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Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to build a 1 million-sq.-ft. Global Manufacturing Center, where it will relocate Global aircraft final assembly, including assembly of its flagship Global 7500.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Leidos, a heavyweight government services provider, has throttled up its rivalry with defense primes L3Harris Technologies and Raytheon for providing support work to the FAA.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
BAE Systems has received certification of its active inceptors for Gulfstream’s G600 and G500 business jets, the company announced.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Mooney International officials are in negotiations with a group of investors interested in acquiring the manufacturer of high-performance single-engine aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Spirit AeroSystems has completed its first integration of the 767 forward fuselage section, which doubles its labor content on the Boeing platform used as freighters and for the U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
The introduction of delivery service by drones is facing a challenge of human acceptance, according to surveys by the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Business Aviation

Saudi Arabia’s Sky Prime, the largest private aviation operator in the Middle East, has signed contracts to collaborate with Etihad Aviation Group’s engineering and aviation training divisions.
Maintenance & Training

Jet Aviation celebrates 40 years of operations in Saudi Arabia at the Saudi International Airshow, being held March 12- 14, 2019.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Sales of avionics for business and general aviation aircraft rose 14.3% during the first nine months of 2019 compared to a year ago, the Aircraft Electronics Association says.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Following its acquisition by Vista Global last September, jet charter specialist XOJET Aviation is undergoing a major transition period that President and COO Kevin Thomas said is taking the company in new directions.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Boeing and startup Kitty Hawk have unveiled a joint venture that is developing the Cora two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing autonomous air taxi.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost, A3 (A-cubed), has wrapped up testing on the Vahana autonomous electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) demonstrator, completing 138 flights totaling 13.4 hr.
Business Aviation

Falcon Aviation has been awarded new accreditation to handle business jet and regional aircraft MRO at its UAE bases by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
William Garvey, Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation, speaks to Lance Toland of Associates Aviation Insurance about current trends in aviation insurance, especially with single pilot aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
The Canadian company said it will work with industry “to progressively use” electric aircraft in the airborne element of its pilot training.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
The maker of high-performance, single-engine, piston-powered light aircraft has closed its doors for the last time.
Business Aviation

By Victoria Moores
Local media reports say the Busy Bee aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic flight from Goma to Beni on Nov. 24, when it crashed into a densely populated residential area and caught fire. Reports on the number of passengers and fatalities vary, with 25-27 people said to have been killed on the 19-seater aircraft and on the ground.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Under the program, insulating materials are provided at no cost to owners of eligible homes. The FAA will provide 90% of the funding with the remainder coming from the airport.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Tens of thousands of drone enthusiasts in the UK risk a £1,000 ($1,264) fine if they fail to register by Nov. 30, the Civil Aviation Authority has warned.
Business Aviation

By Angus Batey
In May, PrivateFly founder and CEO Adam Twidell told ShowNews he hoped his company’s competitors followed him into offering fixed-price private flying. His rationale was that any initiative that makes the sector more accessible would help improve business for everyone.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Pratt & Whitney Canada is to provide the powerplant for Russian Helicopters’ new VRT500 light helicopter.
Business Aviation

Italian aviation authority Salvatore Sciacchitano has been elected president of the ICAO Council for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Pratt & Whitney Canada is to provide the powerplant for Russian Helicopters’ new VRT500 light helicopter.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace announced it has made its first European delivery of a G500 business jet.
Business Aviation