The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Lee Ann Shay
The FAA is considering incorporating examiner functions into its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program.
Business Aviation

A group of 35 U.S. senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the U.S.
Business Aviation

Yingling Aviation is adding 73,000 sq. ft. of space to its Wichita facilities and adding aircraft paint to its line-up of services.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
General and business aviation leaders say they expect the industry to finish 2018 strong, and predict an even better 2019.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier plans to deliver its first Global 7500 business ultra long-range jet during a special event Dec. 20 at its Laurent Beaudoin Completion Center attended by customers, suppliers and industry representatives.
Business Aviation

By Mark Nensel
The decision by Mexico’s newly-installed government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to cancel further construction of its new international airport will cost over MXP100 billion ($5 billion), according to estimates IATA cited.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Israeli startup Eviation says it is making progress with plans to display the first prototype of its Alice all-electric regional aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June 2019.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Israeli startup Eviation says it is making progress with plans to display the first prototype of its Alice all-electric regional aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June 2019.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
New aviation rollup iAero Group said on Dec. 12 it signed a definitive agreement to purchase nearby Swift Air, an independent U.S. airline charter business.
Business Aviation

Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Superjet 100 is no longer part of the Sukhoi product line as parent company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) re-arranges its structure to separate its commercial and military aircraft manufacturing assets.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Japanese startup Euglena has completed construction of the country’s first demonstration plant for producing renewable jet and diesel fuel.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Nomad Aviation, based in Kloten, Switzerland, has added an Airbus A319 Corporate Jet to its charter fleet.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 10 airplanes.

By Molly McMillin
JetSuiteX, a semi-private air carrier, has expanded service with new routes from Orange County and Oakland, California, it said.

By Molly McMillin
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems has reaccredited 11 Med-Trans air medical transport bases in the U.S.

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By Molly McMillin
Bell has delivered the first law enforcement Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to the Sacramento Police Department.

By Molly McMillin
Club Jet Charter has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation.

View the Aircraft Deliveries, MRO Demand In The Middle East: 2018-2028 chart in PDF format.

Dec. 10-12 — 8th Annual Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Conference, DWC, Dubai, http://www.mebaa.aero/

By Molly McMillin
PrivateFly has begun private jet flights between London Luton and Geneva during ski season, which runs Dec. 1 through Feb. 28, for a fixed price of $6,827.

By Molly McMillin
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has released a book commemorating its 80-year history called “Freedom to Fly: AOPA and the History of General Aviation in America.”

William Brown has been appointed chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association’s Board of Governors for 2019.

By Molly McMillin
Air Plains Services, based in Wellington, Kansas, has added the FreeFlight Rangr line of ADS-B Systems to its range of avionics and aircraft systems.

By Molly McMillin
Russian Helicopters Holding Co., is adding a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for Mi-8/17 helicopters based at the Helwan Factor for Developed Industries in Helwan, Egypt.