The Weekly of Business Aviation

BOMBARDIER Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2014-0424; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-003-AD; Amendment 39-17976; AD 2014

CHARLIE JOHNSON, former Cessna Aircraft president and current president and COO of Aero Electric Aircraft Corp., was inducted into the Colorado

Oct. 15-17—World Passenger Symposium 2014, The Hilton Bayfront, San Diego, Calif., http://www.iata.org/events/passenger-symposium/Pages/index.aspx Oct

FAA, stressing that the 2020 ADS-B equipage deadline will not change, is forming an Equip 2020 working group to guide implementation of ADS-B across

Embraer broke ground Oct. 9 on a 236,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its Melbourne, Florida, campus to house activities from assembly through delivery of its Legacy 500 and 450 models.

Embraer’s Executive Jets unit on Oct. 10 officially entered the midsized jet market with the delivery of its Legacy 500 business jet to a Brazilian

Gulfstream was awarded U.S. FAA approval for the 7,500-nm extended-range variant of its flagship G650. The approval comes less than five months after

Alenia Aermacchi has selected the Williams International FJ44-4M turbofan to power its updated M345 military trainer aircraft. The 4M model of the

Surf Air is prepping to receive the first of up to 65 Pilatus PC-12NG single-turboprop aircraft in November, including laying the groundwork to expand

Colorado Springs-based Trine Aerospace & Defense has developed a Stage 3-compliant hushkit to help save Learjet 20 series aircraft from extinction. At

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine (OAM) is reallocating resources, taking a more direct role and improving

Houston-based Galaxy Aviation is planning to add another facility at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) after the Houston City Council approved a lease

FAA Thursday began flight tests to confirm that the agency is on track to transfer air traffic back to controllers at the Chicago En Route Center

Oil and gas workers traveling to and from offshore platforms in the North Sea will have their shoulder widths measured to test their suitability to

ncy Administrator Michael Huerta announced.

ncy Administrator Michael Huerta announced.

Swiss startup helicopter manufacturer Marenco Swisshelicopter completed the first flight of its SKYe SH09 single-engine light helicopter. The aircraft

Piper Aircraft recently secured Civil Aviation Administration of China approval for its M-Class line, including the Piper Meridian single turboprop

German investigators probing the crash of a military-chartered Learjet 35A have found that the aircraft banked into one of two German air force

Rockwell Collins recently demonstrated its Pro Line Fusion for use as a ground control station and airborne avionics for unmanned aerial system

Daher-Socata handed over its first TBM 700 single-turboprop aircraft upgraded with the Garmin G600/GTN 750 glass cockpit avionics. The retrofit

Gulfstream Aerospace recently shifted its European parts distribution center to a facility closer to London’s Heathrow Airport. The move will enable

The National Business Aviation Association has set three regional forums for 2015, beginning Feb. 19 in West Palm Beach, Fla. That event will take

Associated Air Center (AAC) completed its first green Airbus A330-200 aircraft for a customer, marking its fifth completed widebody. The aircraft was

Granite Aviation recently opened its fixed-base operation facility at Sandpoint Airport (SZT) in Idaho. The $1.6 million facility includes a 3,700-sq