The Weekly of Business Aviation

VARIOUS MODEL 234 and MODEL CH-47D HELICOPTERS [Docket No. FAA-2015-4007; Product Identifier 2015-SW-064-AD; Amendment 39-19351; AD 2018-16-11]

Marty Rhine has been appointed vice president of sales and Steve Bates has been appointed manager of technical sales for West Star Aviation.

Pedro Ruiz has been appointed Gulfstream Aerospace regional vice president of new aircraft sales for Brazil and southern South America.

Atif Elkadi has been promoted to deputy executive director of Ontario International Airport, a newly created position.

Israel Aerospace Industries and electronics subsidiary Elta are expanding their line of special mission aircraft with two new offerings.

Brian Barents is stepping down as executive chairman and CEO of supersonic jet developer Aerion, a position he assumed in December.

The first Airbus ACJ320neo has been assembled, fitted with LEAP-1A engines and painted in preparation for first flight and delivery.

The number of used business jets and turboprops sold in the first half of 2018 rose modestly when compared to a year ago.

Air Charter Service recorded a 23% increase in revenue for the first six months of 2018, the company said.

Malaysia continues to grow as a low-cost aerospace supply chain node, as well as a potential marketplace for business aviation and commercial transport.

A coalition of 30 orgs representing the U.S. aviation industry is appealing to Senate leadership to quickly consider a long-term FAA reauthorization bill.

Gulfstream Aerospace said its G600 business jet has begun FAA certification field performance testing.

North American business aircraft flight activity in July has rebounded, but at a “modest pace” with an 0.9% increase compared to a year ago.

An FAA-sponsored working group has recommended the agency develop guidance requiring demos that aircraft can be controlled when an engine suddenly loses thrust during the low-speed portion of a takeoff run.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is not dropping its idea to consolidate Japan’s aircraft industry.

The FAA has granted a two-year certificate of authorization to the Northern Plains UAS test site to fly large drones beyond visual line of sight of the operator.

The National Business Aviation Association will present its John P. “Jack” Doswell Award to Pete Agur at the 2018 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in October.

JetLoan Capital closed five aircraft transactions in July, continuing its growth in general aviation.

Silver Air, a private jet management and charter company in Santa Barbara, California, has signed a Gulfstream GV under its jet management program, called Pure Jet Management

Aerion is hosting a hiring event to recruit program directors and subsystem engineers for its AS2 supersonic aircraft project.

LEONARDO S.p.A. HELICOPTERS (Type Certificate Previously Held By Finmeccanica S.p.A., AgustaWestland S.p.A) [Docket No. FAA-2018-0720; Product Identifier 2017-SW-012-AD; Amendment 39-19348; AD 2018-16-08]

Gulfstream has expanded its relationship with Prestige Jet, based in Switzerland, as its sales representative in the Benelux Region, which includes Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Western Aircraft has added a Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet to WestAir’s FAA Part 135 air carrier and operator certificate.