Business Aviation

Bell Helicopter now anticipates achieving certification of its Model 525 super medium helicopter in 2018, as the investigation continues into the loss of the first prototype.

FAA airworthiness directives have returned to the Federal Register. The FAA had not issued ADs since President Donald Trump ordered a 60-day suspension of all pending and new regulations.

Phillips 66 Aviation has added five fixed base operations into its network of FBOs: Devil's Lake Aero Service, Devil's Lake, North Dakota; Lawton Aviation Services, Lawton, Oklahoma; Storm Flying Service, Webster City, Iowa; Brookneal Airport, Brookneal, Virginia; and Winamac Pulaski County BOAC, Winamac, Indiana.

Gary Jet Center is constructing a new corporate flight center as part of its fixed base operation at Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Aircraft Technical Publications and Textron Aviation have reached an agreement for ATP to directly integrate technical data from Cessna Citation business jets into ATP's Aviation Hub cloud and mobile applications.

Revenue and deliveries of business jets and turboprops at Textron Aviation fell during the final quarter of 2016 due to lower-than-expected demand and pricing pressures from customers.

Both Textron Aviation and Bombardier Learjet have made recent job reductions at their Wichita facilities as they align work with demand.

Dater's Airplane Business Unit delivered 54 TBM 900/TBM 930s in 2016, or one fewer than in 2015. The TBM 930 accounted for two-thirds of the total.

Bell Helicopter has completed its first fully customized aircraft at its new European customization and delivery center in Prague.

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal cited a study by a McGill University accounting professor that found companies whose chief executives were also pilots are more likely to inspire original thinking than CEOs of other businesses. The study, co-authored by Jingling Zhang, surveyed more than 1,200 men and women who held the top job between 1993 and 2003. The results appeared in the January issue of the Journal of Financial Economics. It quoted Ms.

Across Europe, deliveries for mid-to-heavy business jets are projected to total 959 between now and 2025, according to a new forecast by Global Jet Capital. The largest demand is expected to be from the UK.

The Cessna Pilot Center network grew substantially in 2016, adding 24 flight centers as partners. Those include five international flight schools in Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Germany and Poland.

The Gulfstream G650 and G650ER have received type certificate validation from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The validation confirms the type certificate issued by the FAA.

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Duncan Aviation and Gogo Business Aviation are developing STCs for Gogo’s new 4G service and Wi-Fi equipment.

Jet Support Service, Inc. and Constant Aviation are offering owners and operators an ADS-B upgrade program that will help JSSI clients meet the FAA’s Jan. 1, 2020, deadline for equipage.

Conklin & de Decker Life Cycle Cost Release 17.1 includes five new aircraft and expanded engine costs which include the details of internal engine components that are cycle and time limited for fixed-wing engines.

Lightspeed Aviation launched the Zulu 3 ANR headset that builds on the performance and features of the original Zulu and Zulu.2.

XOJet, founded in 2006, is the third largest private aviation company in North America, behind NetJets and Flexjet.

The Air Ambulance division of German special mission operator FAI rent-a-jet Aviation Group has reported record operational and financial results for 2016, with revenues in excess of $47.51 million (€45 million) for the first time in the company’s history.

French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation plans to jointly build military and civil aircraft in India with Reliance Aerostructure Ltd.

Cleveland-based Flexjet said the number of new customers rose 20% in 2016.

A new financing round brings strategic investors, including Airbus and Microsoft, on board a startup that wants to enable safe and efficient large-scale operations for small UAS in low-altitude airspace.

A startup providing UAV airspace management services has secured $26 million in financing from the venture-capital arms of Airbus, Microsoft and Qualcomm.

Embraer Executive Jets delivered 63 Phenom 300 light jets in 2016, the highest volume of any business jet model for the year, according to a report made by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).