The Weekly of Business Aviation

Selex-ES has developed a system designed to detect, track and if necessary disable consumer-type UAVs, protecting civilian targets such as public events, airports and other infrastructure targets from illegal or threatening activity.

CTT Systems has received an order for the CairTM System, an anti-condensation system for commercial aircraft, for a Boeing BBJ 777-300 aircraft.

Wetmore Tool and Engineering, based in Chino, California, has appointed Wencor Group as its worldwide inventory management partner.

Bell Helicopter has begun a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X demonstration tour, which includes 10 stops.

Aircraft Management Group, based in Mars, Pennsylvania, has added a 2015 Cessna Citation Latitude midsize jet to its charter fleet.

ABS Jets has received approval from Embraer and the Czech Republic to perform base maintenance on Embraer’s Phenom 300.

China’s Harbin Aircraft Industry Group has selected Rockwell Collins avionics for Avicopter’s new AC312E/C helicopters.

Bell Helicopter said its Aeronautical Accessories brand has received four new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approvals.

Astronics Corp. has introduced a Max-Viz enhanced vision system specifically for experimental and homebuilt aircraft, which often operate from unimproved airstrips with wildlife and other obstacles.

Frasca International, based in Urbana, Illinois, has delivered a Level D capable Bell 407GX Full Flight Simulator to Bell Helicopter Training Academy in Fort Worth.

Cirrus Aircraft has selected Garmin avionics for its new Vision SF50 Personal Jet called Perspective Touch by Garmin.

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a one-day forum focused on loss-of-control crashes in general aviation fixed-wing aircraft and explore possible solutions.

EMBRAER Model EMB-135BJ aircraft [Docket No. FAA-2014-0586 Directorate Identifier 2013-NM-255-AD; Amendment 39-18256; AD 2015-17-23]—adopts

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Craig Voelker has been appointed regional sales manager for Innotech Aviation’s Midwest-Great Lakes U.S. sales division.

The National Business Aviation Association says it is ready to follow up on a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board following a fatal runway overrun accident last year.

The commercial disassembly, dismantling and recycling market is expected to reach $5.46 billion this year, according to Visiongain.

RIGA Business Aviation Center opened its new fixed base operation at Riga International Airport in Latvia Sept. 8, it said, which allows the FBO to

LONDON – Authorities in Italy have performed fact-finding flights with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in nonsegregated airspace using civil

About 800 NetJets pilots, along with their family members, picketed at seven sites around the country on Sept. 10 after progress to secure a new labor contract stalled, the union said.

Doug May assumed the position in April. He is responsible for the Beechcraft and Cessna piston-engine aircraft product lines and oversees customer input and advanced design, manufacturing, customer delivery and service and support.

Aerostructures and engine component manufacturer GKN Aerospace is to play a key role in Europe’s Clean Sky 2 aero-engine programs.

Bell Helicopter has delivered its first Bell 407GXP helicopter to a customer in Brazil, where it will be used for corporate transport, a popular market segment in Latin America.

Viking Air Limited has signed a deal with RN-Aircraft in Russia for 10 Twin Otter Series 400 turboprop aircraft.

Embraer Executive Jets has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Legacy 450, paving the way for deliveries to EU member states and EASA-associated countries.