The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
UPS and drone delivery system developer Matternet have announced the launch of a new service to deliver medical samples by drone.
Business Aviation

View the New Business Jet And Turboprop Deliveries Worldwide - February 2019 chart in PDF format.

By Molly McMillin
Bell has delivered a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X in a law enforcement configuration to the Stockton Police Department in California.

By Molly McMillin
GlobalJet Services has been selected as a factory authorized maintenance training provider for Dassault Aviation.

By Molly McMillin
This month, the Weekly of Business Aviation is pleased to launch a new feature showcasing worldwide deliveries of new business jet and turboprop aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Air Charter Service has seen a large uptick in the number of charter flights arranged to the Six Nations rugby tournament.

By Molly McMillin
Qatar Executive can now fly to airports in Samedan, Switzerland; Chambery, France; and Innsbruck, Austria.

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Business Aircraft has delivered a Challenger 350 super midsize jet to an unnamed customer in Belgium.

Emily Deaton has joined JetAviva in Kansas City, Kansas, as vice president of sales.

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Leonardo S.p.A. Model AB139, AW139, AW169, and AW189 helicopters.

By Molly McMillin
Planet Nine Private Air has placed its fourth Dassault Falcon 7X ultra long-range aircraft into service.

Apr. 2-4—Aircraft Interiors Expo, Hamburg Messe, Germany, https://www.aircraftinteriorsexpo.com/

By Molly McMillin
AeroVonics has received FAA certification for its first launch product, the AV-20 multifunction instrument.

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace premiered its first new documentary called “Creating Symmetry,” a series showcasing the making of the Gulfstream Symmetry Flight Deck.

By Molly McMillin
The FAA and NBAA are reminding the bizav community that the deadline to equip aircraft with ADS-B to meet the FAA mandate is less than a year away.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
By nominating Steve Dickson to serve as the next FAA administrator, U.S. President Donald Trump has advanced the name of a former airline pilot steeped in the NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization effort, who also served as a prominent opponent of spinning off the agency’s ATC function to a separate entity.
Business Aviation

By Marhalim Abas
Indonesia plans to buy six Viking Air CL-415 amphibians for firefighting operations, the country’s air force chief said.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Wijet, Honda Aircraft’s largest customer, has taken delivery of its first two HondaJet aircraft, Honda Aircraft has confirmed.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The number of used business jets for sale grew 3% in March compared to a year ago, while average list prices increased 3%, according to Jefferies.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
A pair of Bombardier Global 6000 business jets have been delivered to Turkey in readiness for conversion into standoff jammer (SOJ) platforms.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Air Plains Services, based in Wellington, Kansas, has been named an authorized dealer of Dynon Avionics products for a variety of aircraft models.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
The Swiss government is to split state-owned aerospace and defense company RUAG into two separate operating units, one of which will later be privatized.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The first company to earn the Nadcap Aero Structure Assembly accreditation has been awarded to Lee Aerospace in Wichita, in a pilot program by the organization.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Signature Flight Support has entered an agreement with the Citation Jet Pilots Association for flight support and fuel.
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