The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
FAA has scaled back its latest revamp of the repair station regulations, eliminating a proposed new ratings system and several other significant

Signature Flight Support, benefiting from an uptick in U.S. business and general aviation flights, is continuing to expand its fixed-base operation

Mooney International is planning a slow ramp up and hoping to fill out its order book with its official return to the general aviation market on July

Cirrus, which publicly debuted its conforming Vision SF50 single jet on July 27, is planning to add the next two models into the flight-test program

Fractional ownership provider NetJets and simulator training specialist FlightSafety International continue to enjoy gains in revenues as flight and

By Sean Broderick
A bipartisan group of 168 congressmen has asked FAA to provide details on what the lawmakers call the agency’s “vague” plans to “right-size” the

FAA on Aug. 8 prohibited U.S. operators from flying over the Baghdad Flight Information Region in Iraq unless specifically authorized by a government

Clarification: The General Aviation Manufacturers Association second-quarter unit shipment and billings report provided information from manufacturers

Icon Aircraft has begun flying the first production A5 light-sport aircraft, Engineering Serial Number 1 (ESN-1) is beginning a test campaign that the

Gulfstream Aerospace is increasing its services capacity for its mid-cabin models with the opening of a hangar at Outagamie County Regional Airport in

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TRACY ANDREWS was promoted to senior vice president for Universal Asset Management. Andrews will be responsible for operations of all Universal Asset

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THOMAS ANDERSON was named director of product support for Gulfstream Aerospace’s facility at Long Beach Airport in California. There, Anderson will

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Continental has begun flight testing the next class of its diesel line with hopes of having a new engine in the 300 horsepower range

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Daher-Socata’s new TBM 900 program continues to gain interest since its unveiling, with sales extending into 2015 and more than 26 of

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Lycoming Engines says it is working on as many as 25 “active” OEM engine integration projects for general aviation, most of which are

Upcoming Events Aug. 10-12—Executive Intelligence Summit, Middleburg, Virginia, www.aviationweek.com/events Aug. 12-14—11th Annual Latin American

By Fred George
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Brad Mottier, vice president and general manager of GE business and general aviation, says that challenging Pratt & Whitney Canada for

Nextant Aerospace is continuing to piece together the second remanufactured aircraft in its product line – the G90XT – with the unveiling of the new

By John Morris
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Certification of Flight Design’s C4 four-seat light aircraft will not be held up by the FAA’s up to two-year delay in rewriting the

A major fundraising campaign officially kicked off on July 30 at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with the

The first production Citation CJ3+ completed its first flight on track with Cessna Aircraft’s plans for certification later this year. The aircraft

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS Model AS350B3 and EC130B4 helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2014-0498; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-052-AD] – proposes to supersede AD

Offshore helicopter operator Bristow has become the first to begin revenue operations with its AgustaWestland AW189 intermediate-heavy helicopters