The Weekly of Business Aviation

Mahindra Aerospace has selected Hartzell Propeller’s three-blade, 84-in.-dia. aluminum propeller for its 10-seat single-engine Airvan 10 aircraft, which was certified in 2017.

DASSAULT AVIATION AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2017-0513; Product Identifier 2016-NM-152-AD; Amendment 39-19125; AD 2017-25-11]

THE ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP. HELICOPTERS [Docket No. FAA-2017-1191; Product Identifier 2017-SW-046-AD; Amendment 39-19134; AD 2017-26-03]

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS (Previously Eurocopter France) [Docket No. FAA-2017-0671; Product Identifier 2016-SW-072-AD; Amendment 39-19135; AD 2017-26-04]

Howard Rubel has been named vice president of investor relations at General Dynamics.

Joram Lietaert Peerbolte has been appointed general counsel of TrueNoord, a regional aircraft lessor.

Scott Thanisch has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of CHC Group after serving as the company’s interim CFO since October

Jim Facette has been named president and CEO of the Canadian Business Aviation Association.

Dean Saucier will retire as northeast regional representative of the National Business Aviation Association, NBAA said.

Paul Shuda, 65, director of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, was killed in an aircraft accident Dec. 16 when the single-engine Cessna 210 aircraft he was on went down near Oldenburg, Indiana.

To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected] . For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com Jan. 17-20, 2018—Kuwait Aviation Airshow, Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait, http://kuwaitaviationshow.com/

The Eclipse is a series of very-light jets that are produced by Albuquerque, New Mexico-based ONE Aviation.

To keep up with increased demand, the company has grown employment to more than 900 at its Vero Beach, Florida, headquarters.

The Brazilian government’s so-called “golden share” control of Embraer, and the national pride associated with the company, are obvious headwinds to overcome.

Many see potential benefits from strategic vantages, especially in the regional jet marketplace and in light of the recent Airbus-Bombardier teaming over the latter’s C Series air transport.

The Korea Aerospace Industries LCH-LAH civil and military helo is on track for prototype assembly in 2018 after the conclusion of the critical design review.

The owners of Piaggio Aerospace are investing $302 million in order to stabilize the business and complete the development of the P.1HH Hammerhead UAS.

The U.S. business aviation and aerospace industry celebrated a key victory Dec. 20 as the Republican-controlled Congress passed a major tax overhaul.

Following the Dec. 14 fatal crash of an Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2 Ecureuil, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has issued an aviation safety advisory letter.

The FAA will implement a filter to prevent certain aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out transponders from transmitting erroneous information.

Dassault’s radical decision to terminate the Falcon 5X program and the announcement of the launch of a new Falcon program hints that the company may bring forward the implementation of some technologies it has been researching.

This year marked the 40th anniversary of engine upgrade specialist Air Plains Services.

Used business jet data suggests demand is improving broadly and a U.S. tax cut is expected to give an additional boost to the market, an analyst says.

The FAA will craft a proposed regulation from the recommendations of an advisory group that met to consider ways of remotely identifying and tracking drones.

Operational Good Cheer took to the skies for its 46th year to help Santa deliver gifts to foster children across Michigan.