Business Aviation

Nearly one-third of U.S. FBOs responding to the survey reported decreased year-over-year fuel sales in 2016.
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By Molly McMillin
Six aviation proponents are asking an appeals court to review the FAA’s agreement with Santa Monica, California, over the future of the city’s municipal airport.
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By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce has recorded a £4.6 billion ($5.7 billion) loss for 2016, mainly due to the pound’s decline in value after the UK’s June vote to leave the EU.
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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has announced a new 24-hr. inflight medical emergency support program.
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The University of Colorado (CU) Boulder is taking advantage of a large gift and an ambitious new dean of engineering to help focus the state’s aerospace industry as a growing U.S. center for spaceflight innovation.
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By Graham Warwick
Facebook is preparing to fly its Aquila stratospheric unmanned aircraft for a second time as the NTSB investigates the structural failure that occurred when the aircraft encountered turbulence just before landing on its June 28 first flight.
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DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF), a joint venture between Dubai-based Al-Futtaim group and Germany's DC Aviation, has confirmed the opening of its second hangar on the inaugural day (November 12) of the Dubai Airshow.
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By William Garvey
Rather than sit back and await market recovery, Textron Aviation—comprising Cessna and Beechcraft—is moving on up to a neighborhood populated by “heavy iron” jets, a category that has been more stable through the down economy.
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By Molly McMillin
The Teamsters Airline Division and Local 284 are contacting NetJets customers to publicize escalating labor disputes over subcontracting of maintenance and lower wages, union officials say.
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By Molly McMillin
The NBAA is praising the introduction of a bill that would end what it calls an “improper application”of commercial airline ticket taxes to aircraft management companies.
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By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has begun flight trials of the third prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor as it targets certification of the high-speed rotary-wing aircraft by 2018.
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By Molly McMillin
North American business aviation flight activity rose 2% in January compared to a year ago, led by large cabin jet and fractional traffic, according to Argus TraqPak data.
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By Molly McMillin
The number of business jet transactions in 2016 fell by more than 7% compared to the year before, ending six consecutive years of increases, according to data from JetNet.
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By Graham Warwick
In the wake of Canada announcing more support for Bombardier, Brazil has requested consultations with Ottawa at the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies benefiting the C Series program.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
In the wake of Canada announcing more support for Bombardier, Brazil has requested consultations with Ottawa at the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies benefiting the C Series program.
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By Molly McMillin
The FAA’s surprise Jan. 28 settlement with the City of Santa Monica, California, regarding the closure of its airport has raised a number of troubling questions, industry experts say.
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By Graham Warwick
Mark Moore, the NASA engineer who evangelized electric-powered aircraft and on-demand mobility within the agency, is joining ride-hailing giant Uber to advance its Elevate concept for vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi networks in congested cities. &nbsp
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Dubai-based DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF), a joint venture between DC Aviation Group based in Germany and Al-Futtaim, has expanded its fleet under management with the addition of a Challenger 605 aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Robert Stallard
Airline profits may ease as fuel costs rise, the business jet market is likely to get “less bad,” and signs bode well for defense sector growth.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
The Canadian government is providing C$372.5 million ($282.4 million) in repayable support for Bombardier's Global 7000 business jet and C Series airliner .
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
According to Hawkeye President Mike McCracken, "We wanted a simple method that would allow first-time buyers of private aviation travel solutions an easy way to see the value added, whether charter, time-share or full ownership." It was also important for existing flight departments to track these metrics for justifying their current aircraft or increase use of their aircraft, he added.
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By Guy Norris
As part of its plan to field a Quiet Supersonic Transport low-boom flight demo, NASA has issued a call for interested companies to submit a “capability statement.”
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By Tony Osborne
Safran has begun studies into the use of hybrid power on helicopters as a solution to cut fuel consumption.
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By William Garvey
Talaat Captan is founder and CEO of Air Hollywood, an aviation-themed movie studio that has everything found at an airport—except planes that fly.
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By Molly McMillin
Diamond Aircraft has received an order for five training aircraft from Patria Aviation in Finland to be delivered this year.
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