Business Aviation

Boeing reports having made a significant investment in supersonic business-jet developer Aerion to accelerate development of its Mach 1.4 AS2.

Clay Lacy Aviation has opened a new round-the-clock aircraft MRO facility for its FAR Part 145 repair station at Van Nuys Airport outside Los Angeles.

The NTSB's biennial "Most Wanted List" of safety improvements includes a recommendation to hold FAR Part 135 ops to the same requirements as scheduled airlines.

Owners and pilots of two Daher TBM turboprops recently completed milestone, 2,700-nm flights over the South Pole.

Israel Aerospace Industries reportedly has approved the development of an advanced model of the Gulfstream Aerospace G280, which it manufactures under license.

The Bell 407GXi light single helicopter has received type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

State Farm has received a long-term FAA waiver to fly drones beyond the operator's visual line of sight and over people, activities that have been restricted.

Jetex Flight Support is one of the world's fastest-growing FBO chains with 29 facilities and more to come, but its Jetex Dubai facility remains its showpiece.

Orlando-Melbourne (Florida) International Airport officials are seeking developers to build an upscale hotel with airfield access.

Avfuel has added Blue Heron Aviation in the Turks and Caicos Islands to its network of independent FBOs.

Lynx FBO Network has acquired the FBO assets of World Jet Inc. at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE) in Florida.

Hybrid system would improve autorotation safety and could increase payload capabilities.

Fixed engines, V-tails and distributed flight control systems will feature in Leonardo’s tiltrotor tech demonstrator.

Certification program steps up as Bell 525s go north for cold-weather testing.

Selected accidents and incidents from February 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.

Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales totaled $2.72 billion in 2018, the largest dollar amount of avionics sales since reporting began in 2012, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association.

With the FAA’s deadline for ADS-B equipage approaching, an important goal in the business and general aviation industry is to finish the task of equipping the fleet, said Pete Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association president.

Oriens Aviation has extended its agreement with Pilatus to cover the PC-24, the company announced.

Hard on the heels of Boeing making a significant investment in Aerion, one of its biggest suppliers has signed on to design the forward fuselage for the supersonic business jet developer’s Mach 1.4 aircraft, the AS2.

Airbus hopes to fly its CityAirbus electric vertical takeoff and landing urban air mobility demo aircraft in March after a series of successful ground runs.

Bombardier is expanding its service and support network with a dedicated Mobile Response Team (MRT) aircraft, a Challenger 300, based in Frankfurt.

Jet Aviation acquired full ownership of the San Juan, Puerto Rico, fixed base operation at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport on Feb. 19.

Krimson Aviation, the Ethiopia-based trip planning and flight support company marked the handling of its 150th flight since inception this month.

Aerion sees low noise and emissions as key to the return of supersonic air transport.

Safety improvements are also leading to benefits in daily operations.