The Weekly of Business Aviation

Becker Avionics has received certification for its BXT6500 family Mode S transponder designed for helicopter operations.

Air Medical Group Holdings has signed a multiyear contract with Hughes Aerospace for Copter Instrument Procedures, Copter RNP Routes, procedure maintenance and heliport services.

Daher has appointed Aero Standard, an European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 maintenance organization, as its service center in Croatia for TBM turboprop aircraft.

Garmin International has introduced the GDL 50, a portable ADS-B traffic and weather receiver.

Textron Aviation’s Citation Longitude completed its APAC tour with its longest flight to date, a nonstop trip from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.

Daher has appointed SRK Aviacom Pvt Ltd as its sales representative for TBM turboprop aircraft in India.

Honda Aircraft Co. is expanding sales into India with its appointment of Arrow Aircraft Sales and Charters as an authorized sales representative based in New Delhi.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model Mystere-Falcon 900, Falcon 900EX, Falcon 2000, and Falcon 2000EX airplanes.

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Romain Vasset has been named Air Partner’s freight charter sales manager for the French market.

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Aerion has named Tom Vice, former president of Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector, as president and chief operating officer.

Gulfstream Aerospace opened 2,400-sq.-ft. facility at its Savannah Service Center.

In the past month, Textron Aviation’s Citation Longitude super midsize business jet has traveled the globe on a world tour of the aircraft.

JetSuiteX is offering flights to Indio, California, for the 2018 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

The business jet industry is warily watching President Trump’s unilateral decision March 1 to impose tariffs of 25% and 10% on imported steel and aluminum.

Embraer delivered 109 executive jets in 2017 with plans to deliver from 105 to 125 jets in 2018, the company said.

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to address the technician shortage issue posing a threat to the U.S. aviation maintenance industry.

Aerion has named Tom Vice, former president of Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector, as president and chief operating officer.

How the aviation industry treats its employees is one factor in attracting young people to the industry.

Executive AirShare, based in Lenexa, Kansas, is tackling a pilot shortage by raising its pilot salaries an average of 25% and improving work schedules.

Bombardier saw its stock price slump almost 6% in regular trading March 6, after the Montreal company announced it was selling about $500 million in new shares.

The FAA plans to take a number of corrective actions in response to recommendations following an upcoming audit of its civil aviation registry.

DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung and technology supplier Frequentis signed a joint venture agreement March 6 to offer remote tower systems to customers worldwide.

Applied Composites, a San Diego-based composite supplier, has announced the acquisition of San Diego Composites.