The Weekly of Business Aviation

The pilot of a Bombardier Dash-8 regional airliner has described a near miss with a UAV while on approach to London’s City Airport as “possibly catastrophic.”

Cessna Aircraft Co. has begun first deliveries of its Citation Latitude midsize business jet and has launched a national coast-to-coast tour of the aircraft.

Textron Aviation has established its name as the manufacturing entity for new Beechcraft and Cessna aircraft, the company said in a letter addressed to aviation professionals.

The NRC team reviewed the document in the first quarter of this year and published a final report—with recommendations—this summer.

Airbus is publicly questioning Japan’s choice of the Bell 412 to fulfill the Japanese army’s UH-X utility helicopter requirement, contrasting its offer of an all-new helicopter with the venerable age of the selected type.

With a new contract to outfit a BBJ777-200LR, Greenpoint Technologies continues to expand its role as a major competitor in widebody cabin completions.

The recent volatility in the stock market – if it continues – could lead to slower sales of business aircraft, experts say.

Aerion Corp. continues to build its team with the addition of Sean McGeough as regional vice president for the Northeast U.S., the company said.

Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision SF50 personal jet is in its final stages of certification, the company reports.

Hundreds of operators of business aviation and general aviation aircraft and helicopters, citizens and air traffic controllers have reported sightings of UAVs over the past 10 months, according to a just-released FAA report.

New Boston-based carrier OneJet is taking a unique approach to filling holes in service at former hub cities, using mass distribution channels to fill seats on seven-seat Hawker 400 jets.

West Star Aviation plans to open a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a move that will create 175 to 225 jobs, the company said.

Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was the most popular departure and arrival airport for charter travel in July, according to an analysis of Air Charter Guide

Against a background of growing concern over “rogue” unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) near airports and in other sensitive areas, NASA has conducted a dress rehearsal for the upcoming demonstration of the first version of an airspace system designed to enable safe UAS operations at low altitudes.

Piper Aircraft has delivered three single-engine Piper Arrow trainers to the University of Dubuque to be used for pilot training. The Arrows are

Field Aerospace was notified by the U.S. Forest Service that it was the successful bidder to design and install an avionics upgrade modification on

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bombardier’s issuer Default Rating from a “B+” to a “B.” It also downgraded Bombardier’s long-term debt and bank facility

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services, a maintenance facility for Bombardier business jets, and OHS Aviation Services, which specializes in interior

Comlux America, a completion and services provider in Indianapolis, has completed its ninth VIP interior completion on an Airbus ACJ320 aircraft. It

Skyjet , an on-demand private jet charter company, has released its Skyjet app for the iPhone, which allows users to price, book and pay for on-demand private jet travel through their Apple devices. The app integrates with Apple Pay. Users have direct access to an intelligent MPR, or market price range, tool for real-time price estimates.

FlightSafety International and West Virginia University Institute of Technology have partnered to offer an aviation management degree program. It will

The Academy of Model Aeronautics in Muncie, Indiana, has launched a unmanned aerial systems competitive education program called UAS4STEM. It will

Garmin’s G500 flight display system has received full certification from EASA for the Tecnam P Twenty Ten, a new single-engine, high wing, four seat

AN EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS directive (EAD) 2015-16-51 affecting Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (Bell) Model 429 helicopters. This EAD was