The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier is accelerating production and deliveries of its Global 7500 business jet, with plans to deliver 10 to 15 of the long-range jets during this year’s fourth quarter, the company said.
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Trans States Holdings has canceled an order for up to 100 Mitsubishi SpaceJet aircraft, the latest setback facing the Japanese manufacturer’s long-delayed regional jet program.
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By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems will buy Bombardier’s aerostructures businesses in Northern Ireland and Morocco, as well as an MRO business in Dallas
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By Graham Warwick
Airbus Defense and Space has made a strategic investment in U.S.-based Amprius, which is developing high-energy-density batteries.
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By Bill Carey
Pilots approaching a runway were able to see a drone encroaching in their airspace 30% of the time, according to a study by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Oklahoma State University (OSU).
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By Bill Carey
Leading small drone manufacturer DJI has unveiled a highly capable quadcopter weighing 249 grams (0.5 lb.), which exempts it by 1 gram from registration requirements in the U.S. and other countries.
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By Graham Warwick
Urban air mobility startup Volocopter has launched an unmanned cargo aircraft version of its Volocopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
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By Tony Osborne
The inquiry found that the pilot, Iain Traill, had “took a chance” that the low fuel warnings he received were erroneous, Sheriff Principal Craig Turnball concluded in his report into the Clutha Vaults accident, published Oct. 30.
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By Molly McMillin
Garmin has unveiled an emergency Autoland system for general aviation that is designed to control and land an aircraft when a pilot cannot.
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By Molly McMillin
The National Air Transportation Association is leading a movement to remove requirements for foam fire suppression equipment for most general and business aviation hangars.
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By Molly McMillin
World Fuel Services and Kinect Energy Group have partnered to offer aircraft operators the ability to buy carbon offsets and access renewable power and fuel.
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By Molly McMillin
Tamarack Aerospace Group has filed a Chapter 11 plan for reorganization, which includes repayment of all creditors in full, the company said.
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By Molly McMillin
PACE has relocated its Berlin headquarters to the central district of Charlottenburg, Germany, the company announced.

By Molly McMillin
Townsend Leather has purchased and restored the former Diana Knitting Mill, a 66,000-sq.-ft. multibuilding complex built in 1900 in Johnstown, New York.

By Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has added new equipment, tooling and training to its Honeywell HTF700 Series engine.

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By Molly McMillin
Mark Bird has joined Acropolis Aviation, a UK-based charter operator, as ground operations manager.

By Molly McMillin
A single and unidentified customer has ordered two long-range BBJ 787-9 Dreamliners worth $564 million, Boeing announced.

By Molly McMillin
Safe Flight Instrument has been chosen by Textron Aviation to provide its Stall Warning/Angle of Attack (AoA) System on the Cessna SkyCourier.

By Molly McMillin
Hartzell Propeller has secured an FAA Type Certificate for a new five-blade carbon fiber propeller system for the King Air 200 fleet.

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier announced that its Challenger 350 has demonstrated its “undeniable performance capabilities and superior reliability” by setting speed records for 10 key U.S. city pairings in 20 1/2 hr.

By Molly McMillin
Peak Medevac, a Denver area-based fixed-wing air ambulance company, has announced plans to open a facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

By Molly McMillin
Republic Airways has leased six Embraer 170s from TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor.

By Molly McMillin
Air Plains Services, a general aviation engine and avionics upgrade company, has added BendixKing avionics to its range of cockpit systems.