The Weekly of Business Aviation

U.S. flight activity by business aircraft in September increased by 3% over the same time a year ago, while year-to-date activity from January through September rose 2.2% over the same period in 2014, according to Argus International.

Mooney International Corp. has launched a program aimed at attracting new customers by increasing the number of quality used Mooney aircraft available in the marketplace.

OneJet plans to buy up to 50 light business jets for its air transportation network over the next three years as it expands.

Business-aviation activity remains stagnant in Europe, as a few key markets show modest improvement while Italy and Turkey join already-struggling Russia on the list of countries where departures are down, the latest figures from WingX’s Business Aviation Monitor show.

Yingling Aviation plans to remanufacture more than older Cessna 172s as it gets into the airplane remanufacturing business.

For travelers with a true need for speed, Spike Aerospace is developing the supersonic Spike S-512 with a maximum cruise speed of Mach 1.8 and capability of taking 18 passengers from Los Angeles to Tokyo in 6 hr. at Mach 1.6.

StandardAero has signed an agreement with SmartSky Networks to certify and install SmartSky’s high-speed wireless Internet system in a variety of business aircraft.

Aviation Basel has delivered a new Airbus A340-600 with VIP cabin interior to an undisclosed client in Europe

Jet Aviation St. Louis has received FAA approval for the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of

Universal Avionics in Tucson, Arizona, has completed its second

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host four regional fly-ins

BizJet International delivered its ninth Boeing Business Jet outfitted for

OneJet will finalize its next fleet platform in the fourth quarter and has selected

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) gave 24 student pilots flight-training scholarships

Specialist U.K. charter Jota Aviation, based at London’s Southend Airport, has

JETFUELX has signed the 2,000th aircraft to use its f

Bell Helicopter has added Agrarflug Helilift, located in Ahren, Germany, to its

Rockwell Collins received an FAA supplemental type certificate for Future Airspace Navigation Systems (FANS) 1/A upgrade

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Jose Quezada has been promoted to assistant general manager of

Oct. 14-15—CEPA Expo 2015, Central Europe Private Aviation Convention, Prague, Czech Republic.

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The FAA will evaluate technology to detect unmanned aircraft near airports under a Pathfinder program with developer CACI International.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition 2015 will offer new speakers, a National Safety Day and an emergency response simulation on the trade show floor when it returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center Nov. 17-19.

Airbus Helicopters is preparing to fly the second prototype of its new-generation H160 twin-engine medium helicopter by the end of this year.