Business Aviation
News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.
Maintenance and Modifications
TAI-Global Consolidates Service and Parts Providers
The companies will provide support for Black Hawks in private and government sectors.
Training and Workforce
Last Call for 2016 Corporate Aviation Scholarship Apps
The scholarship awards ceremony will be held on November 2 during the 70th Annual NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla.
Aircraft
Longitude Completes Initial Ground Engine Tests
First flight is anticipated in the "coming weeks."
Maintenance and Modifications
Western-MJets Opens Bangkok Part 145 Repair Station
The company is considering further expansion around the world.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Introduces New In-flight Dishwasher
The company’s ADW 600 has a three-minute wash cycle and uses a “gentle, eco-friendly” soap suitable for both silver and aluminum.
Maintenance and Modifications
Associated Air Center Receives FAA Boeing 787 Approval
Limited airframe rating allows the company to perform major repairs and alterations.
Safety
Fatal Fixed-wing Genav Accident Rates Reach New Lows
AOPA's Nall report found non-commercial fixed-wing fatal accidents fell below one per 100,000 flights hours.
FBOs
Signature Unveils New Michigan FBO
The $6 million facility features a new terminal and an additional hangar
Piaggio Seeks To Reassure Operators over Avanti’s Future
Piaggio insists that it will keep producing the Avanti, while admitting that product support needs to improve.
Charter & Fractional
FlyOtto Aims To Simplify T-prop, Piston Chartering
There is no need for a membership, no initial or recurring fees, just two blank spaces to fill out on its website: the departure and destination locations.
Airports
Brazil's Bizav Traffic Takes Steep Dive, According to ATC Data
With no ABAG Yearbook for 2016, the only available source of Brazilian business aviation traffic data is from military air traffic control provider Decea.
Regulations and Government
Court: Pilot Action 'Inadvertent' after Firms Part Ways
The U.S. Appeals Court overturned a 60-day suspension of a pilot's ATP.
Safety
Latin American Operators Get IS-BAO Workshop in São Paulo
The International Business Aviation Council is holding one of its popular IS-BAO workshops in São Paulo during the LABACE show.
Safety
Don Purdy Retires from ASRS’s Callback
Purdy has steered the publication, which was founded in 1979, for more than 10 years.
Intel Unveils 'Aero' Drone Development Platform
The semiconductor manufacturer will make the platform available to drone application developers later this year.
Avionics
Ergo 360 Adds Shipping for Ditching Dilemmas
Aeronautical Data Systems has expanded the utility of its Ergo 360 safety app with the addition of AIS-based shipping information.
CNN Announces 'CNN Air' Dedicated Drone Unit
The cable television news organization has been an early adopter of using small unmanned aircraft for newsgathering.
Bizav Execs To Gather for Cincinnati Symposium
The third annual Cincinnati Business Aviation Symposium will be held September 29 on the Northern Kentucky University campus.
FBOs
Signature Reopens FBO at Chicago Midway
The company held the grand opening for the refreshed facility on Wednesday.
Charter & Fractional
VistaJet Soars To New Highs in 1H16
Traffic and passenger numbers surged 23 percent and 20 percent, respectively, in the first six months.
Charter & Fractional
Northern Jet Sets Grand Rapids-Naples Speed Record
Speed over the Grand Rapids, Mich., to Naples, Fla., course was 427.97 knots in a Bombardier Learjet 45XR.
Regulations and Government
At Long Last, Aeromedical Reform Is on Horizon
Congress passes much more expansive bill than originally envisioned.
Safety
Bizav Food Safety Courses Added to USAIG Program
Both of the new courses are taught online, with one geared toward flight attendants and the other aimed at pilots and flight technicians.
Maintenance and Modifications
Teci Adds Conquest II to Airframe Program
The company already offers engine support for the turboprop twin.
Rotorcraft
Argentina’s Cicare Prepares for Certified Helos
The small, family-owned company has its sights set on several development projects.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Basel Gets Nod from Philippines CAA
The approval is for the Falcon 900 and the company is pursuing similar approval for the 2000 series.
