The Weekly of Business Aviation

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

KCAC Aviation, a full-service aviation company, broke ground on its new aircraft maintenance hangar at Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC) in Olathe, Kansas.

Stack.Aero announced its partnership with Azzera to introduce carbon emission management for its Business Operations System (BOS) users.

Ballard Partners announced its strategic partnership with The GR Company to expand its footprint in Seoul, South Korea. Conversely, The GR Company will use the partnership to expand its presence in Washington, DC.

Britten-Norman has introduced its Unleaded Fuel Modification for the BN2B piston engine (Lycoming O-540-E4C5) Islander aircraft. According to the company, the three Lycoming-approved unleaded fuel specifications included in the modification are ASTM D7547 (UL 91 & UL 94), DEF-STAN 91-090 (UL 91) and HJELMCO (91/96 UL).

Thomas Global Systems announced the reception of an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its TFD-4100 LCD flight display upgrade on Bombardier Challenger 604, Gulfstream G100/G200, Dassault Falcon 2000/2000EX/50EX and Saab 2000 aircraft.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Maintenance Committee is renaming its scholarship travel fund as the James Sullivan Travel Fund to honor the former committee member who died recently at the age of 32.

The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) announced the signing of a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) by the FAA to use Vantis as a safety mitigation for beyond-visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Young Professionals (YoPro) program during the 2024 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas in October.

Bell Textron announced the delivery of a customized Bell 505 to All Motors Brazil, a luxury automotive dealership.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Acquired by Airbus in 2001, Poland’s PZL-Okecie produced more than 1,000 of the four-seat Wilgas between 1967 and 2008.

Flexjet opened a global operation center in Cleveland, Ohio, one year ago that has galvanized the operation and improved its dispatch availability.

If certified, the system may significantly improve helicopter flight safety.

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) published a manifesto detailing its recommendations for the European Union’s 2024-2029 Institutional Term.

Gogo said it has started flight-testing the HDX on the super midsize Challenger 300 and entered the next phase of testing.

Heart also plans to fly the X1 within the next six months from a yet-to-be-decided airport in the U.S., which would make it the first new-generation hybrid aircraft to reach that milestone.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the sale of the first G400 large cabin business jet dedicated for charter operations in Europe.

Charters professionals discuss present and future challenges at the Air Charter Association’s annual Air Charter Expo.

The advancement of hydrogen and electric propulsion research at Royal NLR comes as several Netherlands-based companies are designing new-generation aircraft.

Tests included simulating the failure of one of the aircraft’s eight electric propulsion units (EPU) while in piloted tethered flight.

The company is also anticipating receipt of its G-1 Certification Basis from the FAA “any day now.”

Beyond Aero, a company designing a fuel cell-powered business jet, has revealed the outlines of larger aircraft that would use a similar propulsion system.