The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has delivered a second Challenger 650 to Swiss Air Rescue Rega for its new fleet of air ambulances.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
A Workshop on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 1207/2011 regarding ADS-B, its surveillance performance and interoperability, was held in Brussels July 4, with a large number of stakeholders attending and others following it remotely.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Triumph Group’s long-running divestiture effort recorded another selloff as the aircraft structures and parts provider has closed on the sale of Triumph Structures—East Texas to Merritt Preferred Components.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
When it comes to Learjet business jet production in Wichita, Bombardier has not made any decisions, Bombardier President and CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts Aug. 2.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier’s business aircraft division grew sales and its aftermarket business during the second quarter of 2018, while revenue and deliveries dipped.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Flight1Tech unveiled its Cirrus G1000 avionics simulator at EAA AirVenture.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo says it has overcome the helicopter production and delivery glitches that led to investor concern.
Business Aviation

By Mark Nensel
In its third round of U.S. airport infrastructure grants, FAA has released an additional $770.8 million in funding, bringing the total airport improvement program (AIP) awards announced year-to-date to $2.1 billion. A total of $3.2 billion in AIP allotments will be distributed this year.
Business Aviation

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Wisconsin) said she was “90% sure” Congress would pass legislation reauthorizing FAA before the Sept. 30 deadline when the agency’s current authority expires, and said the Senate could take up the bill following next week’s recess during a speech at the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Air Safety Forum here.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union (EU), its aerospace research universities are joining forces to create a national aviation consortium to provide a single point of engagement with the global aerospace industry.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR has tested food delivery by drone in hard-to-reach areas in the Dominican Republic.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
This year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, attracted about 601,000 attendees, about 2% above last year’s record, along with 867 exhibitors, 976 media representatives and 40,000 campers in 12,300 campsites.
Business Aviation

By John Morris
Emerging technologies that will affect general aviation and the future development of urban transportation were highlighted at Oshkosh this year.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
WASHINGTON—Ramping up its opposition to proposed research into single-pilot cargo aircraft, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) released results of an on-line survey July 31 showing that most respondents oppose removing pilots from airline flight decks.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Embraer recorded a 29% drop in revenue during the second quarter due to declines in executive and commercial aviation deliveries and a significant decline in defense and security revenue, it says.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Dynon unveiled the D3, the latest edition of its Pocket Panel EFIS, and the DRX, a portable, dual-band ADS-B traffic and weather receiver.

By Molly McMillin
Meridian has opened a new 40,000-sq.-ft. hangar, Hangar 12, and a two-story support building at its Teterboro Airport headquarters in New Jersey.

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By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has designed and delivered a Gulfstream G550 medevac aircraft to the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center.

By Molly McMillin
​Dynastream Innovations is now operating as Garmin Canada.

By Molly McMillin
Eagle Flight Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, has ordered a second Ascend 172 from Yingling Aviation.

By Molly McMillin
Aloong Aircraft has signed an agreement to install Bendix King’s AeroVue Touch primary flight display and its AeroCruze autopilot in Aloong’s Model 44 Angel aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
STC Group has received an STC for the installation kit for the non-TSO’d Trio Pro Pilot digital autopilot into Grumman AA5 aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Air Partner has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation, which includes Baines Simmons, its consultancy division.