The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Show organizers are in the last minutes of preparing for a range of speakers, educational seminars, awards and networking opportunities, as 27,000 industry professionals prepare to head to Orlando for the convention.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The company has added one new Bombardier Global 6000 and two new Challenger 350s to its fleet.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Production of tail assemblies for the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ has begun at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) plant at Matsusaka, Japan, while the first prototype has begun test flights in the U.S.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Crystal Luxury Air allows our travel agent partners and guests the ability to truly customize their vacation experiences to privately fly, [combining] our cruise, yacht, river, residence and air experiences,” Crystal President and CEO Edie Rodriguez said.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
The tests completed in late September under the Fquroh project were the first demo flights of noise reduction designs applied to high-lift devices, according to JAXA.
Air Transport

By Kirby Harrison
FlightSafety International filed a lawsuit Oct. 25 related to the 2014 crash of a King Air B200 into a FlightSafety training facility shortly after takeoff from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
A photograph of the aircraft resembles drawings in the patent for a multirotor electric aircraft issued to Stanford University aerodynamics professor Ilan Kroo in 2013 and assigned to Zee.Aero.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace recorded a drop in third-quarter deliveries of large and midsize cabin aircraft, although its order intake was strong, the company said.
Business Aviation

By Karen Walker
New York-based Jet Blue Airways has taken a minority stake in fast-growing, California-based jet-charter company JetSuite.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The business-jet resale market turned in slightly slower transaction activity during the first nine months of 2016, according to a report by Amstat.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Aviation legend Bob Hoover, dubbed “the greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever lived,” by Jimmy Doolittle, has died at age 94.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
September business aircraft activity in the U.S., the Caribbean and Canada rose nearly 5% in September from a year ago, boosted by an increase in charter flight activity.
Business Aviation

Molly McMillan
Charter service company Stratajet has expanded service into the U.S. with its real-time booking platform.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Embraer said Oct. 24 it has finalized settlement agreements with U.S. and Brazilian justice and stock-trading authorities, as expected, over alleged corruption regarding military aircraft sales to the Dominican Republic.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Lord Corp. has earned the FAA’s Designated Engineering Representative approval for optional installation of the tail skid weight on a Bell 206 helicopter.

By Molly McMillin
Pacific Aerospace Limited has appointed PT Alba Runut Indonesia as exclusive agents for the Southeast Asia region.

By Molly McMillin
EuroTec Japan signed a purchase agreement for the first Bell 407GXP in Japan with Bell Helicopter.

By Molly McMillin
FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Oct. 17.

By Molly McMillin
AviationManuals is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since its founding in 1996, it has produced more than 4,000 manuals.

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Business Aircraft’s service center network is recruiting for more than 200 positions in the U.S. and UK.

By Molly McMillin
Diamond Aircraft Industries, based in Austria, has signed an agreement with Aeroservicio to represent the manufacturer’s aircraft in Chile.

By Molly McMillin
Rockwell Collins is offering customers an advanced Airborne Data Router (ADR), ARINCDirect, for enhanced connectivity.

By Molly McMillin
Hampton Aviation has joined the Blackhawk Modifications network of authorized dealers.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) Model 430 helicopters.

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