The Weekly of Business Aviation

Mitsubishi Aircraft will delay first delivery of its MRJ regional jet for a fifth time, until mid-2020, the Nikkei newspaper says.

Spirit AeroSystems is looking to outsource some of its supply chain work here in a move to save $5 million to $7 million.

Daher’s Airplane Business Unit delivered 54 TBM aircraft in 2016, compared to 55 in 2015, the company said.

The number of used business jets for sale in January decreased 4% from a year ago and 3% from December, according to a monthly business jet survey by Jefferies.

Dozens of Western aerospace suppliers are on the verge of hiring thousands of workers and even establishing additive manufacturing facilities in Morocco.

Russia’s major aviation event, the MAKS air show, is likely to take place a month earlier than expected this year.

A new forecast by Jefferies projects business jet deliveries to decline in 2017 before turning upward in 2018 and again in 2019.

Textron Aviation’s Cessna Pilot Center network grew substantially in 2016, adding 24 flight centers as partners.

Runway, a free widget from SimpleCharters, promises to “radically alter” the traditional chartering experience by introducing immediate book-to-purchase options.

Jet Aviation has grown with the acquisition of Ross Aviation’s fixed base operation at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Airbus delivered two H225M Caracal helicopters to Thailand in December, adding to four aircraft that entered service in 2015.

Aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay £670 million ($808 million) in fines to settle a series of bribery and corruption cases with UK, U.S. and Brazilian authorities.

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said Jan. 6 that the agency’s second—and now annual—drone symposium will be in March in the Washington, D.C., area.

AirMed International has opened a Beechjet 400 base at Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport for air medical transportation, organ procurement and recovery flights.

Greiner Aerospace, a producer of aircraft cushions and dress covers for the aviation industry, has selected Wencor Group as its global distribution partner for the aftermarket.

The Bell Helicopter Training Academy in Valencia, Spain, and its Bell 429 full-flight simulator have been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency.

The law firm of Gambrell & Russell has opened three new offices in London and Munich, and has expanded the aviation finance practice of its New York City office.

Gulfstream Aerospace has set two city-pair records with its G650ER.

TerrAvion, a provider of agriculture aerial imaging, has partnered with Servi-Tech, a crop consulting and agronomic services company, to expand its services.

Duncan Aviation has added additional paint capacity at its Battle Creek, Michigan, location.

CSI Aviation, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been awarded international operating authority by the FAA.

Aviation Management Group co-founder Jeff Kohlman has acquired Paul Meyer’s interest in the company.

Aviation Technology has moved its offices from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Hooksett, Hew Hampshire.

Ruag Aviation has earned FAA approval for Gulfstream G550 maintenance services at its Munich, Germany, facility.

The FAA is publishing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-92A helicopters.