The Weekly of Business Aviation

Business and general aviation advocates are stepping up their offensive against the city of Santa Monica in an attempt to save Santa Monica Airport

India has grounded all three AW101 helicopters it acquired from AgustaWestland due to difficulties securing spare parts following the cancellation of

Piaggio Aero Industries has secured European Aviation Safety Agency approval for an auxiliary fuel tank for the P.180 Avanti II and the Avanti EVO

Clay Jones is retiring from his position as director and non-executive chairman of the board of Rockwell Collins, effective July 31. Anthony Carborne

Landmark Aviation held an open house late last month marking the opening of a new 8,500-sq.-ft. facility next to its existing hangar at Paris le

Responding to an auditor’s report critical of its progress toward integrating unmanned aircraft into national airspace, FAA says it expects to

Honda Aircraft took the next step toward certification of its light jet with the initial flight of the first production HondaJet. The aircraft reached

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), who last year pushed through his “Pilot’s Bill of Rights” (PBOR) bill to strengthen pilot protections during enforcement

Jet card provider Sentient Jet, celebrating its 15th anniversary, is eyeing a couple of new products to bring in the “next layer” of customers as it

Textron, which recently launched a new simulation and training unit to serve the business, commercial and military markets, is already growing its new

By Jay Menon
India’s Tata group will develop fuselages and wings of new-generation Dornier 228 aircraft for Switzerland-based RUAG Aviation AG, as it aims to

FAA, which announced last month that it was considering an exemption to permit aerial photo and video production companies to use unmanned aircraft

By Graham Warwick
International sales of advanced trainers are generating business for training system suppliers, with simulator specialist CAE announcing orders for

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NetJets, which is celebrating its 50th year as a business entity (it began operation as Executive Jet Aviation, or EJA), is also marking its 10th year

Reliable Jet Maintenance in Boca Raton, Florida, added the Citation Sovereign to its maintenance capabilities Ops Specs. The Sovereign joins the

BEECH Model 400, 400A, 400T, and MU-300 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2014-0345; Directorate Identifier 2013-NM-230-AD] – proposes to require an

CHARLES (CHUCK) BUCKLAND was appointed general manager of Landmark Aviation’s facility at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) in North Carolina. Buckland

Donna Thomas
July 14—ISTAT Reception at the Farnborough International Airshow, Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel, www.istat.org/Airshow July 14-20—Farnborough

Gama Aviation last week opened an executive terminal at Sharjah International Airport in Dubai, and said the facility immediately met targets for

Kathleen Blouin, who has managed the National Business Aviation Association’s annual conventions and forums for 22 years, stepped down from her

Base Operations at Page Field in Fort Myers, Fla. (FMY), has been granted status as a gateway for Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). Business

Bell Helicopter was named a distributor for North Field Data Systems’ (FDS) voice, video and flight data recorders. Bell will distribute the systems

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS Model EC120B and EC130B4 helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2013-1090; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-017-AD; Amendment 39-17873; AD 2014

Donna Thomas
July 14—ISTAT Reception at the Farnborough International Airshow, Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel, www.istat.org/Airshow July 14-20—Farnborough