The Weekly of Business Aviation

President Donald Trump is poised to sign into law a spending package that will send $17.6 billion to the FAA for fiscal 2020 and reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank for seven years.

Most business and general aviation and commercial operators who fly in ADS-B Out airspace plan to meet the FAA’s Jan. 1, 2020 deadline.

Joby Aviation has signed an agreement with Uber that makes it the first developer of an eVTOL aircraft to commit to meet the Uber Elevate initiative’s 2023 target to deploy commercial urban aerial ridesharing services.

The FAA has sent a letter to Blackbird Air, a company that created a web-based application to connect passengers with pilots, emphasizing the agency’s regulations regarding pilots who transport paying passengers.

Consumers are becoming more aware of urban air mobility, but also more concerned about its safety, a survey says.

U.S. startup Skyryse has flown a Robinson R44 light helicopter converted to autonomous flight control.

South Korean automaker Hyundai will unveil its first eVTOL PAV concept at the CES 2020 consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.

Key trends to watch for in business aviation in 2020 include an acceleration in electric aircraft.

A former FAA aviation safety inspector has been sentenced by the U.S. District Court in Miami to more than six years in prison for bribery and fraud.

The holiday season is a special time of giving, and the business aviation industry is doing its part.

Textron Aviation has completed the mating of the wings to the fuselage of its first new Cessna 408 SkyCourier.

Rolls-Royce has released the first images of an all-electric demonstration aircraft.

WiJet, an operator of HondaJet very light jets, is closing its French subsidiary and resuming flights in January through subsidiaries in Luxembourg and Belgium.

Honeywell is partnering with iTRACE and SecureMarketing to fight counterfeit activity in the e-commerce market of aerospace products using blockchain tech.

Private equity-backed Shimtech Industries has purchased Fastener Technology Corp.

Fractional ownership company NetJets has launched a new subsidiary called QS Security Services.

The number of used business jets available for sale in December grew 6% year-over-year, while pricing declined 3%, according to Jefferies Equity Research.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s corporate aircraft have flown more than 1 million mi. using sustainable aviation fuel.

Business aircraft activity in North America declined 2.5% in November when compared to a year ago and fell 9.4% compared to October.

NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology research aircraft remains on track to make its first flight in 2021.

Bombardier Aerospace has delivered its first customer business jet with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced its three 2020 fly-in locations.

Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has expanded the development and supply base for its Mach 1.4 AS2 corporate aircraft.

Duncan Aviation has delivered two aircraft, a Gulfstream 150 and Challenger 300, with interior elements made with hydrographic printing.

Dutch carrier KLM has announced plans to buy an undisclosed quantity of used cooking oil-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Finnish company Neste.