The Weekly of Business Aviation

Worldwide sales of business and general aviation avionics rose 15.5% in the first nine months of 2018 compared to a year ago, AEA says.

The largest independent global helicopter leasing company, Waypoint Leasing, on Nov. 25 sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York.

China has approved United Technologies Corp.’s acquisition of Rockwell Collins, completing all regulatory reviews necessary to complete the proposed $30 billion deal.

Alerion Aviation has launched a new aircraft owner portal.

Japanese commercial UAV company Terra Drone said Nov. 26 it has bought drone services company Skeye of The Netherlands.

The kind of AI tech that has made spectacular progress in the consumer world is thus far unsuited to air transport safety standards—and consequently cockpit electronics—French aerospace research center Onera and avionics manufacturer Thales say.

The company has been struggling for several years after a downturn in the executive aviation market.

Moscow’s National University of Science and Technology (NUST) MISiS has built a prototype eVTOL air taxi for Russian startup Bartini.

Guardian Flight has added a King Air C90 to the Eagle Air Med base in Blanding, Utah

Guardian Flights Alaska has added a Super King Air B200 at Deadhorse Airport

The Russian Helicopters Holding Co., part of Rostec State Corp., plans to open service centers in China.

Russian Helicopters is poised to deliver six Mi-171A2 helicopters to China General Aviation Service manufactured at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. Deliveries are expected by 2022.

West Star Aviation has acquired Dallas-based Flite Components, an FAA/European Aviation Safety Agency Part 145 repair station

Tubreaux Aviation Services, based in Shreveport, Louisiana, has joined the Avfuel

Trig Avionics has opened a new European office in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

Planet Nine Private Air Limited, based in Van Nuys Airport, California

West Star Aviation has expanded its Chattanooga, Tennessee, facility.

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (Previously Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH) Helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2013-0446; Product Identifier 2010-SW-007-AD; Amendment 39-19498; AD 2013-21-05R1]

Hawaii Life Flight, a Guardian Flight operation, has based a King Air C90 in Maui, Hawaii

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Allison Markey has joined Wyvern, based in Bedford, Massachussetts, as director of audit programs.

AirSprint Private Aviation, a Canadian fractional aircraft ownership company based in Calgary, has selected the Appareo Vision 1000 Flight Data Monitoring System for its fleet of Citation CJ aircraft.

West Star Aviation has acquired Dallas-based Flite Components, an FAA/European Aviation Safety Agency Part 145 repair station

Inmarsat has signed agreements with five major air navigation service providers (ANSPs) in support of Iris, a European program aimed at increasing the use of datalink to support controller-pilot communications and improved trajectory management.

Eutelsat has ordered two geostationary satellites from Airbus to replace its existing three Hotbird spacecraft.