The Weekly of Business Aviation

Textron Aviation is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Citation jet.

Piper Aircraft’s first group of apprentices has begun its two-year program, the Vero Beach, Florida, manufacturer says.

Fractional operator NetJets has taken delivery of its 100th Challenger business jet from Bombardier with the delivery of another Challenger 350 super mid-size business jet.

Leonardo has said certification of its AW609 commercial tiltrotor is likely to slide into 2020, but the company is sticking to its plan to deliver the first aircraft by the end of next year.

Textron Aviation’s new Citation Longitude super midsize jet was awarded FAA type certification Sept. 21.

Hundreds of unionized factory workers were shut out of their factory after airframe producer Avcorp Industries said it locked them out of its Delta, British Columbia, facility starting Sept. 16.

Private aviation provider Airshare, based in Lenexa, Kansas, is expanding its operation into the Upper Midwest, including the Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Louisville markets.

Wichita pilots Kirby and Teresa Ortega have launched Ortega Aviation Services, an aviation training, testing and consulting organization.

Alphabet company Wing has named courier and retail partners for its first drone delivery service in the U.S., scheduled to launch next month in Christiansburg, Virginia.

A new initiative to increase the amount of time U.S. air traffic controllers spend in on-the-job training (OJT) is off to a promising start, a top FAA air traffic official said.

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation has received FAA authorization to conduct Unmanned Aircraft Systems test flights at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport beginning Sept. 16.

FedEx Corp. has revised its revenue outlook sharply lower amid weakening global trade and sagging industrial production, causing its shares to plummet nearly 13% in trading Sept. 17.

Drone traffic management service providers have demoed network-based remote identification of UAS in two recent demos in the U.S. and Switzerland.

Aero Engine Corp. of China is in the early stages of developing a powerful turboprop engine for passenger or cargo aircraft in the 2030s.

ZeroAvia, a startup investigating the use of hydrogen fuel cells for sustainable green aviation, has secured a £2.7 million ($3.3 million) research grant from the British government.

The FAA has rolled out its new taxiway landing alert system at 13 airports and is confident that all 35 facilities getting the enhancement will be up and running by October 2020.

Brian Foley with Brian Foley Associates makes his predictions for bizav manufacturers' next new aircraft.

Aeroflot is to split into several firm contracts its preliminary order for 100 Superjet 100 regional jets.

Boeing and Safran have made a joint investment in Electric Power Systems (EPS), a developer of certifiable battery packs for electrified aircraft propulsion.

There is movement on the FAA’s long-awaited draft rule to require a means of remotely identifying drones from the ground, despite the postponement of its release from September to December.

An unmanned glider has been launched from a stratospheric balloon at 111,434 ft. altitude on a scientific flight to test an airglow monitor (AMON).

The German government is nearing a decision on key measures tackling climate change that include a massive increase in the country’s aviation tax for short-range domestic flights.

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a new $55 million maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at its headquarters in Savannah, Georgia

Western Aircraft is now a provider of MRO and parts for air ambulances equipped with LifePort Air Medical Equipment.

FlightSafety International Unmanned Systems Training has added a specialized sUAS Civil/Government Services Remote Pilot Course to assist federal, state and local government agencies to establish a UAS program or increase the effectiveness of existing ones.