The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Baker Aviation has begun construction on two new hangars at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, with plans to centralize and expand its operations there.

By Molly McMillin
Jet Aviation has signed a preferred fixed base operation service agreement with Excellent Air.

By Molly McMillin
Planet Nine Private Air, or P9PA, is collaborating with T&M Protection Resources to provide personal security protection for international customers as an added safety enhancement.

By Molly McMillin
The firm of Smith, Gambrell & Russell has opened its 10th office.

By Molly McMillin
AVIAA has signed a new preferred supplier partnership with Jetex, a ground handling specialist in the Middle Eastern region.

By Michael Bruno
Boeing and Embraer have hammered out terms of their proposed commercial business merger.
Business Aviation

FAA acting Administrator Dan Elwell has appointed former FAA official D. Kirk Shaffer to serve as FAA associate administrator-airports, effective Dec. 17.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Honeywell, using blockchain technology, is streamlining the buying and selling of aircraft parts, improving fulfillment times and providing the aviation industry with a trusted experience through its new GoDirect Trade e-commerce platform.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has filed a new petition with the FAA requesting an exemption from fuel tank flammability requirements for its new Citation Longitude Model 700 bizjet.
Business Aviation

A group of 35 U.S. senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the U.S.
Business Aviation

A group of 35 U.S. senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the U.S.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Innovasonic, a leader in ultrasonic glass technologies, is developing “proprietary transparent piezoelectric transducer array technology.”
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is upgrading the flight deck capabilities to new-production Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan EX turboprops.
Business Aviation

By Lee Ann Shay
The FAA is considering incorporating examiner functions into its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program.
Business Aviation

A group of 35 U.S. senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the U.S.
Business Aviation

Yingling Aviation is adding 73,000 sq. ft. of space to its Wichita facilities and adding aircraft paint to its line-up of services.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
General and business aviation leaders say they expect the industry to finish 2018 strong, and predict an even better 2019.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier plans to deliver its first Global 7500 business ultra long-range jet during a special event Dec. 20 at its Laurent Beaudoin Completion Center attended by customers, suppliers and industry representatives.
Business Aviation

By Mark Nensel
The decision by Mexico’s newly-installed government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to cancel further construction of its new international airport will cost over MXP100 billion ($5 billion), according to estimates IATA cited.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Israeli startup Eviation says it is making progress with plans to display the first prototype of its Alice all-electric regional aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June 2019.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Israeli startup Eviation says it is making progress with plans to display the first prototype of its Alice all-electric regional aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June 2019.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
New aviation rollup iAero Group said on Dec. 12 it signed a definitive agreement to purchase nearby Swift Air, an independent U.S. airline charter business.
Business Aviation

Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Superjet 100 is no longer part of the Sukhoi product line as parent company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) re-arranges its structure to separate its commercial and military aircraft manufacturing assets.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Japanese startup Euglena has completed construction of the country’s first demonstration plant for producing renewable jet and diesel fuel.
Business Aviation

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 10 airplanes.