The Weekly of Business Aviation

Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was the most popular departure and arrival airport for charter travel in July, according to an analysis of Air Charter Guide

Against a background of growing concern over “rogue” unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) near airports and in other sensitive areas, NASA has conducted a dress rehearsal for the upcoming demonstration of the first version of an airspace system designed to enable safe UAS operations at low altitudes.

Piper Aircraft has delivered three single-engine Piper Arrow trainers to the University of Dubuque to be used for pilot training. The Arrows are

Field Aerospace was notified by the U.S. Forest Service that it was the successful bidder to design and install an avionics upgrade modification on

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bombardier’s issuer Default Rating from a “B+” to a “B.” It also downgraded Bombardier’s long-term debt and bank facility

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services, a maintenance facility for Bombardier business jets, and OHS Aviation Services, which specializes in interior

Comlux America, a completion and services provider in Indianapolis, has completed its ninth VIP interior completion on an Airbus ACJ320 aircraft. It

Skyjet , an on-demand private jet charter company, has released its Skyjet app for the iPhone, which allows users to price, book and pay for on-demand private jet travel through their Apple devices. The app integrates with Apple Pay. Users have direct access to an intelligent MPR, or market price range, tool for real-time price estimates.

FlightSafety International and West Virginia University Institute of Technology have partnered to offer an aviation management degree program. It will

The Academy of Model Aeronautics in Muncie, Indiana, has launched a unmanned aerial systems competitive education program called UAS4STEM. It will

Garmin’s G500 flight display system has received full certification from EASA for the Tecnam P Twenty Ten, a new single-engine, high wing, four seat

AN EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS directive (EAD) 2015-16-51 affecting Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 429 helicopters. This EAD was

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has joined the advisory team of OneJet , the air transportation network that provides access to

Aug. 25—9th Asia-Pacific Congress of Aerospace Medicine, Beijing, China, www.apfama.org/2014 Aug. 25—10th Chinese Conference of Aerospace Mediciner, www.apfama.org/2014 Aug.26-27—Airline Cost Conference (ACC) 2015, IATA Geneva Conference Center, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iata.org/events/Pages/airline-cost-conference.aspx

Details about the new National Airspace System (NAS) Voice Recorder Program are contained in an August 20 Request for Information.

Fears that the new generation of low-cost, lightweight UAVs could pose a threat to air safety are forcing regulators to reach out to a wider audience.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx met with Kansas aviation leaders and government officials Aug. 19 in a discussion about FAA reauthorization, drones, certification and other issues facing the industry.

Bombardier said that its all-new C Series Aircraft has performed more than 80% of its required certification testing with more than 2,250 flight hours to date.

Pilots flying for oil and gas operators in the North Sea strongly support striking over concerns about job losses, the British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA) says.

A former House Aviation Subcommittee chairman is calling on the FAA to provide a “full report” on the causes and reactions to the air traffic control automation system glitch that he says caused 475 canceled flights at the three Washington, D.C.-area airports on Aug. 15.

Global aero communications specialist Gogo Inc. announced Aug. 19 that it has entered into a multifaceted partnership with NASCAR champion driver Brad Keselowski.

Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, N.J., was the most popular North American business aviation airport in July, according to an analysis of acukwik.com traffic.

North Sea helicopter pilots are considering calling for a strike over concerns about layoffs by their employers in the face of the oil price slump.

Senate Democrats are asking Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to start talking about the budget before the August recess ends.