribing a means to identify drones from the ground by the end of December. After

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DASSAULT AVIATION AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2019-0973; Product Identifier 2019-NM-187-AD; Amendment 39-19811; AD 2019-23-17] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX and Model Falcon 2000EX airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of iced angle-of-attack (AoA) probes after takeoff, with associated misleading airspeed indication and/or misleading stall warning. This AD requires revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to provide the flight crew with updated procedures related to manually activating heating of the AoA probes during line up, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD becomes effective Dec. 27. The FAA estimates that this AD affects 146 airplanes of U.S. registry with an estimated cost of compliance of $85 per aircraft and $12.41 for the fleet. For more information, contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, Washington, 98198; telephone and fax 206-231-3226.

Innovative Solutions & Support, based in Exton, Pennsylvania, has received FAA approval for an auto-throttle system that helps protect against one-engine inoperative catastrophic loss-of-control accidents.

Planet Nine Private Air, a private charter operator and aircraft management company in Van Nuys, California, has added an ultra-long-range Gulfstream GV to its charter fleet.

Elit’ Avia, a provider of charter, aircraft management and related services, is now a Wyvern “Wingman Certified Operator” through its Maltese air operator’s certificate (AOC).

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, under an agreement with Bell, will begin testing of some of Bell’s systems on its property in rural southeastern Oklahoma.