The Weekly of Business Aviation

With more than 100 of the sleek, piston-engine Cirrus aircraft in the hands of customers in China, the company is now focusing on product support.

Asia-Pacific is the largest market for Boeing Business Jets and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

While there is a lot of interest in Cessna’s business jets, orders have been elusive and this year will also be soft.

The FAA is considering whether to consolidate or otherwise modify its fleet of 46 government-owned aircraft that are used for flight inspections; research and development; transport of government officials; and aviation safety training.

Airport construction will relieve infrastructure constraints that are holding back the development of business aviation in China, Embraer said.

Lobbying group Gifas is concerned that a notable proportion of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the French aerospace industry are posting losses.

NASA is seeking input on the technical barriers to greater use of larger vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAVs for civil missions.

NASA is seeking input on the technical barriers to greater use of larger vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAVs for civil missions.

Comlux Completion has recently delivered its first Sukhoi business jet with European Aviation Safety Agency certification to Comlux Kazakhstan.

German startup E-volo has unveiled the Volocopter 2X production version of its two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi.

U.S. business-aircraft flight activity rose 4.6% in March compared to one year ago, with increases in all operational categories, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Aero Gearbox International (AGI), a Rolls-Royce and Safran Transmission Systems joint venture set up in 2015, has opened a new 145,300-sq.-ft. facility in Poland.

Business Aviation Asia and Luxaviation are looking for a North American partner or investment target to complete a global service network.

Airbus sees strong potential in an on-demand helicopter booking service incubated within its Silicon Valley outpost A³ and now in beta testing in Sao Paulo.

Prospective demand for business aircraft is rising in the Asia-Pacific region generally and in China in particular, Honeywell has found.

HNA Group business aviation unit Deer Jet has launched two packaged-service products, one for aircraft operation and another for ground handling.

Justin Ryan, a former Honeywell Aerospace executive, has been named president of Tamarack Aerospace Group.

The technology can be used to protect the leading edges of wings; horizontal and vertical stabilizers; engine inlet lips; and vanes and aircraft nose cones and is suitable for commercial; regional; business aircraft; rotorcraft; and unmanned aircraft.

The FAA has issued its first airspace restrictions that specifically apply only to UAVs.

United Airlines has given private aviation a boost after a doctor was dragged off of a flight to make room for crewmembers, Wheels Up's co-founder says.

Bombardier has opened a business jet service center in Tianjin, China, in a joint venture with the Tianjin Airport Economic Area.

The chief economic advisor to President Trump says air traffic control reform could be a major element of the new administration’s infrastructure buildup.

While there is a lot of interest in Cessna’s business jets, orders have been elusive and this year will also be soft.

Europe saw 67,231 business aviation departures in March, up 8% over the same time a year ago, WingX’s Business Aviation Monitor says.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has announced the completion of a years-long effort to rewrite European certification standards for many types of smaller aircraft.