The Weekly of Business Aviation

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

MemberJets has announced a direct-to-consumer flight and booking management platform called “Seats.”

Garden City Airport in western Kansas played an important role in the certification flight test for Garmin’s Autoland system in Piper’s M600 aircraft.

Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations for two King Air 350CER turboprop aircraft.

Appareo has upgraded its Appareo EnVision, a web-based, analysis software system for Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) or Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) programs.

Sling Pilot Academy has transitioned to online ground school through Zoom.

Western Aircraft has completed its first Aviation Clean Air Component installation on a Falcon 900 series aircraft.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has issued Standards Applicability and Acceptance Tables and a Voluntary Consensus Standards webpage to help increase awareness about industry standards development activities.

Silver Air has signed a Bombardier Challenger 300 to its Los Angeles-based fleet.

Items of interest to professionals in the business aviation industry.

Business Aircraft Deliveries Worldwide

A decade ago, the world had an “insatiable appetite” for large corporate jets, but that demand has recently decreased, said aviation consultant Brian Foley.

Commercial aviation groups and manufacturers planned to file seven petitions challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent decision to grant Ligado Networks access to radio frequency spectrum near bands used for critical aviation applications.

The latest internet entrepreneurs to put money into UAM hope to set their company apart with a safe, quiet low-cost vehicle.

A new study suggests that most operators disregarded the FAA’s system for authorizing drone flights in controlled airspace when flying near a large central Florida airport.

Business aviation trade groups are opposing an increase in fees for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) services at several U.S. airports and are

Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is looking to cut 9,000 jobs from its 52,000-strong workforce as the company restructures in the face of the coronavirus crisis.

The FAA plans to “prioritize” a long-stalled rulemaking on system safety assessments (SSAs) and will seek input from both an advisory committee and global peers on how to safely broaden aircraft certification to include international environments.

Business jet inventories rose 4% in May compared to a year ago, with 1,823 jets for sale, or 7.7% of the total fleet, including all models and vintages, while pricing declined 12%, according to Jefferies.

Piper Aircraft on May 18 announced FAA type certification of its M600/SLS single-engine turboprop featuring Garmin International’s new Autoland system.

Shawn Vick is the chairman and CEO of Global Jet Capital, which helps corporations and individuals with the leasing and financing of new and pre-owned business jets.

Textron Aviation’s Model 408 SkyCourier twin utility turboprop prototype made its first flight on May 17 here, where it flew for 2 hr. and 15 min.

The UK government is planning to implement a 14-day self-isolation for aircraft passengers arriving in the country “as soon as possible” as it works to suppress the spread of COVID-19, according to the Opsgroup.

Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus says it has revised its outlook downward in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Finnish charter operator Jetflite pressed a newly delivered Challenger 650 into service as an air ambulance, flying dozens of patients impacted by