The Weekly of Business Aviation

Jet Aviation, which began business in Switzerland in 1967, is celebrating half a century in business.

Jet Aviation, which began business in Switzerland in 1967, is celebrating half a century in business.

The NBAA has launched the first phase of a mentoring program, which matches industry veterans with those wanting to explore the field of business aviation.

Flying Colours is expanding its paint shop as it begins a long-term contract with MHI Canada Aerospace to paint more than 40 center-fuselage sections of Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft per year.

Honeywell Aerospace has unveiled a new Future Air Navigation System (FANS) testing for general and business aviation customers as part of its GoDirect Datalink services.

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he will work with President Donald Trump to develop a wide-ranging infrastructure bill.

Leonardo has received European Aviation Safety Agency certification for its AW109 Trekker twin-engine light helicopter.

Jim Ziegler recently moved from serving as president and CEO of Greenwich AeroGroup, based in Wichita, to its vice chairman.

"Press for Jet" is a Web-enabled button that allows clients to order a private jet on the Internet of Things (IoT).

Austria-based Diamond Aircraft Group has been acquired by Wanfeng Aviation Industry Co. in China, ensuring the long-term future of the Diamond brand.

GE Aviation’s Advanced Turboprop engine, which will power Textron Aviation’s Cessna Denali, has completed its first engine test run.

Motion and control tech provider Parker Hannifin and the Justice Department have reached an antitrust deal over the company’s $4.3 billion purchase of Clarcor.

It was a year that, hopefully, set the scene for a market recovery, as 2017 saw several key new business jet models progress toward first deliveries.

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Scott Thanisch has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of CHC Group after serving as the company’s interim CFO since October

Joram Lietaert Peerbolte has been appointed general counsel of TrueNoord, a regional aircraft lessor.

Jim Facette has been named president and CEO of the Canadian Business Aviation Association.

Dean Saucier will retire as northeast regional representative of the National Business Aviation Association, NBAA said.

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Paul Shuda, 65, director of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, was killed in an aircraft accident Dec. 16 when the single-engine Cessna 210 aircraft he was on went down near Oldenburg, Indiana.

The Eclipse is a series of very-light jets that are produced by Albuquerque, New Mexico-based ONE Aviation.

Textron Aviation is offering Gogo Avance L5 connectivity system upgrades for Cessna Citation X aircraft, it said.

Egyptian Aviation Academy has placed an order for two Beechcraft Baron G58 and two Bonanza G36 aircraft from Textron Aviation for training.

Lancair welcomed its first Mako production customer to its new 10,000-sq.-ft. Builder Assistance Center in Texas.

Mahindra Aerospace has selected Hartzell Propeller’s three-blade, 84-in.-dia. aluminum propeller for its 10-seat single-engine Airvan 10 aircraft, which was certified in 2017.