Business Aviation

Rega Air Rescue has partnered with AgustaWestland to develop a new search and rescue variant of the AW169 intermediate light twin-engine helicopter.

Portland, Maine-based MAC Air Group has launched a new aircraft-ownership program called QJet Shares.

This year saw a “steady beat” of merger-and-acquisition (M&A) activity in the aerospace sector, with aviation materials being one of the busiest sectors during 2015, RBC Europe analyst Robert Stallard wrote in a note to investors.

Gulfstream Aerospace is cutting 1,100 jobs—a move that affects 500 employees and 600 contractors—as it streamlines operations, the company said.

Mitsubishi Aircraft has conducted the second and third test flights of its MRJ regional-jet program, first retracting the undercarriage and then the flaps of the aircraft.

Helicopter operator CHC has partnered with two Dutch companies to find a way to mitigate the effect of birds on the helidecks of offshore oil-and-gas platforms.

A federal task force has recommended that small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) owners be required to register their name and physical address with FAA.

Omar A.Halawani has been appointed as the new President and CEO and Deputised Member of NEXUS, the global flight operations company.

ASG had previously forecast single-digit growth at the upper end in early 2015, but it now appears that annual growth may be just under 5%, half of what the Hong Kong-based consultancy and brokerage had earlier predicted.

Successfully coping with tailplane icing requires an understanding of the aerodynamics of your aircraft and how the wing and tailplane work together.

When Hawker Beechcraft fit 4,750-lb.-thrust Honeywell TFE731-50 turbofans to it, the firm put pep into the step of the Duchess de Havilland. The Hawker 900XP was the 19th, best and final iteration of the stately, but matronly 1960 de Havilland DH 125, the original midsize business jet. Produced from 2008 to 2012, 184 units were built.

Beech King Air production is evidently going along at a fast clip — 100 per year. Some 78 have been delivered, Beech announced. Scuttlebutt is that the company is planning on new model King Air with larger PT6 engines.

To comply with the FAA’s “prospective rest” requirement, the FAR Part 135 on-demand charter industry needs to adopt and accept some common-sense standards. First, a pilot who isn’t accustomed to flying “on the backside of the clock” (between midnight and sunrise) shouldn’t start without easing into it first. Second, a pilot has to know when it is OK to drink a beer.

The founder of Raisbeck Engineering discusses how the former Air Force mechanic grew his company into the leading provider of business aircraft modifications.

From the lavatory to the cockpit windows to the paint, keeping your aircraft clean is a tough but important job. These tips will help your maintenance team make the most of good old-fashioned elbow grease and attention to detail.

My bride’s family has owned a cottage in Ontario’s Muskoka Lakes region for about a centur y. Her great, great grandfather built it by hand, and we pretty much visited every summer when the kids were growing up. Our time on the lake was special, always, even when it rained for an entire week.

Appointments, promotions and honors in the business aviation community.

Manage the background processes and optimize the data flow.

Slow-onset hypoxia is a looming threat that has killed many times. Fortunately there are preventative measures and in an airplane with more than one pilot, the cure is quick and easy.

ADS-B is already established as the standard in Southeast Asia and Australasia.

Avionics manufacturers Honeywell, Rockwell Collins and Garmin are expected to collectively achieve $7 billion in revenue during the 10 years from 2015 to 2024, according to a new forecast by Jetcraft. Honeywell is expected to maintain the top sales position with a 42% revenue share followed by Rockwell Collins at 39% and Garmin at 16%.

Rockwell Collins CEO and President Kelly Ortberg was elected to the additional role of Chairman of the Board. Ortberg was appointed president of Rockwell Collins in September 2012 and was elected CEO in July 2013. Under his leadership, the company successfully completed the acquisition of ARINC, won a number of key commercial and government programs, effectively managed through the challenges of sequestration, and ultimately, returned to growth after several years of challenging market dynamics.

The Bombardier Challenger 650 has been awarded certification by Transport Canada (TC) and customer deliveries will begin before year end. “This latest milestone is terrific news and starts a new chapter in our Challenger family story,” said Paul Sislian, Bombardier Business Aircraft.

Bell Helicopter has signed a deal with Air Medical Group Holdings for the sale of eight Bell 206L-4 helicopters to be used in emergency medical services. It will be operated by Air Evac Lifeteam, an O’Fallon, Missouri-based subsidiary. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2016. Air Evac Lifeteam operates more than 130 Bell 206Ls in its fleet.

Continued technical troubles with the Silvercrest engine in development at Safran’s Snecma motors division will further delay certification of the new powerplant by 12-18 months, and Dassault is not happy. The engine problems mean the planemaker will not begin test flight of its new Falcon 5X business jet this year. “We have written to our partners and told them to slow production,” says Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier.