The Weekly of Business Aviation

France’s armed forces ministry has launched a program to renew the country’s fleet of electronic intelligence aircraft with three special-mission Falcon jets.

Executive AirShare interim President John Owen has been named president and CEO of the Lenexa, Kansas-based company.

Would a China-U.S. trade war kick-start a global recession?

Triumph Group has reached an agreement with Gulfstream Aerospace to move G650 work from two Triumph facilities to Gulfstream’s site in Savannah, Georgia.

Spirit AeroSystems has opened its second Center of Excellence for the fabrication of complex commercial and military aircraft parts.

Pilatus Business Aircraft delivered its second PC-24 production aircraft to Western Aircraft, an authorized Pilatus Sales and Service Center.

EASA has approved the Lycoming IO390-C3B6 215 hp engine for Tecnam’s P2010 four-seat, high-wing general aviation aircraft, Tecnam has announced.

NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to build an X-plane to show that sonic booms can be reduced to a level low enough to enable the flight ban to be lifted.

The DOT is moving quickly to replace Essential Air Service (EAS) flights to two Arizona cities that abruptly lost them when Great Lakes shut down last month.

Drone delivery provider Zipline has introduced a faster UAS as part of an overhaul of its logistics system to speed the supply of blood in Rwanda.

Things are looking up for Chinese business aviation.

The number of business jet takeoffs and landings in North America rose 3% in February compared to a year ago.

The FAA has awarded Parts Manufacturer Approval to SmartSky Networks’ radio and antenna manufacturers.

Silver Air has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation.

Gulfstream Aerospace is extending its Student Leadership Program to Dallas-Fort Worth, where its mid-cabin completions facility and a service center are based.

Apex Executive Jet Center at Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Florida has more than doubled its operations.

BRS Aerospace has added five Cessna Parachute System Authorized Installation Centers in the past five months.

Hartzell Propeller has named Brinkley Propeller Services in Europe as a recommended service facility.

XTI Aircraft Co. will end its current offering of $1 a share on April 30.

EPS Diesel is progressing in certifying its new Graflight Flat 8 engine with plans to complete the process later this year.

Stuart Hatcher has been appointed chief operating officer of the International Bureau of Aviation, or IBA.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440), Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702), Model CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and Model CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes.

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