The Weekly of Business Aviation

Honda Aero has received the FAA production certificate for the HF120 turbofan jet engine that powers the HondaJet.

Textron Aviation has been developing its Citation X Elite program to breathe new life into speedy older model Citation X business jets.

Jet Aviation Basel, located in Basel, Switzerland, has been selected by Boeing Business Jets to complete the interiors of two Boeing B777-300ER aircraft for an undisclosed client in Asia.

Boutsen Aviation, based in Monaco, has sold its fourth Dassault Falcon 7X in the past 12 months, with the sale of a 2008 Falcon 7X, the aircraft sales

Rockwell Collins has named Shennan Circuit Co., a provider of high-end circuit boards, as its top supplier at the Rockwell Collins Annual Supplier

Gulfstream has been named the recipient of the 2014 Robert J. Collier Trophy by the National Aeronautic Association for the development of its G650

Joseph Burstein, 87, has retired from LMI Aerospace’s Board of Directors, and Steven Schaffer has been appointed to fill the vacancy. Burstein was an

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Textron Aviation has been developing its Citation X Elite program to breathe new life into speedy older model Citation X business jets. The momentum

Business Jet Market Improving, Analyst Says The business jet market is looking better. And commentary from business jet-related companies points to

Sounding Board is an intermittent column that features leaders of the business aviation industry. Russ Meyer, chairman emeritus of Cessna Aircraft

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The global aerospace materials market is expected to increase at a 6.6% compound annual growth rate through 2019, reaching $18.5 billion in value, a

Europe’s aviation regulator has proposed a framework for unmanned aircraft with three categories of operation based on risk, the lowest of which would not involve any oversight by aviation regulators. The European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) “Concept of Operations for Drones” says unmanned aircraft “should be regulated in a manner proportionate to the risk of the specific operation.”

BEIJING—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) favors Airbus over AgustaWestland for the LCH-LAH civil and military rotorcraft program, according to media

Aviation trade groups are opposing proposed operating restrictions at East Hampton Airport in New York. At a public hearing on March 12, East Hampton

MADRID—The air navigation service providers (ANSPs) of Spain, Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands have signed an agreement for the joint development

Nextant Aerospace, founded in 2007 by aviation entrepreneur Kenn Ricci, was selected as Aviation Week’s 2015 winner of the Laureate Award for Business

Lotus Aviation Group is opening a new hangar and 2,400 sq. ft. of office space at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, the company announced. Lotus

The National Business Aviation Association’s Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program has been approved as a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Gulfstream Aerospace’s Gulfstream G280 has earned Brazilian type certification, clearing the way for deliveries to begin to Brazil. The business jet

Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with Air Medical Group Holdings for the sale of four Bell 206L-4 helicopters. The aircraft will be operated by

Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) will be the first new tenant of the former sprawling Boeing Wichita site, now owned by Air Capital Flight Line.

PlaneSense, a fractional ownership company, has placed an order with Nextant Aerospace for two Nextant 400XTi light jets with an option for three more.