The Weekly of Business Aviation

South Florida business aviation operators and FBOs have spent weeks preparing for the mass influx and exit of aircraft and passengers who will be attending Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami.

Textron Aviation expects deliveries to remain flat in 2020, as the ramp-up in production of the Citation Longitude super midsize business jet is offset by a reduction in demand for legacy aircraft.

Bell has secured its first emergency medical services order for an instrument flight rules (IFR) certified Bell 407GXi.

Aircraft deliveries at Textron Aviation will be reduced in the first half of 2020 by the impact on composites manufacturing caused by the Dec. 27 explosion at the company’s Plant 3 facility in Wichita.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has formally ordered the “temporary cessation” of nonemergency drone operations.

UPS on Jan. 29 said it will expand its drone delivery program to the University of California Health complex in San Diego.

Orders for Gulfstream business jets in 2019 were the highest in more than a decade and the second highest ever, buoyed by demand for its new models, parent company General Dynamics says.

Russian Helicopters’ new VRT500 co-axial single-engine light helicopter will use Thales FlytX avionics suite.

Sikorsky is moving ahead with plans to offer a radically revamped version of its S-92 heavylift helicopter.

Robinson Helicopter says development of alternate, more fuel-efficient propulsion systems, including potentially electric power, remains a primary goal for the company.

Bell is hoping that support from the Norwegian oil industry could help it secure a foothold in the North Sea offshore helicopter market for its new Model 525 super-medium helicopter.

Heavylift helicopter OEM Erickson has revealed plans to develop a new version of its S-64 Aircrane.

The market for Airbus Helicopters has been stable, Airbus officials say. But rather than growth, the market is for replacement helicopters.

NASA has ordered three Airbus H135 Signature helicopters to replace its current fleet of three Huey 2 aircraft.

Aerospace suppliers are taking different approaches on whether to cut employees as they wrestle with the fallout of the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, with some already doing so while others announce they will not.

Leonardo Helicopters will take over fledgling Swiss rotorcraft manufacturer Kopter Group in a $185 million deal.

Airbus is giving its best-selling H125 single-engine light helicopter an uptick in performance that the company expects will appeal to aerial work operators.

Uber is launching a three-year, “multimillion-dollar” community engagement plan to pave the way for the anticipated start of commercial urban aerial ride-sharing services in its pilot cities of Dallas, Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.

Japan Air Lines is to conduct a drone delivery demonstration with Yabu City, in Hyogo Province, and service provider Terra Drone.

Qatar’s Gulf Helicopters has emerged as the launch customer for the Safran Aneto-powered version of the Leonardo AW189K super-medium twin-engine helicopter.

Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter has unveiled the final configuration for production models of its SH09 single-engine light helicopter.

Bell has announced a series of upgrades for its commercial helicopters as it emerges from another good year for deliveries, buoyed by demand for its light turbine rotorcraft.

Safran has hinted that a future Airbus light helicopter could feature a hybrid-electric propulsion system.

Honeywell has partnered with U.S. startup Jetoptera to explore fluidic propulsion for military cargo and surveillance UAS.

Frigge Assumes Presidency Of Hartzell Propeller JJ Frigge has been promoted to president of Hartzell Propeller.