Business Aviation

Sonex Aircraft CEO Jeremy Monnett and Sonex assembly mechanic Mike Clark were killed June 2 in an accident involving a Sonex Sport Acro at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

FlightSafety International’s Gulfstream G550 simulator has received qualification from the FAA’s National Simulator Program for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT), the first such approval.

Bell’s Training Academy has opened a 85,950-sq.-ft. pilot and maintenance training facility at a new location in Fort Worth, Texas.

Google says it will continue to develop a solar-powered stratospheric unmanned aircraft for Internet delivery

Wheels Up came up a winner June 6 when American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes.

Dassault Falcon Jet plans to open a regional-distribution center for spare parts in Louisville, Kentucky

The future of the “paused” Learjet 85 project and of Learjet overall is unclear

At the 2015 Aerospace Media Awards dinner held June 14 at Les Salons de L’Aero-Club de France in Paris

Cirrus Aircraft reached a major milestone June 15 when it delivered its 6,000th new airplane.

Eagle Aviation, a fixed-base operator, is constructing a new facility at Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed finding that aircraft emissions contribute to climate change and endanger public health

Daher has delivered a TBM 900 turboprop aircraft to its first customer in Spain.

The FAA has granted Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) — the joint venture of Aviation Partners, Inc.

The Flight Safety Foundation is expanding its Basic Aviation Risk Standard, or BARS, suite of documents aimed at managing aviation risk for contracted aircraft operations.

Gulfstream Aerospace announced first flight of the G500 on May 19, a critical milestone

“Otto Pobanz was a consummate professional and true champion for business aviation”

International Communications Group (ICG) has received European Aviation Safety Agency approval

Germany’s Hahn Air Lines has authorization from IATA to operate its fleet of Cessna Citation CJ4s

Jet Aviation has added 12 new aircraft to its global aircraft management fleet

A new forecast by Bombardier Aerospace projects 9,000 light, medium and large business jets valued at $267 billion

Private aircraft crews and passengers arriving at and departing from Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport

London-Biggin Hill Airport is currently undergoing an Airspace Change Proposal

Managers at London’s only licensed heliport say they are concerned about the impact of new helicopter-performance rules

Management changes at NetJets, two longtime senior executives are returning to lead the private jet company

Milestone Aviation Group announced at the Paris Air Show that it increased its combined orders and options of Airbus Helicopters H175s to 28