The Weekly of Business Aviation

Operational Airdrop has wrapped up its humanitarian mission of providing supplies to communities most immediately impacted by Hurricane Florence.

Larry Culp, former CEO of Danaher Corp., has been named chairman and CEO of GE, effective immediately.

Bombardier Business Aircraft’s new ultra-long-range $72 million Global 7500 business jet will be awarded certification from Transport Canada at a Sept. 28 ceremony, paving the way for entry-into-service this year.

Phil Trenary, an ex-CEO of U.S. regional carrier Pinnacle Airlines and ex-chair of the U.S. Regional Airline Association, was killed Sept. 27 in a shooting in Memphis.

Phil Trenary, an ex-CEO of U.S. regional carrier Pinnacle Airlines and ex-chair of the U.S. Regional Airline Association, was killed Sept. 27 in a shooting in Memphis.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its first new G500 business jet, achieving the milestone four years after it unveiled the aircraft in 2014.

The U.S. House has passed the recently-announced, five-year bill to reauthorize the FAA on a 398-23 vote.

United Technologies Corp. (UTC) appears unlikely to meet its own Sept. 30 deadline for closing the roughly $30 billion acquisition of avionics and cabin interiors giant Rockwell Collins.

United Technologies Corp. (UTC) appears unlikely to meet its own Sept. 30 deadline for closing the roughly $30 billion acquisition of avionics and cabin interiors giant Rockwell Collins.

The FAA in September signed separate agreements with Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) that will make it easier to approve each country’s aircraft and aviation products for their growing markets, the FAA said.

Luxaviation has opened an office in Lugano, Switzerland, and launched a strategic partnership with Colombo Wealth Management.

Satcom Direct has begun construction on a second phase of expansion at its SD Data Center headquarters in Melbourne, Florida.

BBA Aviation company Ontic announced Sept. 18 the acquisition of aerospace-focused aftermarket service provider Firstmark.

FAA reauthorization legislation agreed to by House and Senate committee leaders contains “the most forward-leaning language from Congress on supersonics since the 1960s,” says Boom Supersonic, the Colorado-based startup developing a 55-seat, Mach 2.2 airliner.

C&L Aviation Services has signed an agreement with private jet charter JetSuiteX to refurbish multiple Embraer EMB 145 family aircraft.

Textron Aviation remains committed to its Citation Hemisphere project, its largest business jet to date, despite program delays.

The number of fatal accidents involving general aviation continues to recede, despite an increase in flight hours, according to Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’ 27th Joseph T. Nall Report released in September.

In the next five years, the average age of a private jet customer is expected to fall dramatically, new survey results say.

U.S. track maker Workhorse Group has formally begun the process to sell the SureFly operating unit that is developing a hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.

BRS Aerospace plans to work with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research to develop testing protocols for evaluating the safety and performance of the company’s parachute recovery systems for general aviation and advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

High-profile drone and software provider Airobotics of Israel has opened an office in Scottsdale, Arizona, that will become the startup’s global headquarters.

Duncan Aviation and Gogo Business Aviation have partnered to develop a new Supplemental Type Certificate for installing the Gogo ST 4300 Iridium Satcom Satellite Telecommunication System configuration for Future Air Navigation Systems.

Richard (Rick) Brighenti has been named vice president and general manager of Cadence Aerospace-Tell Tool, effective immediately.

Nomad Aviation is offering maintenance and hangar services at its Basel, Switzerland facility.

Jet Aviation San Juan is the first FBO in Puerto Rico to qualify for Stage 1 registration to the IS-BAH Standard the company said.