The Weekly of Business Aviation

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 42 NG and Model DA 42 M-NG airplanes.

View the Business Aviation Forecasts For Latin America 2019-2028 chart in PDF format.

Grischa Schmidt has been appointed Jet Aviation senior director of its Design Studio, based in Basel, Switzerland.

By Molly McMillin
Sky Trek Aviation at Modesto City County Airport has new ownership and a new name. Its new name, Modesto Jet Center, became effective Aug. 1.

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft Co. has received type certification for the HondaJet Elite from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

By Molly McMillin
Over the next 10 years, customers in the Latin American region are expected to take delivery of nearly 790 new business aircraft, with turboprops dominating the market,

By Michael Bruno
A new corporate review may indicate that Textron could be looking to become an aerospace and defense-focused company similar to other large rivals, according to analysts.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Produced by combustion, fine particles emitted by engines can impact human health and the climate
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Monitoring data indicates that 70%-75% of European Union (EU)-registered large aircraft will comply with Europe’s automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipage deadline of June 2020, according to the agency charged with coordinating the effort.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
The French inventor of a jet-powered personal vertical takeoff and landing system has successfully flown across the English Channel.

By Michael Bruno
The end is near for Wesco Aircraft’s turnaround plan as the aerospace fasteners and machined parts provider announced Aug. 9 it has struck a deal to be acquired by new private equity investors for almost $2 billion.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Turkish company Baykar Makina has revealed it is working on an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Blackhawk Aerospace has earned a Supplemental Type Certificate from the FAA that it says will transform the Beechcraft King Air 300 into “the fastest King Air in the world.”
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Delivery comes a month after the aircraft earned FAA type and production certification. The unnamed U.S. customer took delivery at the company’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The four-seat, single-engine general aviation aircraft, under development by Shanghai-based Guanyi General Aviation, flew for the first time at a height of 3,000 m during its 50th test flight on Aug. 7.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Online retailer Amazon is seeking exemptions from the FAA to operate its Prime Air drone delivery service as an air carrier under the agency’s Part 135 regulation.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Working from the ground up to identify early opportunities and project demand for urban air mobility in 74 cities worldwide, a new report forecasts a 20-year market value of $318 billion across operators, vehicle manufacturers and infrastructure providers.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
RUAG MRO International has developed what it calls a “straightforward and economical solution for Controller/Pilot Data Link Communications over the Aeronautical Telecommunications Network.”
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By Graham Warwick
The demonstrator is being considered under JAXA’s proposed S4 program (for System integration of Silent SuperSonic airplane technologies). If funded, the S4TD technology demonstrator could fly by around 2026.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
The Latin American Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (LABACE) may move from Congonhas Airport in São Paulo next year, possibly to another city airport.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
The patent-pending digital dashboard allows users to customize the Eyes Forward Display, which changes from flight to driving instrumentation and back again.
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By Graham Warwick
Citing progress with its $25 million Series B private placement, XTI Aircraft is to wind down an unusual crowdfunding campaign that has so far helped support development of its TriFan 600 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) business aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Icon Aircraft is cutting jobs and Icon A5 production because of reduced demand and the loss of funding from its Chinese investors—a byproduct of the U.S.-China trade turmoil, Icon’s top executive says.
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By Graham Warwick
Autonomous aircraft developer Ehang has selected its home city of Guangzhou, China, as its first pilot market for unmanned air mobility (UAM).
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By Bill Carey
Participating Unmanned Aircraft Systems Service Providers connect to the flight information management system data exchange via open interfaces to provide the services drone operators need to meet regulatory and operational requirements.
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