The Weekly of Business Aviation

The National Air Transportation Association and A3P Technologies have introduced an emergency response system that lets aviation businesses prepare for and respond to emergency situations effectively, the organizations said.

The latest monthly survey of used business jets available for sale showed an 11% year-over-year decline in all business jet categories, according to a report by Jefferies & Co. analyst Howard Rubel.

Daher-Socata of Tarbes, France, turned in its best year for sales contracts and the second best year of deliveries for the TBM turboprop aircraft.

Nextant Aerospace completed the successful first flight of its G90XT, a remanufactured King Air C90A, and has formally begun the flight test program, the company said.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s service center in Sorocaba, Brazil, recently received Part 145 approval from the FAA, the company announced.

U.S. Sens. John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) will co-chair the General Aviation Caucus in the 114th Congress.

Diamond Aircraft’s DA50-JP7 single-engine turboprop made its first flight on Jan. 19, the company announced.

Textron Aviation has signed an agreement to buy the assets of UTC Aerospace Systems in Wichita, a facility that produces furniture for Citation and King Air aircraft.

Bombardier Aerospace’s decision to pause its Learjet 85 program should not be seen as a sign of weaker demand for Cessna’s or Embraer’s competing products, analysts say.

Helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca is introducing additive manufacturing capabilities for engine components at a facility in Bordes, France, the

The FAA is asking industry for advice on how to best mitigate a telecommunications technology-obsolescence issue that will increasingly become

Business aircraft flying in the U.S. finished strong in 2014, with flight activity up for the 13th month in a row in December, according to TraqPak

Brazil-based Embraer delivered 52 business jets and 30 commercial jets during the fourth quarter of 2014, the company said. Business aircraft

Fatal landing accidents at San Francisco and Birmingham in 2013 as well as four non-fatal incidents -- two runway excursions and two wrong-runway

Luxaviation, based in Luxembourg, has acquired Masterjet of Lisbon, Portugal, as it continues to expand. Masterjet operates business jets from Le

BAV Managing Editor Molly McMillin can be reached at 316-993-3929. The information was incorrect in last week’s edition. We apologize for the error.

Stevens Aviation of Greenville, South Carolina, has partnered with Executive Flight Training of Beaufort, South Carolina, to offer maintenance and

Landmark Aviation’s Aircraft Management & Charter division, based in Houston, has added three mid-size aircraft to its managed fleet, including a

The Air Charter Association of North America has published a 12-page “Contract Best Practices” document to provide a resource to air carriers and

Magnetic MRO is expanding its services and adding full aircraft painting services at its facility in Estonia in May. The services will comply with

Airbus Corporate Jet Center says it has delivered its most highly customized ACJ cabin in the history of the completion and maintenance, repair and

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its ratings on Textron one step, going to BBB/A-2 from BBB-A3, according to StreetInsider.com. The outlook

The new Venue HD upgrade from Rockwell Collins will be available in mid-2015 as a retrofit item on Bombardier Global XRS and Global 5000 business jets

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Leading Edge Aviation Solutions, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, has hired Greg Wedding as executive vice president of business development. Wedding