Business Aviation

General Dynamics expects some impact on initial deliveries of the Gulfstream G500 business jet after nacelle supplier Nordam Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says the issue is “manageable and solvable.”

Flight hours per business aircraft averaged more than 30 during the second quarter of 2018, up 4.6% year-to-date.

As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, its aerospace research universities are joining forces to create a national aviation consortium.

Textron Aviation has received an order from ATP Flight School for 10 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft.

Pilatus’s first business jet, the PC-24, provides a unique mix of cabin volume, cargo capability, runway performance and fuel efficiency.

Mooney International Corp. is expanding production and adding sales programs to entice buyers and keep up with improving market demand.

The next 20 years will bring demand for 790,000 pilots—about twice the size of the current workforce, according to Boeing’s 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook.

Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), is stressing the urgency of passing long-term legislation reauthorizing the FAA.

The AOPA and 11 other aviation groups have issued a statement urging the FAA to act against “egregious hidden fees and denial of affordable access to airport ramp space to park aircraft.”

RTCA has been asked by JAXA and Japanese industry to develop a requirements document for airborne lidar systems able to detect clear air turbulence.

One of EAA AirVenture’s biggest attractions has been Textron Aviation’s new full-scale Cessna Denali mockup, on display at the show for the first time.

The Nordam Group and its U.S. affiliates have filed for Chapter 11 protection based on a contract dispute with Pratt & Whitney Canada over the PW800 system.

Performance of the world’s most “printed engine”—GE’s new Catalyst advanced turboprop—is on target or better as certification testing gets underway.

Stratos Aircraft is taking an interim step in its move to certify a very light jet by first offering the aircraft as a kit.

A significant change is expected in what defines the FAA’s light sport aircraft category—a change that could add tens of thousands of aircraft to the ranks.

Piper Aircraft’s focus on the training market, along with an improved economy, has grown its training business.

The LCH civil helicopter that Airbus is developing with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has made its first flight, the European company says.

Delta Air Lines has selected FlightSafety International to provide flight training for employees in its Delta Propel Pilot Career Path Program.

The FAA says it has exclusive authority over aircraft operations within navigable airspace, although state and local governments can regulate landing sites.

Safran has begun rig tests of a hybrid propulsion system which could find its way into the first-generation of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles.

Dassault Aviation chief Eric Trappier is seeing the start of a bizav market recovery, although he anticipates record-low Falcon jet deliveries this year.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s new G500 twin-engine business jet has received type certification and its production certificate from the FAA.

When Michimasa Fujino brought an experimental HondaJet to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2005, it helped convince Honda Motor Co. to commercialize the aircraft.

Embraer delivered 20 executive jets during the second quarter of 2018, including 15 light jets and five large jets, the company said July 20.

Acorn Growth Cos., a private equity firm, has acquired Berry Aviation, based in San Marcos, Texas.