The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
AMAC Aerospace announced Dec. 7 that it has been awarded heavy base maintenance contacts for two Boeing Business Jets.
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By Molly McMillin
The alignment between government and industry efforts to address safety issues is the best way to contribute to improved flight safety, the NBAA said.
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By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered 45 business jets during the fourth quarter of last year, down from 52 business jets during the fourth quarter of 2014.
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By Molly McMillin
After formally canceling its Learjet 85 program, Bombardier Aerospace has made changes to its Learjet facility here, the company said.
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By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Business Aircraft has terminated some agreements with third-party sales representatives and canceled 24 firm orders for Global business jets valued at $1.75 billion and 30 optional orders.
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By Molly McMillin
U.S. business aircraft activity rose in December, with a 2.6% gain when compared to December 2014.
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By Kirby Harrison
SkyTheater recently introduced STRATO Sound, described by the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based cabin entertainment specialist as “a multidimensional audio-visual system.”
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By Graham Warwick
The Low-Speed Business Jet configuration has been developed under Clean Sky’s Smart Fixed-Wing Aircraft program. The aircraft has a reduced-sweep natural-laminar-flow wing to minimize cruise drag and the U-shaped tail to shield the engines and reduce takeoff and landing noise.
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By Kirby Harrison
The past year at Custom Aircraft Cabinets (CAC) included expansion, a new partnership, and executive level changes, the company said.
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By Kirby Harrison
Yasava Solutions is in the midst of “sensitive” contract negotiations that, if successful, would mean more work for the Swiss executive interior design company.
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BRITTEN-NORMAN GROUP LTD. [Docket No. FAA-2015-7777; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-036-AD]—proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2007-06-06.

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Jan. 13-15—2016 Risk Management Conference, Nashville ...

By Molly McMillin
Russian Helicopters has received type certification for the medium multirole Mi-38 ...

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colorado, has been approved by

By Molly McMillin
Blue Sky Innovations has formed a general-aviation consulting service to help ...

By Molly McMillin
Crystal Cruises in Los Angeles plans to expand ...

By Molly McMillin
GrandView Aviation, an executive helicopter and jet service in Baltimore, has added a ...

By Molly McMillin
Associated Air Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, has obtained an FAA ...

By Jen DiMascio
Just weeks after the FAA set up its online system to register small UAVs, the agency has already ...

By Molly McMillin
It’s been two years since investment firm Directional Aviation Capital bought...

By Jay Menon
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. plans to develop a new ...
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By Molly McMillin
Departures for the full year, at 51,563, were down slightly when compared to 2014 with 4,866 fewer flights.
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By Molly McMillin
Global Jet, based in Boca Raton, Florida, has acquired all 276 aircraft in the portfolio that are in the U.S. and Canada. It expects to complete the remainder of the accounts, which are located in Mexico and Brazil, by the end of January
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By Molly McMillin
The agreement complements and promotes Etihad’s The Residence—a three-room suite—and First Apartment cabins—a unique first class space—available on its fleet of Airbus A380s, the airline said.
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