The Weekly of Business Aviation

Since April, when Piper Aircraft announced its new lower-cost Piper Pilot 100 and 100i training aircraft, market reaction has far exceeded expectations, Piper’s top executive says.

Epic Aircraft, based in Bend, Oregon, expects to receive FAA type certification for its all-carbon, single-engine Epic E1000 turboprop by year’s end.

While others make headlines with their plans for electric-powered aviation, Slovenia-based Pipistrel has steadily built a two-year lead in that market.

Making an accommodation for defense, homeland security and law enforcement missions, the FAA has added an exception to its pending requirement that aircraft constantly transmit their position by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out.

Boeing projects a 20-year demand for 804,000 new civil aviation pilots, 769,000 new maintenance techs and 914,000 new cabin crew staff for commercial aviation, bizav and the civil helo industries.

Owners of as many as 3,500 older jets around the world could struggle to secure new financing when their existing loans and leases expire, a corporate aviation finance company says.

An £80 million investment announced by the UK will help develop next-generation technologies next-generation electric vehicles and hybrid-electric aircraft.

Strong performances from its legacy aerospace business and the recently integrated Rockwell Collins line helped propel United Technologies Corp. (UTC) to “another strong quarter.”

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Brunei’s flag-carrier Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) will be launching a regional operation for the island of Borneo, in a tie-up with Malindo Air.

Business aircraft flight activity in Europe decreased 6.0% in June compared to a year ago but rose 9.2% when compared to May activity.

West Star Aviation is making several existing Supplemental Type Certificates available for a limited time to third-party installation centers for most airframes.

Aviation Blade Services has been acquired by First Aviation Services, based in Westport, Connecticut.

Elit’Avia has implemented Osprey Flight Solutions’ risk assessment system, which assesses the relative risk of each flight in real time.

MSB Aerospace, a Savannah, Georgia-based division of the MSB Group, has secured a contract to supply Flying Colours Corp. with customized Hi-Lo tables for business aircraft.

Levaero Aviation delivered its first Canadian-registered Pilatus PC-24 to an unnamed customer, following certification by Transport Canada.

The National Air Transportation Association has launched the NATA Safety 1st Training Center for ground handling and safety training.

Yingling Aviation in Wichita has launched a new program to install Garmin G5000 integrated glass flight deck on Citation Excel and XLS business jets.

APA Training (Airline Pilot Academy) in Capua, Italy, has taken delivery of its first two Tecnam P2010 215 HP single-engine piston aircraft.

Russian Helicopters Holding Co. plans to re-engineer about 30 different helicopter parts using 3D printing technology.

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Ray Goyco has been named CEO of Baker Aviation’s newly-formed Baker Aviation Services Group.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 Global Express airplanes.

Violent thunderstorms on July 19-20 dumped more than 6 in. of rain in less than 24 hr. on the EAA AirVenture show grounds here.

Capt. Matt Steward credits his Young Eagle experience with EAA Chapter 1094 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, as the reason why he has an airline career today.