Business Aviation

Raisbeck Engineering has earned an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for Hartnzell Propeller's new 106-in.-dia., five-blade composite propeller designed for the Beechraft King Air 350.

Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) and Hong Kong-based Metrojet, a business aircraft services provider, have signed an airframe maintenance agreement to offer customers on JSSI maintenance programs the ability to access airframe maintenance service at a Metrojet facility.

Embraer has begun delivering the initial Legacy 500 jets assembled at its Melbourne, Florida, facility. The first was handed over to an undisclosed customer in the U.S.

Boeing is acquiring Aurora Flight Sciences and bringing in-house one of the most diverse and innovative portfolios of research programs in aerospace.

Flying Colours Corp. is working on three 120-month maintenance inspections for three Bombardier Global aircraft at its Peterborough, Ontario, facility.

Honeywell has updated its MyAerospace e-commerce portal to simplify online ordering and tracking processes. It cuts the steps required by more than 20% and improves turnaround time by 50%, the company said.

Bombardier Aerospace's fourth Global 7000 arrived at its Flight Test Center in Wichita on Sept. 30 to join the first three flight test aircraft currently in evaluation.

Embraer's new Phenom 300E inherits the company's DNA design, first introduced on Embraer Executive Jets 450 and 500.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has a program called Aircraft Ownership Service, a suite of aircraft maintenance and flight operations services that allow aircraft owners, flight departments and management companies to customize to their needs, the company said.

Garmin Introduces G1000 NXi for the Citation Mustang.

AMSTAT has launched its Aircraft Valuation Tool to help evaluate business aircraft through a partnership with Vangas, a joint venture of Van Buren Advisors and General Aviation Services.

CHC Helicopter, along with Leonardo and SkyTrac, have completed testing of a real-time health and usage monitoring system and cockpit electronic flight bag for the AW139.

The European Aviation Safety Agency, the FAA and Transport Canada Civil Aviation have signed new bilateral aviation safety procedure agreements expected to reduce cost and delivery times for exports.

Authorities estimate some 100,000 pets have been displaced by the hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico in September, and aviation in the form of Wings of Rescue is leading the relief effort.

Textron Aviation is opening the order book for its new large-cabin Citation Hemisphere. The company says it has received interest in the $35 million aircraft, its largest to date, from large fleet operators, corporate operators and individuals.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from November 1967.

The tables show results of a price survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in October 2017 by Aviation Research Group/U.S. It reflects prices reported from over 200 FBOs located within the 48 contiguous states.

Made of forged aluminum, the Alpha Chocks are designed for optimum strength and weight.

The DU-875 units can be installed in the DU-870 tray without making any wiring changes. The LCD units also permit replacement of flight-deck displays one at a time or many at the same time.

Grypmat tool trays bend, grip without sliding, fold or roll any way you need them to and always returns to their original shape.

Stratos Aircraft’s 714 very light jet prototype has logged more than 80 hr. of flight time in more than 44 flights, the company reports.

News network CNN has been approved to fly drones over crowds, becoming the first operator granted a waiver to FAA rules banning flights over people.

The Santa Monica Municipal Airport plans to begin work Oct. 23 to shorten the airport’s runway, after a district court judge dissolved a temporary restraining order halting the action.

Sales orders and inquiries for Textron Aviation’s King Airs improved during the third quarter, although King Air deliveries decreased amid a strong U.S. dollar and weaker international economies.

Nothing extraordinary is expected heading into 2018, but the status of the business jet industry looks a lot better than it has for most of the last decade.