The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The Ultra-Quick Build Kit was transported by Sonex staff to Redge Greenberg of Durango, Colorado.

The general aviation industry contributed $219 billion to the U.S. economy in 2013 and supported 1.1 million direct and indirect U.S. jobs, according

By Molly McMillin
Enstrom Helicopter announced that its TH180 aircraft took its first flight on Feb. 6. The ground and flight test took about an hour. “Flight speed and

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s flight operations test organization has earned International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage 2

By Molly McMillin
Hartzell Propeller has extended its sponsorship with Michael Goulian for the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship, the Piqua, Ohio-based company

By Molly McMillin
TriState Careflight, which offers critical care transport services, is teaming with Baldwin Safety and Compliance, based in Hilton Head, South

By Molly McMillin
Smart Currency Business, an international payment company based in London, has launched a business aviation division to handle foreign exchange for

By Molly McMillin
Marshall Aviation Services’ charter company, FlairJet, has added an Embraer Phenom 300 to its managed fleet, the company said. The aircraft will be

ROLLS-ROYCE CORP. (RRC) AE 2100 series turboprop engines and AE 3007A and 3007C series turbofan engines. [Docket No. FAA-2014-0462; Directorate

Scott Nordstrom has been promoted to senior vice president of sales and marketing at Zenith Aviation, based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the company

Feb. 16-18—Flightglobal - Loyalty 2015, Istanbul, Turkey, www.flightglobalevents.com/Loyalty2015 Feb. 18-22—Bangalore Airshow, Beumpet Airport, India

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By Molly McMillin
The NextGen GA Fund has launched “Jumpstart GA 2020,” a program aimed to accelerate the installation of ADS-B Out avionics on general aviation

By Graham Warwick, Molly McMillin
Bombardier has unveiled plans to raise new financing as Pierre Beaudoin steps down to be replaced as president and CEO by outsider Alaine Bellemare

Kevin Michaels
Where there is smoke, there is usually fire. Bombardier’s shelving of the Learjet 85 midsize business jet last month and its sudden leadership change

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation flights in Europe saw a big decline in January, marked by fewer flights in Western Europe and a continued free-fall in activity in

By Molly McMillin
The number of civil helicopter accidents in the U.S. fell 26% last year, showing good safety progress by the industry, the International Helicopter

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with Erickson Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, to assume product support for the Bell 214 B and ST model

By Molly McMillin
Amid a growing demand for corporate aircraft, challenges remain, says the International Bureau of Aviation, based in Leatherhead, Surrey in the U.K

By Molly McMillin
Brad Hatt, former president of commercial business at Hawker Beechcraft and managing co-founder of Soujourn Aviation, has started a new venture called

Kevin Michaels
LONDON—The third prototype of the AgustaWestland AW609 commercial tiltrotor is set to fly in May, paving the way for deicing tests of the aircraft at

By Molly McMillin
FlightSafety International said it is designing and building its fourth full-flight simulator for the Gulfstream G650 business jet. It will be

By Molly McMillin
The Business Aviation Regulatory Working Group held its first meeting at the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority headquarters in Dubai on Jan. 25 as

By Molly McMillin
Speculation and rumors about a sale have circulated since the Learjet 85’s suspension in January, when Bombardier paused the program and cut 1,000 jobs in Wichita and Mexico.

By Molly McMillin
The partnership, called Collaboration for Rotorcraft Innovation, will increase students’ exposure to rotorcraft principles.