The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
AMAC Aerospace Switzerland has completed and returned to service its first B747-8i in a VVIP project configuration. It was a two-year project. The

By Molly McMillin
Ducommun has been awarded a contract from Spirit AeroSystems to produce titanium auxiliary power unit exhaust fairing assemblies for the Boeing 737

By Molly McMillin
Beringer Aero of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has completed a three-wheel supplemental type certificate for the Diamond DA42 light twin aircraft. The wheel and

By Molly McMillin
Epic Aircraft has the funding in place for its single-engine turboprop, the E1000, through certification to full production.
Oshkosh

What’s it like to be the first pilot to land a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress at EAA AirVenture? We asked Aircraft Commander Major Jeremy Holt about flying the classic eight engine strategic bomber into Oshkosh.

Oshkosh

Icon A5 is pure joy in the air, generating the kind of excitement and emotion that kids have, such as EAA Young Eagles, when they first take to the air.

Oshkosh

Tecnam’s four-seat, high-wing, single-engine P2010 is making its U.S. debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as the company works to dramatically expand its U.S. business.

Oshkosh

By Molly McMillin
Yingling Aviation wants to bring down the cost of flying. So the Wichita company plans to remanufacture and transform older Cessna 172s into “essentially a new aircraft,” Yingling CEO Lynn Nichols said.
Oshkosh

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft plans to cut aircraft production and its workforce because of weak global demand, the company announced.

By Fred George, Molly McMillin
AirVenture, billed as the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” runs July 20-July 26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Oshkosh

By Molly McMillin
Brazil-based Embraer delivered 60 aircraft during this year’s second quarter, including 27 commercial jets and 33 business jets, the company said.

By Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has entered the world of drones.

The European Commission (EC) is not giving up on its plan to make Europe’s airspace more efficient, as foreseen in the Single European Sky (SES) legislation.

By Molly McMillin
On-demand private jet charter company Victor has acquired YoungJets, a Santa Barbara, California-based private jet charter service provider.

By Molly McMillin
Greenwich AeroGroup has acquired Miami-based Airpro Aviation Systems, an FAA-certified repair station specializing in electronics, electrical and mechanical instruments, avionics and accessories.

By Molly McMillin
For Honda Aircraft founding president and CEO Michimasa Fujino, it’s been a long journey in the development of the HondaJet light business jet. Today, the company is preparing for first deliveries.

By Molly McMillin
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has ordered the first Airbus H125 AStar produced on the new final assembly line at Airbus Helicopters’ production facility in Columbus, Mississippi.

By Molly McMillin
Yingling Aviation, a longtime Cessna affiliate, has expanded its maintenance services to include Beechcraft piston propeller aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
The accident rate for civil helicopters dropped 28% in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period a year ago. The rate has been cut in half when compared to 2006, according to the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team.

By Molly McMillin
Precision Castparts Corp. has signed a deal to acquire Composites Horizon from American Industrial Partners, a move that gives Precision Castparts high-temperature composite capabilities.

Turbine-powered business aircraft accidents were up in the first six months 2015. Plus, NASA is intentionally crashing Cessna 172 to improve emergency locator transmitters. And Bombardier Aerospace is reviewing the Global 7000 and 8000 and their schedules.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
A new terminal has opened at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the General

By Molly McMillin
Pentastar Aviation in Waterford, Michigan, has received Supplemental Type Certificates from the FAA for the installation of Satcom Direct Router for

PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A Model P-180 aircraft. [Docket No. FAA-2015-2466; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-018-AD] – proposes to adopt a new

​ Thomas Kuhn has been named president and CEO of Lufthansa Tecknik’s U.S.-subsidiary BizJet International Sales and Support in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kuhn