The Weekly of Business Aviation

BBA Aviation has completed the sale of Ontic, a component OEM and MRO provider, to focus on its aviation services division, Signature Flight Support.

With the promise of offering “gridlock-busting” short-distance flights, a Southern California startup is seeking input from people with long commutes on which routes to fly when it launches service in January.

Aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service has expanded its U.S. headquarters in Uniondale, New York, to prepare for expected growth.

Unmanned aircraft developer UAVOS has flown a larger, modified version of its ApusDuo high-altitude pseudo-satellite, taking a step closer to its planned full-size stratospheric telecommunications platform.

FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson outlined a safety-focused, data-driven vision for the agency he has led now for three months and described a new approach to certifying aircraft following the Boeing 737 MAX crashes.

The prolonged delay in closing Embraer’s sale of 80% of its commercial aircraft business to Boeing is eating into the Brazilian aerospace company’s finances in more ways than one, Embraer executives acknowledged Nov. 12 as they released their latest quarterly earnings.

Embraer’s new Praetor 600 super mid-size business jet is boosting sales for the Brazilian manufacturer.

FlightSafety International has partnered with IBM to develop FlightSmart, an integrated pilot performance evaluation and training tool.

A “gender reveal” celebration went awry after a Texas pilot dumped 350 gal. of pink water from a single-engine aircraft in a low pass, stalled and impacted the ground.

The brain trust behind the Gabelli investor conference and the erstwhile L-3 Communications have teamed to take another aerospace and defense (A&D) business public, perhaps making a C4ISR giant.

According to FlightAware, 85% of turbine-powered business aircraft registered in the U.S. are ADS-B equipped to meet the FAA’s Jan. 1 deadline, up from 62% a year ago

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Antonio Garcia has been elected chief financial officer of Embraer.

Extra Aircraft, based in Dinslaken, Germany, has received EASA type certification for its new Extra Next Generation (NG) aerobatic aircraft.

BAA Training Aviation Academy has begun construction of a 5,000-m2 training facility in Zhengzhou, China

NBT Bank has hired Doug Place as vice president and senior commercial banking relationship manager to head its new small-aircraft financing division.

West Star Aviation has partnered with the Madison County Career and Technical Education Office and Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) to host a “Federal Apprenticeship Event” during National Apprenticeship Week.

Jet Edge International, an aviation management company, has selected STACK.aero, a web-based automated business operations system, to provide the technological backing for the company’s growth plans.

eFlight Network plans to add four Bell 429 and four Bell 407 GXi helicopters to its emergency medical services fleet.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has selected Becker Avionics’ ADS-B transponders to update its Bell B412 and Sikorsky S-70 helicopters

Clay Lacy Aviation has added three new jets for charters to its Northeast U.S. fleet.

Vertis Aviation, headquartered in Switzerland, has added an ultra-long-range Bombardier Global 5000 to its fleet for charters in North America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

German startup Volocopter is working with agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere to demonstrate its VoloDrone heavy-lift unmanned cargo aircraft equipped for crop-protection spraying.

Safran’s board has chosen the head of Safran Aircraft Engines, Oliver Andries to be group CEO from January 2021.

Following a 14-month designation process, the FAA approved beyond-visual-line-of-sight UAS flights within an 8 x 4-mi. section of airspace near Griffiss International Airport.