Business Aviation

Shareholder approval came despite significant concerns voiced over the proposed acquisition by leading aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, as well as by some investors.

Boeing HorizonX, which the airframer set up to pursue potentially disruptive ideas inside as well as outside the company, has flown a prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) unmanned cargo aircraft. The eight-rotor cargo air vehicle (CAV), which can carry a payload of up to 500 lb., was designed and built in less than three months by a cross-company team. The prototype has completed initial flight tests at Boeing Research & Technology’s (BR&T) Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory in St Louis.

Global aviation aftermarket services provider AAR on Jan. 18 said Chairman and CEO David Storch will retire as chief executive, effective May 31, and that President and Chief Operating Officer John Holmes will become CEO the next day. Storch hands over the reins after a lifetime career at AAR, especially after helping to build its presence in the increasingly popular aftermarket market in recent years, including high-profile contract awards.

Two former executives of Italian aerospace and defense firm Leonardo have been acquitted in a corruption case.

TruAtlantic already was reporting to Summit Aviation, another Greenwich subsidiary.

In collaboration with ride-hailing giant Uber, Bell Helicopter is developing an air taxi.

Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu predicts a modest comeback for business jet deliveries in 2018.

Piper Aircraft, based in Vero Beach, Florida, has received FAA certification for the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck for the Piper M500 single-engine turboprop and the M350 pressurized, single-engine piston aircraft.

Dan takes over the FAA on an acting basis as the agency faces a March 31 congressional reauthorization deadline.

Dassault Aviation’s order and delivery numbers for 2017 indicate Falcon business jet sales have stopped sliding.

High-profile camera maker GoPro announced Jan. 8 it is getting out of the consumer unmanned air vehicle (UAV) business as part of major restructuring and layoff plan.

In a further step toward making the takeover of Zodiac Aerospace a reality, Safran has appointed Hélène Moreau-Leroy director of the Zodiac integration project, the Paris-based company announced Jan. 8.

What will be the biggest business aviation news story of 2018? What do industry leaders see as the biggest goals and challenges of the new year? The Weekly of Business Aviation asked a mixture of them to share their insights.

L3 Technologies is charging ahead with replacing the USAF’s fleet of EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack aircraft with a new business jet-based platform.

The second P2012 Traveller aircraft has achieved first flight, Tecnam says.

Jet Aviation, which began business in Switzerland in 1967, is celebrating half a century in business.

Jet Aviation, which began business in Switzerland in 1967, is celebrating half a century in business.

SureFly ready to fly; CityAirbus powers up; HopFlyt takes flight; UAV power options; 3D printing scales up

Following the Dec. 14 fatal crash of an Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2 Ecureuil, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has issued an aviation safety advisory letter.

His work in reinvigorating the FBO earned him the Wichita Aero Club’s 2017 Trophy winner.

The NBAA has launched the first phase of a mentoring program, which matches industry veterans with those wanting to explore the field of business aviation.

Flying Colours is expanding its paint shop as it begins a long-term contract with MHI Canada Aerospace to paint more than 40 center-fuselage sections of Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft per year.

Honeywell Aerospace has unveiled a new Future Air Navigation System (FANS) testing for general and business aviation customers as part of its GoDirect Datalink services.

Modest performance and price, coupled with spacious cabin and safety features, make the Vision Jet popular with owners of Cirrus piston-powered aircraft trading up.

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he will work with President Donald Trump to develop a wide-ranging infrastructure bill.