The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Europe’s aviation regulations may expand to cover ground-handling service providers and could permit countries to pool resources for highly technical

In response to two NTSB recommendations, the FAA is asking airlines, air taxis and certain business jet operators to establish standard operating

By Bradley Perrett
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has chosen the Airbus H155 as the basis for LCH-LAH civil and military helicopter, adding South Korean production of

By Joe Anselmo
Senior executives at two leading business jet manufacturers are expressing cautious optimism that the beleaguered lower end of the market is on its

By William Garvey
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. It was 2010, the pilot training business was badly suffering in the recession, fuel costs were high, and training aircraft costs were sky high. George Bye thought he might have an ideal solution.

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter has delivered four Bell 412EP aircraft to Heliservicio Campeche to support the company’s oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico

By Molly McMillin
The FAA has launched a website devoted to updates on NextGen, called NextGen Update: 2015. The site provides information and an overview of where the

By Molly McMillin
CTT Systems, based in Sweden, has received an order for its cabin humidification system from AMAC Aerospace for one VIP Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with Air Medical Holdings Group for the purchase of four Bell 206L-4 helicopters to be operated by Air Evac

By Molly McMillin
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services – North America announced it will provide the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department with modification

By Molly McMillin
RAI Jets, based in Sturgis, Michigan, has added a Beechcraft King Air C90A to its fleet of charter aircraft. The twin turboprop seats five passengers

By Molly McMillin
Hartzell Propeller has appointed American Propeller Service as a Recommended Service Facility as it works to grow its facilities around the world

By Molly McMillin
Semco Maritime has selected Becker Avionics’ Atlass ADS-B traffic localization and surveillance system. Semco Maritime, a project engineering company

By Molly McMillin
Swiss-based Vertis Aviation has expanded its executive aviation charter business into South Africa to support growing demand in the region. The

By Molly McMillin
Precision Aviation Group, based in Atlanta, has received Part 145 approval from the Civil Aviation Service Authority (CASA) and the European Aviation

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA (BHTC) Model 407 helicopters. [Docket No. FAA-2014-0070; Directorate Identifier 2011-SW-062-AD; Amendment 39-18114; AD

Leda Chong has been appointed Gulfstream Aerospace’s senior vice president of strategic planning. In this newly created position, Chong is responsible

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By Graham Warwick
Plans by Internet giants Amazon and Google to make use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have taken steps forward with approvals from regulators to begin testing in the U.S., but with strict limitations.

By Molly McMillin
Loss of control in flight and runway excursions are two of top safety issues that should be on operators’ minds, the National Business Aviation Association says.

By Tony Osborne
Swiss helicopter manufacturer Marenco SwissHelicopter has added another 13 letters of intent for its SKYe SH09 single-engine light helicopter.

By Molly McMillin
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment has now been installed on 10,000 aircraft flying in the U.S., a move hailed by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

By Molly McMillin
The active business jet fleet is expected to experience strong growth over the next two decades, the FAA says in a newly-released forecast.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Clay Lacy Aviation has been approved for a supplemental type certificate for its Universal Avionic FANS 1/A+ equipment for the Gulfstream GIV and GIVSP aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Russ Meyer, chairman emeritus of Cessna Aircraft, now a division of Textron Aviation, joined the company in 1974 and served as chairman and CEO from 1975 to 2003.