The Weekly of Business Aviation

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Pat Scharber has joined Jet Methods as director of sales and aircraft management.

Feb. 26-28—National Business Aviation Association Leadership Conference, Loews Coranado Bay Resort, San Diego, California, nbaa.org/events/leadership/2018/

View the General Aviation 4th Quarter And Year-To-Date 2017 Deliveries chart in PDF format.

By Graham Warwick
Israeli startup Eviation has selected Kokam to supply batteries to power a nine-passenger, all-electric regional aircraft, to fly by early 2019.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has ordered inspectors to stop asking airlines and repair stations to submit data that supports the agency’s new certificate oversight methodology.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is halting production of its Cessna TTx single-engine, high-performance aircraft, the company confirmed Feb. 21.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
XTI Aircraft Company’s TriFan 600 prototype is on budget and on schedule for a first flight later this year, the company said.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The helicopter market improved in 2017, with rotorcraft shipments up 7.5% from the year before.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Duncan Aviation’s helicopter component repair services business rose 80% in 2017 and the growth is expected to continue through 2018, the company said.
Business Aviation

The Saras light transport aircraft has completed its second test flight in two months, rekindling hopes of a revival of India's civil aircraft program.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Bell Helicopter has dropped the term “Helicopter” from its name in a radical rebranding.
Business Aviation

Nextant Aerospace has been awarded a contract from the USAF to serve as a subcontractor to Field Aerospace on the T-1A Avionics Modernization Program.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Nextant Aerospace has been awarded a contract from the USAF to serve as a subcontractor to Field Aerospace on the T-1A Avionics Modernization Program.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The Trump administration rolled out a fiscal 2019 federal budget on Feb. 12 that seeks $16.1 billion for the FAA.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
A top Gulfstream Aerospace executive will not be drawn into whether the company is planning a new aircraft beyond its flight-tested G500 and G600.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The Flight Safety Foundation is calling on the ICAO to expedite the development of global standards for regulating small drones.
Business Aviation

As the USAF launches a new program to replace the B-52H's TF33 engines, turbofan manufacturers are getting serious about their propulsion system offerings.
Business Aviation

As the USAF launches a new program to replace the B-52H's TF33 engines, turbofan manufacturers are getting serious about their propulsion system offerings.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
General and business aviation aircraft deliveries rose 2.5% in 2017 compared to a year ago, although billings declined 4.2%, according to GAMA.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
LoPresti Aviation's “BoomBeam” high-intensity discharge lighting is “a work in progress” and "an evolving technology," VP of Sales David LoPresti says.
Business Aviation

India’s state-run military aircraft maker HAL is ready to transfer the tech of its Dhruv helicopter to a local private manufacturer for commercial production.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has pushed back the timeline for the certification of its AW609 commercial tiltrotor by another year in a bid to further mature the aircraft.
Business Aviation

Feb. 20-22—Connect 2018 — The 15th International Route Development Forum, Tbiisi, Georgia, connect-aviation.com/index.php?lang=0&page=home

By Molly McMillin
New Heritage Capital, a private equity firm based in Boston, has become a minority stakeholder of Flying Colours Corp.