The Weekly of Business Aviation

Textron Aviation has begun deliveries of 10 Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprops to Tuareg Aviation in Botswana.

Two new aeronautical research institutes are being established as part of the German Aerospace Center at the ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport.

Lufthansa Technik has won a 787-8 VIP cabin contract which will be the first cabin completion project of the VIP aircraft type for the Hamburg, Germany-based completion and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist.

West Star Aviation has partnered with CareerWise to establish long-term apprenticeships with the company.

Mercy Flight has signed a purchase agreement for an additional three Bell 429 light twin-engine helicopters.

Garmin has announced the latest software upgrade for its GTN 650/750 touch screen series.

C&L Aerospace in Bangor, Maine, has added an inventory of about 9,000 line items for Beech 1900D aircraft.

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Roman Hug has been appointed Nomad Aviation’s director of maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO).

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics Model SAAB 340B airplanes.

C&L Aerospace and Securaplane Technologies have earned EASA approval for Securaplane Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) Batteries for Saab 340 aircraft registered in Europe.

The story “BizJet Forecast Sees 10-Year Demand For 8,436 Jets,” published in the Sept. 11, 2017, edition of The Weekly of Business Aviation, has been corrected to reflect a 10-year forecast time frame.​

Jack Pelton, chairman and CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association, will be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame on Nov. 11 at the Kansas Aviation Museum’s annual gala.

Skyjet has launched Skyjet Explorer, a membership-based program that offers guaranteed aircraft availability for charter and fixed hourly rates.

Shell Aviation has signed a fueling concession agreement to operate as the sole jet-fuel supplier at Salalah International Airport in Oman.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has launched online currency training for its International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) auditors.

FedEx Corp. plans to add Appareo Systems’ Vision 1000, an FAA-certified cockpit recording device, to its fleet of 240 Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster aircraft.

Esterline CMC Electronics and NovAtel have formed a partnership to extend their collaboration in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning technology.

Tecnam has chosen TKS Ice Protection System from CAV Ice Protection for its twin-piston P2012 Traveller.

Constant Aviation has opened its 75,000-ft.2 maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport.

Startup freight-flying UAV company Natilus has closed a second round of seed funding from Starburst Ventures and plans to soon test-fly a prototype.

Shipments of business jets and piston aircraft rose year-over-year during the third quarter, while turboprop deliveries declined, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has announced a long-range version of its Sukhoi Business Jet, a VIP variant of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft.

Vahana, the autonomous electric aircraft under development by Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost A³ (“A-Cubed”), has arrived at Pendleton, Oregon, where it is being prepared for a first flight before year’s end.