The Weekly of Business Aviation

Dave Rosenberg has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer at Textron Aviation.

AviationManuals closed 2018 with a 35% increase in revenue and has enhanced its digital products.

Sherwin Williams Aerospace has added a new color selection program for use by designers and paint shops.

Universal Helicopters has signed a purchase agreement with Tecnam for a fleet of 10 aircraft.

Owners and pilots of two Daher TBM turboprops completed milestone flights over the South Pole, marking the first legs in earning the Polar Diamond Circumnavigator Diploma.

Avflight Corp. has opened a new 3,295-sq.-ft. full-service fixed base operation in Milwaukee.

Carlsbad Jet Center, a new independent fixed base operator at the McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, California, has joined Avfuel’s network of branded FBOs.

Epps Aviation in Atlanta is designating two additional Pilatus satellite centers.

Signature TechnicAir has added a mobile service unit at Chicago Midway International Airport and St. Paul Downtown Airport, Minnesota.

Daher has opened a new TBM customer support base serving the greater Paris region, located in Toussus-le-Noble, southwest of the city.

View the North American Flight Activity 2018 vs. 2017 chart in PDF format.

Air BP has begun supplying Jet-A-1 fuel at La Perdiz airport in Spain.

TAG Farnborough Airport has launched the TAG Flying Scholarship 2019 to help support an individual who otherwise may not have the finances to gain flying experience and earn a Private Pilot’s License.

CPI Aerostructures has been awarded a contract from Sikorsky of about $1 million to manufacture a structural assembly for use in the interior of Sikorsky helicopters.

Collins Aerospace has simplified its ARINCDirect mobile app.

View the Program Profile: Piper Cheyenne in PDF format.

Feb. 6-7—National Aviation Infrastructure Forum & Show, Corcus Expo, Moscow, https://www.nais-russia.com/en/Home/

Improving the safety of Part 135 air carrier operations by holding them to the same requirements that apply to airlines is one of the NTSB’s top safety priorities.

Leonardo has quietly started batch assembly of production-standard AW609 commercial tiltrotors.

A judge has awarded Jet Edge International an $11.9 million verdict against an ex-employee for breach of contract and duty of loyalty.

Startup company Jaunt Air Mobility has acquired the rights to Carter Aviation Technologies’ slowed-rotor compound (SR/C) concept.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) analysis of runway incursions at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) led the board to recommend reconfiguring part of the airfield and put a spotlight on how inconsistent airport-design standards can present risks for flight crews.

A liquid hydrogen-powered unmanned multicopter flew continuously for 10 hr., 50 min. in South Korea on Jan. 23, setting a new endurance record.

Malta-based VistaJet posted a record 2018, with a 25% increase in global flights, a 46% jump in North American flights and a 31% climb in program membership.

Photos posted on Twitter show bureau officials posing with a DJI Phantom on a table, while another small quadcopter is shown in a plastic bag.