Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
NASA has ordered three Airbus H135 Signature helicopters to replace its current fleet of three Huey 2 aircraft.
Defense

By Frank Craven
William Garvey, BCA Editor-in-Chief, was inducted into the “Living Legends of Aviation” in Beverly Hills, California on January 16. Along with other
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace suppliers are taking different approaches on whether to cut employees as they wrestle with the fallout of the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, with some already doing so while others announce they will not.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters will take over fledgling Swiss rotorcraft manufacturer Kopter Group in a $185 million deal.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Approval of the Boeing-Embraer tie-up by staff at Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) leaves a European Commission (EC) sign-off as the deal’s last major regulatory hurdle.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is giving its best-selling H125 single-engine light helicopter an uptick in performance that the company expects will appeal to aerial work operators.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Uber is launching a three-year, “multimillion-dollar” community engagement plan to pave the way for the anticipated start of commercial urban aerial ride-sharing services in its pilot cities of Dallas, Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Japan Air Lines is to conduct a drone delivery demonstration with Yabu City, in Hyogo Province, and service provider Terra Drone.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Qatar’s Gulf Helicopters has emerged as the launch customer for the Safran Aneto-powered version of the Leonardo AW189K super-medium twin-engine helicopter.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter has unveiled the final configuration for production models of its SH09 single-engine light helicopter.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Bell has announced a series of upgrades for its commercial helicopters as it emerges from another good year for deliveries, buoyed by demand for its light turbine rotorcraft.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Safran has hinted that a future Airbus light helicopter could feature a hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Honeywell has partnered with U.S. startup Jetoptera to explore fluidic propulsion for military cargo and surveillance UAS.
Defense

ELEVATE JET, MA acquired ex-American Eagle ERJ 135LR (173) for VIP pax charters in 30-pax configuration.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
A European consortium of industry and academia will develop a road Map for furthering hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft under a project funded by the European Commission (EC).
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
Frigge Assumes Presidency Of Hartzell Propeller JJ Frigge has been promoted to president of Hartzell Propeller.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Eviation’s Alice catches fire; Boeing teams on ducted fans; Boom plans XB-1 flights; SkyDrive readies eVTOL; Bell demos cargo drone.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
LOS ANGELES – Investigators have begun to probe the crash of a Sikorsky S-76 that killed former basketball player Kobe Bryant and eight others. The
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Conferences and events for the Business Aviation community.
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Appointments and promotions in the Business Aviation Industry.
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Jet Linx has chosen MemberJets to provide a Part 380 solution to its customer offerings.
Business Aviation

Aerospace Welding Minneapolis (AWI) has received a Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from FAA to manufacture, install and sell mufflers and center and rear stacks for the Piper PA-32, PA-32R, PA-32RT-300 and PA-32R-301 aircraft.
Business Aviation

Innovative Solutions & Support has signed a multiyear agreement to supply the ThrustSense auto-throttle and protection system as standard equipment on new aircraft.
Business Aviation

FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training Learning Center in Wichita has been selected as the exclusive training provider for Cessna Citation Excel and Citation XLS aircraft equipped with Garmin G5000 avionics.
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Clay Lacy Aviation has opened an office at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth.
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