The Weekly of Business Aviation

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

By Molly McMillin
JetSuiteX, a semi-private air carrier, has expanded service with new routes from Orange County and Oakland, California, it said.

By Molly McMillin
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems has reaccredited 11 Med-Trans air medical transport bases in the U.S.

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By Molly McMillin
Bell has delivered the first law enforcement Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to the Sacramento Police Department.

By Molly McMillin
Club Jet Charter has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation.

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Dec. 10-12 — 8th Annual Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Conference, DWC, Dubai, http://www.mebaa.aero/

By Molly McMillin
PrivateFly has begun private jet flights between London Luton and Geneva during ski season, which runs Dec. 1 through Feb. 28, for a fixed price of $6,827.

By Molly McMillin
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has released a book commemorating its 80-year history called “Freedom to Fly: AOPA and the History of General Aviation in America.”

William Brown has been appointed chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association’s Board of Governors for 2019.

By Molly McMillin
Air Plains Services, based in Wellington, Kansas, has added the FreeFlight Rangr line of ADS-B Systems to its range of avionics and aircraft systems.

By Molly McMillin
Russian Helicopters Holding Co., is adding a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for Mi-8/17 helicopters based at the Helwan Factor for Developed Industries in Helwan, Egypt.

By Molly McMillin
Universal Avionics has received an FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) for its new touchscreen control display unit for the InSight Display System.

By Molly McMillin
Huron Regional Airport’s fixed base operator in South Dakota has a new owner and a new name.

By Molly McMillin
Pilatus delivered its first PC-24 aircraft with a medevac interior to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.

By Molly McMillin
Boeing’s business jet division has added a new business jet to its lineup, the BBJ 777X, based on the commercial Boeing 777 airliner.
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By Sean Broderick
A Brazilian appeals court has reversed a lower, provisional decision that would have prevented Embraer and Boeing from finalizing terms of their proposed joint venture (JV).
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By Thierry Dubois
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a pilot cadet training program jointly developed by Airbus and Toulouse-based civil aviation university ENAC, Airbus said Dec. 6.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Bombardier’s aerospace focus going forward will be on the high end of the bizjet market and building up its aerostructures division around contracts with Airbus.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Embraer and the Brazilian federal government plan to challenge a Brazilian court order that stops Embraer and Boeing from finalizing their proposed commercial-aircraft joint venture (JV) before the country’s new administration is in power.
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By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft Co.’s HondaJet Elite has received type certification from Japanese authorities, the company announced.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier’s Business Aircraft division expects to deliver from 150 to 155 business jets in 2019 and post revenue of $6.25 billion, Bombardier said.
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By Bill Carey
Former airline pilot and Boeing executive Terry McVenes joined standards organization RTCA as its new president and CEO Dec. 1.
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By Graham Warwick
Drone Delivery Canada is to transport mail, packages and medical supplies to isolated communities in northern Ontario under a commercial accord.
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