The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Adrian Schofield
European-based turboprop maker ATR predicts there will be demand for about 100 turboprops in Japan through 2025, and the manufacturer aims to win 70% of these sales opportunities.
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European business aviation did not fare very well in 2015, with the number of departures down in all but a handful of countries across the continent.
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By Molly McMillin
PPG is expanding its aerospace coatings development and color capabilities at its Shildon, England, facility.
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By Molly McMillin
Sheltair has acquired Tampa Jet International Center at Tampa International Airport, Florida, and plans to expand its infrastructure.
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By Mike Vines, Bradley Perrett
Jet Aviation expects to open a business jet maintenance center at Macau International Airport that it is being established partly in response to space limits in Hong Kong.
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Bell Helicopter expects to begin deliveries of its 505 Jet Ranger X rotorcraft to China this year, following an unusual instance of parallel certification by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
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By Rupa Haria
The first and only Legacy 450 in Europe – S/N003 – was approved for operations at La Mole airport here last month.
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For Cirrus Aircraft, developing its largest clean sheet aircraft to date, the Vision SF50 jet, has been a Herculean task.
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By Tony Osborne
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Helicopters has taken the first steps in restarting the flight-test campaign of its AgustaWestland AW609 commercial tiltrotor following the fatal crash of the second prototype last October.
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By Tony Osborne
Helicopter operator CHC Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 5, just days after the fatal crash of one of its helicopters in Norway.
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By Molly McMillin
Soloy Aviation Solutions and SMA Engines are partnering to offer a diesel engine program for the Cessna 182 series aircraft, converting avgas engines to diesel.
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By Molly McMillin
Tecnam has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) approval for its P2010 four-seat general aviation aircraft and the start of deliveries to Chinese-based customers.
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VistaJet, based in London, celebrated the delivery of its 100th aircraft since the company’s founding in 2004.
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By Molly McMillin
Triumph Group recorded more than $1 billion in losses for its 2016 fiscal year and has announced plans to reduce its square footage by 24% and its workforce by 8% over the next year.
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By Graham Warwick
A new advisory committee will be formed to propose actions to the FAA on integrating UAVs into the national airspace system.
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The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has created a task force to scientifically and methodically analyze the potential risks of collisions between manned and unmanned aircraft.
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By Molly McMillin
Aerostructures supplier Sonaca Montreal performs work for business and regional aircraft customers such as Embraer, Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream and Airbus. What it doesn’t have, however, is Boeing as a customer.
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By Graham Warwick
A new advisory committee will be formed to propose actions to the FAA on integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS).
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A business aircraft maintenance facility that Bombardier is building in Tianjin in partnership with the city government is on track to open next year, the manufacturer says.
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Bell Helicopter is preparing to authorize three more service facilities in China, adding to the pair that are now supporting the company’s products in the country.
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By Tony Osborne
Norwegian investigators probing the fatal crash of a CHC-operated Airbus H225/EC225 on April 29 say it was caused by technical problems, not pilot error.
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By Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has completed a Supplemental Type Certificate to upgrade existing Honeywell Primus radios in ...

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Kaman Aerospace Corporation (Kaman) Model K-1200 helicopters.

By Molly McMillin
Pentastar Aviation has partnered with SmartSky Networks to develop...

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