The Weekly of Business Aviation

Jet Aviation’s third hangar at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore is now open for business.

West Star Aviation has expanded to the St. Louis Downtown Airport.

The FAA has approved the addition of Cessna 177 Cardinal, Cessna 180 and Cessna 185 aircraft to STC Group’s Supplemental Type Certificate for the Trio Avionics Corp.’s Pro Pilot autopilot.

C&L Aerospace has expanded its Beech 1900D parts inventory with an additional 10,000 line items.

Global AirServices has renewed its agreement with Jet Midwest in Kansas City, Missouri, for continued support of component repair.

FlightSafety International announced that training for the new Pilatus PC-24 is now underway at Learning Center in Dallas.

TRAXXALL Technologies has a new client, Heliservicio, one of Mexico’s largest helicopter operators.

Nomad Aviation has received its registration certificate for implementing the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), issued by the International Business Aviation Council.

Oriens Aviation recorded a strong 2017, with the sale of five new Pilatus PC-12 aircraft to customers.

Conklin & De Decker has released its 2018 State Tax Guide for General Aviation, which includes tax information for operators, accountants, dealers, brokers, aviation law professionals and others.

Aerocor, based in Los Angeles, has launched a Certified Pre-Owned Program for the Eclipse 500 and 550.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Inc. Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes.

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The Aircraft Electronics Association has elected new members to its board of directors for three-year terms.

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Authorities closed London City Airport and canceled all flights Feb. 12 following the discovery the previous day of an unexploded World War II-era bomb in the nearby Thames River.

Embattled British provider GKN fleshed out more of its proposed corporate restructuring and turnaround plan on Feb. 14, including improving "core" aerospace businesses, growing engine work, developing additive manufacturing (AM) initiatives, and "fixing" aerostructures operations in Alabama that still might be divested.

The move was expected and cements Adamczyk’s takeover after Cote’s long reign.

Rolls-Royce North America CEO Marion Blakey will leave her position at the end of June, the company announced Feb. 15.

Bruno Even, 49, who has run Safran’s helicopter engine business since 2015, will take over from Guillaume Faury, the company announced Feb. 14.

Piper’s order backlog extends well into 2019 and has resulted in a 25% increase in its workforce, it said.

Last year’s attendance totaled 17,778, exceeding 2016 figures by nearly 4,000. About 20,000 people are expected at this year’s show, set for Feb. 26-March 1

Fractional activity rose 2.2% in January while Part 91 activity rose 1.5% when compared to January 2017, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Fractional activity rose 2.2% in January while Part 91 activity rose 1.5% when compared to January 2017, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.