Business Aviation

Avic’s Changhe and Harbin helicopter companies signed deals for a total of 26 rotorcraft at the recent China Helicopter Exposition, including a breakthrough into the international police aviation market.

The CAAC has relaxed its famously tough physical requirements for entry into pilot training, potentially improving the availability of personnel who are always in short supply in China.

ATRs new marketing efforts are paying off with firm orders in regions where it was previously unsuccessful.

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Hundreds of relief flights into areas in Florida hardest hit by Hurricane Irma are bringing food and other supplies.

The world’s only dedicated single-seat, medium lift helicopter is back in production after a 10-year lapse, and the first two are going to China.

With nearly 240 Robinson R44 and 32 Schweizer 300Cbi piston-engined helicopters in China, Frasca Flight Simulation anticipates growing demand for simulators and flight traing devices for these basic trainers.

Airbus Helicopters has broken ground on a final assembly line in Qingdao, Shandong Province, under a deal for 100 H135 light twin-engine helicopters to be supplied over 10 years for law enforcement and air ambulance missions. The first should roll out in mid-2019.

China is undergoing a surge in demand for civil helicopters, experts note as the China Helicopter Exposition opened in Tinajin, China, on Sept. 14.

Imagine a helicopter that nearly flies itself, leaving the crew free to concentrate on the mission at hand.

The key to selling business jets takes more than building a great aircraft and understanding what it can do.

With momentum building behind an engine upgrade for the U.S. Air Force’s 1960s-vintage Boeing B-52H strategic bomber, Rolls-Royce has proposed its 16,000-lb.-thrust BR725 turbofan, made in America.

Boeing’s 737-based offer for the U.S. Air Force’s $6.9 billion J-Stars Recapitalization program includes provisions for a larger, more powerful single or dual-sided radar.

After two days of business, networking and sales, the MEBAA Show Morocco ended on a high today at the Marrakech Menara Airport.

Business aircraft flight activity in North America surged in August, posting the busiest month since May 2008, the latest Argus International TraqPak data shows.

Work has begun on Duncan Aviation’s new $70 million maintenance, modifications and paint complex at its Provo, Utah, location.

More private equity firms and hedge funds are considering entering the business aviation finance sector in order to diversify their portfolios, Global Jet Capital says.

Boosted by new orders for its Q400, Bombardier has dusted off plans to move production of the cockpit and wing for the regional turboprop from Toronto to lower-cost locations outside Canada.

Ducommun has completed the acquisition of the corporate parent of Lightning Diversion Systems, a provider of lightning protection systems across the aerospace and defense industry.

SEA Prime with the brand Milano Prime has attended MEBAA Show Morocco following a successful 2016.

A review of procedural considerations at Teterboro Airport can help ensure flight safety in the aftermath of a Learjet 35A crash there.

U.S. lawmakers appear to be shelving a proposal to outsource or “privatize” federal air traffic control services and are increasingly arguing over just how long of an extension to provide to FAA reauthorization.

Continental Motors Group has signed a letter of intent with Stonemont Financial Group and Clayco to develop its new $25 million headquarters at the Mobile Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama.

Law firm LeClairRyan has added 17 attorneys and staff to its aviation industry practice in a move that significantly expands its aviation law practice.

Just months before the U.S. Air Force is slated to choose an industry team to begin developing a new aircraft to replace its existing battlefield command-and-control and surveillance fleet, the service appears to be considering scrapping the program altogether.