The Weekly of Business Aviation

​​For information about placing Classified Advertising in BA’s Marketplace Section, please contact Miguel Ornelas at 1 (661) 480-7000.

Dennis Muilenburg was elected 2017 chairman of the board of the Aerospace Industries Association.

Dec. 6-8—The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association - MEBAA Show Convention and Exhibition, DWC, Airshow Site, Dubai, http://mebaa.com/events/view/54

By Molly McMillin
A chart on business aircraft activity in North America that ran in the Nov. 21 edition of The Weekly should have been labeled as comparing October 2016 to October 2015 activity.

The FAA is seeking vendors of remote ATC tower systems to compete for the contract to build one at a business and general aviation facility 50 mi. north of Denver.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Business turbine accidents fell by six to 27 during the first nine months of 2016, while fatal accidents and fatalities are down by three each.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s AW169 intermediate twin-engine helicopter has been granted a 200-kg. (441-lb.) increase in maximum gross weight by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Aircraft now has four of five MRJ prototypes in operation following the initial flight test on Nov. 22 of the aircraft designated FTA-3.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Facebook it preparing to fly its Aquila stratospheric unmanned aircraft for a second time as the NTSB investigates the structural failure that occurred when the aircraft encountered turbulence just before landing on its June 28 first flight.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
To meet its goals for the Next Generation Air Transportation System, the FAA has identified six “transformational” programs to provide a platform for new capabilities.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Cessna Aircraft, a division of Textron Aviation, has selected partners for its 2017 Top Hawk program.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier’s Global 7000 flight test aircraft has been successfully transferred from the company’s Toronto facility to the Bombardier Flight Testing Center in Wichita.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The aerospace and defense ducting systems market is expected to grow 5.9% a year during a forecast period from 2016 to 2021.

View the October 2016 Business Aircraft Activity In North America and the Caribbean chart in PDF format.

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has selected Ametek Aerospace & Defense to provide the flap system for its new clean-sheet Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop now under development.

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has received an order from the Polish Ministry of National Defense for two Gulfstream G550 aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Cape Air and Tecnam have entered formal aircraft delivery negotiations.

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter has received approval from Transport Canada for the Bell 206 Polycarbonate Windshield.

By Molly McMillin
Constant Aviation has completed its second 750-hr. inspection of an Embraer Legacy 500 aircraft at its maintenance, repair and overhaul facility.

By Molly McMillin
Northwest Texas Healthcare System and Med-Trans Corporation have expanded its Lifestar partnership with the addition of a King Air E-90 turboprop aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
JetAviation in Basel, Switzerland has signed an agreement with an undisclosed customer to perform its 10th C-Check on a Dassault Falcon F7X.

By Molly McMillin
Bliss Jet will launch shared private jet service from LaGuardia Airport to London’s Stansted Airport in January.

By Molly McMillin
AirBP, an aviation fuel and services supplier, and AKR, an Indonesian distributor of petroleum, logistics and supply chain services, have signed a joint venture agreement.

For information about placing Classified Advertising in BA’s Marketplace Section, please contact Miguel Ornelas at 1 (661) 480-7000.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2015-02-23, for certain Bombardier, Inc. Challenger 600 Series.