The Weekly of Business Aviation

Rockwell Collins and Stellar Labs have launched Stellar Cloud, a software delivery infrastructure platform for business aviation built on Amazon Web Services infrastructure.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section has placed an order for two modified Beechcraft King Air 350 cargo heavyweight turboprops to modernize its patient transfer and air ambulance fleet.

The Philippine Department of National Defense has purchased 16 Bell 412EPI helicopters that will be operated by the Philippine Air Force.

ACI Jet has added two Bombardier Global Express XRS ultra-long-range aircraft and an Embraer Phenom 300 light jet to its fleet.

C&L Aviation Group has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the Maine Technology Institute (MTI).

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish licensing and service rules for the operation of large unmanned aircraft within a designated radio frequency band.

The Feb. 12 release of the Trump administration’s federal budget proposal for fiscal 2019 will provide insight into how much of a priority President Donald Trump still places on spinning off U.S. air traffic control from the FAA.

Launch customer PlaneSense has taken delivery of the first of six PC-24 twin jets the fractional ownership operator has on order.

Honda Aircraft Co. has received its largest order to date for HondaJet very light jets, the company said.

Jetex Flight Support plans to open its first FBO in the U.S. with the launch of private terminal service at California’s San Bernardino International Airport.

Airbus’ Skyways unmanned parcel delivery air vehicle has completed its first flight demonstration in Singapore.

Textron Aviation’s assembly line for its new Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet is now at full-rate production in Wichita, the company said.

Flight testing of the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ has addressed the areas of greatest risk, the company said.

The civil helicopter market in China is less skewed toward the oil and gas sector than Southeast Asia’s helicopter market.

Embraer has not yet received a proposal from Boeing for a possible combination of the manufacturers, Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery said.

Piper Aircraft has received its largest order for training aircraft in the company’s history.

Bye Aerospace has closed on its latest round of funding as the company moves toward first flight of two prototypes.

Spending on research and development, capital expenditure and workforce training are gaining renewed emphasis by public aerospace and defense companies.

The repair station community will help the FAA to ensure that its myriad guidance documents align with Part 145.

Dassault Aviation expects improved business jet sales volumes in 2018 following an upturn in demand in 2017.

Nextant Aerospace has received the final piece of FAA certification on its remanufactured G90XT twin-engine turboprop.

The Philippine government is targeting business aviation as a potential driver of growth for the economy, especially in and around Clark and Subic Bay.

Hong Kong-based aviation consultancy Asian Sky Group foresees that there could be some price volatility for pre-owned Bombardier 6000 aircraft.

Sales of Dassault Falcon business jets have stopped sliding and orders have increased, yet handovers are still at their lowest level in two decades.

Leonardo is studying concepts for a second-generation rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle for use in both land and maritime environments.