The Weekly of Business Aviation

In May, PrivateFly founder and CEO Adam Twidell told ShowNews he hoped his company’s competitors followed him into offering fixed-price private flying. His rationale was that any initiative that makes the sector more accessible would help improve business for everyone.

Pratt & Whitney Canada is to provide the powerplant for Russian Helicopters’ new VRT500 light helicopter.

Italian aviation authority Salvatore Sciacchitano has been elected president of the ICAO Council for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1.

Pratt & Whitney Canada is to provide the powerplant for Russian Helicopters’ new VRT500 light helicopter.

Gulfstream Aerospace announced it has made its first European delivery of a G500 business jet.

Insitu has developed a ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system with a satellite communications antenna for beyond-line-of-sight operations, the Boeing subsidiary says.

The inventory of pre-owned business jets for sale grew 5% in November, when compared to a year ago, according to Jefferies, but average list prices were flat.

Strata Manufacturing in Abu Dhabi has signed a 10-year contract with Composites Technology Research Malaysia for the supply of composite detail aircraft parts.

Paul Everitt is CEO of ADS, the UK’s trade association representing the aerospace, defense and security sectors.

Dassault Falcon Jet has selected Ingenio Aerospace to supply interior cabin products for use on in-service Falcon 2000, Falcon 900 and Falcon 7X jets.

North American flight activity in October rose 0.5% from a year ago, while activity increased 6.8% over September figures, according to Argus International.

The French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has launched the construction phase of the Archange signal intelligence program.

House lawmakers are calling on the FAA to preserve airspace safety and efficiency as it develops a regulation to simplify launch and re-entry requirements for commercial space operators.

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Aviation Week Network has announced the winners of its 63rd annual Laureate Awards, honoring achievements in global aerospace.

Mike King has been named president of FlightSafety Services for FlightSafety International.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-23-06, for certain General Electric Company (GE) CF34-8C1, CF34-8C5, CF34-8C5A1, and CF34-8C5B1 engines.

Air BP has added its digital Airfield Automation technology at Emirates Flight Training Academy at Al Maktoum International Airport.

Textron Aviation’s expanded European Distribution Center in Düsseldorf, Germany is now complete and operational.

Rostec State Corp. will supply 10 VRT500 light single-engine helicopters to Scandinavian countries, the company says.

The Dubai Airshow, which ended Nov. 21, attracted 84,043 attendees, a record number, along with 1,288 exhibitors.

The Helicopter Service Co. of Russian Helicopters has become a designated facility for PW207K Ansat helicopter engines in Russia and CIS countries.

Falcon Aviation’s facility located at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai has been approved as an Embraer Authorized Service Center to support Legacy 600, Legacy 650 and Lineage aircraft in the region.