Business Aviation

Mahindra Aerospace has selected Hartnell Propeller's three-blade, 84-in.-dia. aluminum propeller for its 10-seat single-engine turbine-powered Airvan 10 aircraft, which was certified in 2017.

When Michael Huerta's five-year term as FAA administrator ended Jan. 7, Deputy Administrator Dan Ewell became acting administrator. The Trump administration has not nominated a permanent administrator.

Bell Helicopter, working in collaboration with Uber is developing a four-seat air taxi. The Textron subsidiary debuted its design at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The UAE's Falcon Aviation says three Leonardo AW169 helicopters will be deployed on a five-year contract with The Kuwait Oil Co.

AccuWeather has launched AccuWeather for the Google Assistant, an app that makes it easy to access weather forecasts using natural language commands.

London Biggin Hill Airport has set out a number of goals for the business aviation facility, which include the creation of 2,300 jobs in the next two years and 3,000 by 2031.

The NBAA's Certified Aviation Manager program reached a milestone this month when Kevin Flynn, director of aviation maintenance with AbbVie Inc. of Waukegan, Illinois, became the 400th aviation professional to be certified.

Having acquired Diamond Canada just a year earlier, China's Wanfeng Aviation Industry Co. has now doubled down on the brand by buying Austria's Diamond Aircraft Group as well.

Jet Aviation's eight FBOs in the U.S. have qualified for Stage 1 registration to the IS-BAH program, joining the company's 13 FBOs in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

According to the AOPA, more than 25,000 pilots are now flying under BasicMed rather than with an FAA aviation medical certificate.

Today’s business jet market has normalized and is sustainable with supply equaling demand, said Brian Foley, an aviation analyst with Brian Foley Associates.

Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 30 business jets during the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to 28 one year ago, while net orders during the quarter rose 20%.

As a major milestone in a long-term strategy to expand its customer base in North America, aerostructure specialist Daher has signed its first contract with Boeing, for thermoplastic composite components.

Bombardier has made a last-ditch attempt to reopen the U.S. investigation into pricing of the C Series, but may have been misled by reporting on the increased range Embraer is now quoting for the E190-E2.

Sevenair, a flight-training organization, operates a fleet of 20 aircraft, which includes Tecnam P2010 and P2006T Twin aircraft.

Nine industries tracked by JSSI showed mixed results, with average flight-hours for the consumer goods sector rising 6.2% quarter-over-quarter, while the construction sector reported a 5.2% increase.

According to a report, the retired baseball pitcher had zolpidem, an insomnia medication, as well as amphetamine, morphine and other substances in his bloodstream.

Orders and deliveries at Airbus Helicopters took a slight dip in 2017, with the company recording 409 deliveries in 2017 compared with 418 in 2016.

Orders and deliveries at Airbus Helicopters took a slight dip in 2017, with the company recording 409 deliveries in 2017 compared with 418 in 2016.

The last of one of the industry's best-selling business jets has been delivered.

A government shutdown would furlough nearly 18,000 FAA employees, delay deliveries of new aircraft and halt the sale of used aircraft, the DOT says.

Gulfstream Aerospace delivered its final G450 business jet as its new G500 approaches certification.

VistaJet, a provider of business aircraft services, turned in the strongest year in its history in 2017.

Analysts and others are recognizing reasons why Boeing may want to team up with Embraer.

FltCtrl has launched Flock.aero, a community-based global online directory of airports, fixed base operators, ground handlers and providers.