The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
A startup with venture capital backing from Boeing and JetBlue Airways is designing a hybrid-electric regional aircraft that could enter service in the early 2020s.
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Severe restrictions at airports and inadequate infrastructure are affecting the utility and future growth of business aviation in Asia-Pacific. But there is a solution: Private capital.
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Severe restrictions at airports and inadequate infrastructure are affecting the utility and future growth of business aviation in Asia-Pacific. But there is a solution: Private capital.
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Several hundreds of planned airports will have runways only up to 2,600 ft in length, a tight squeeze for even the very smallest personal and business jets.
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Several hundreds of planned airports will have runways only up to 2,600 ft in length, a tight squeeze for even the very smallest personal and business jets.
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The Cessna Caravan utility aircraft has proven to be the aircraft-maker’s most successful aircraft in mainland China.
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The Cessna Caravan utility aircraft has proven to be the aircraft-maker’s most successful aircraft in mainland China.
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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.
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Asia-Pacific is the largest market for Boeing Business Jets and will remain so for the foreseeable future.
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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.
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By Molly McMillin
Tecnam has announced upgraded versions of three of the aircraft in its lineup at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany.
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By Bradley Perrett
HNA Group business-aviation company Deer Jet plans to build up an international network of fixed base operators, perhaps by buying established facilities as a first step.
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By Bradley Perrett
A newly established unit in HNA Group’s business-aviation empire has received its air operator’s certificate from the civil aviation authority of Guernsey, a British dependency in the English Channel.
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Wearable technology is being integrated into a variety of civil and military systems and components in ways not previously possible.

By Molly McMillin
CIT Group marked the end of an era April 4 as the financial holding company exited the aircraft leasing market.

By Molly McMillin
Astronics Corp. has completed its acquisition of Custom Controls Concepts, based in Kent, Washington.

By Molly McMillin
True Blue Power has introduced the TC230 DC-to-DC step-up converter using the aircraft’s 10-18 volt input to power 8-volt instruments and avionics.

By Molly McMillin
Hartzell Propeller has received a supplemental type certificate for its 83-in. composite Trailblazer propeller for Super Cub PA-12 and PA-18 aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Aéro Montréal, Quebec’s aerospace cluster, has added a careers section on its AeroPortail.ca website for job and internship opportunities in aerospace.

By Molly McMillin
Frasca International has delivered a Cessna 510 Citation Mustang business jet simulator to its new training center in Paris.

By Molly McMillin
Jet Aviation’s maintenance center in Vienna has gained FAA repair station approval.

By Molly McMillin
TKM Avionics, formerly TKM Michael Avionics, has introduced a direct slide-in replacement for the King KX 155/165 series of NAV/COM radios.

By Molly McMillin
Sentient Jet will expand its travel services during the Kentucky Derby through Derby Air powered by Sentient Jet.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2006-06-09, AD 2012-05-08, and AD 2012-07-08, for certain Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 170 airplanes.

Jeff Nix has joined Argus International as regional sales manager for the central portion of the U.S. Most recently, Nix served as national sales manager for CAE.