The Weekly of Business Aviation

Sun Air Jets has extended its lease with Aeroplex/Aerolease Group for two 21,000-sq.-ft. hangars and office and shop space at Van Nuys, California.

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

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.

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

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

Duncan Aviation has installed the first Rosen Aviation Media Input Panel in a Falcon 2000, the company said.

Flying Colours Corp. is installing Gogo Avance L3 connectivity systems in two Bombardier Challenger aircraft, a CL604 and CL605.

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has continued its fight to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport across two separate but related fronts.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has continued its fight to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport across two separate but related fronts.

Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) are co-sponsoring legislation that will help sustain and support the general aviation community.

XOJet noted a record first quarter with a 15% increase in overall business, the company reports.

General Dynamics expects some impact on initial deliveries of the Gulfstream G500 business jet after nacelle supplier Nordam Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says the issue is “manageable and solvable.”

Flight hours per business aircraft averaged more than 30 during the second quarter of 2018, up 4.6% year-to-date.

As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, its aerospace research universities are joining forces to create a national aviation consortium.

Textron Aviation has received an order from ATP Flight School for 10 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft.

Mooney International Corp. is expanding production and adding sales programs to entice buyers and keep up with improving market demand.

The next 20 years will bring demand for 790,000 pilots—about twice the size of the current workforce, according to Boeing’s 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook.

Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), is stressing the urgency of passing long-term legislation reauthorizing the FAA.

The AOPA and 11 other aviation groups have issued a statement urging the FAA to act against “egregious hidden fees and denial of affordable access to airport ramp space to park aircraft.”

One of EAA AirVenture’s biggest attractions has been Textron Aviation’s new full-scale Cessna Denali mockup, on display at the show for the first time.

The Nordam Group and its U.S. affiliates have filed for Chapter 11 protection based on a contract dispute with Pratt & Whitney Canada over the PW800 system.

Performance of the world’s most “printed engine”—GE’s new Catalyst advanced turboprop—is on target or better as certification testing gets underway.

Stratos Aircraft is taking an interim step in its move to certify a very light jet by first offering the aircraft as a kit.