The Weekly of Business Aviation

Tecnam has concluded an agreement with Cape Air, a U.S. commuter airline, for the delivery schedule of its first 20 of 100 Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft.

Inmarsat signed a strategic agreement with Rockwell Collins for the global distribution of its next-generation SwiftBroadband-Safety flight deck connectivity technology.

StandardAero said it will cease operations and close Associated Air Center (AAC), the company’s large-transport-category VIP completions center at its Dallas Love Field facilities.

Bombardier Business Aircraft has recently opened parts depots in Miami and Tianjin, China, to expand parts availability around the world for its growing fleet of Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft, it said.

General Electric will no longer operate its fleet of corporate jets in an effort to cut costs, the company has confirmed.

Singapore-based Zetta Jet Pte. Ltd and its U.S. subsidiary, Zetta Jet USA, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sept. 15.

The U.S. Air Force anticipates delivery of the first “cross-decked” EC-37B Compass Call airborne electronic attack aircraft from L3 Technologies in 2021.

More than 40,000 U.S. general aviation aircraft have been equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment to meet the Jan. 1, 2020, mandate by the FAA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association says.

BP Ventures is investing $10 million in business-jet-charter-marketplace provider Victor, part of a broader $20 million in Series B investment into the company.

Embattled Triumph Group sold its aerospace metal finishing Embee Division to All Metals Processing of Orange County on Sept. 14 for an undisclosed amount.

TrueNoord has completed the purchase of two ATR 72-600 twin-engine turboprop short-haul regional airliners from Castlelake, a private investment firm.

Chinese police forces signed agreements at the China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin, China, with Chongqing General Aviation Industry Group.

Jiangxi Changhe Agusta Helicopter Co. Ltd. (CAH) has been certified for its new maintenance qualifications by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

The first ultra-modern helicopter simulator in China from French company Thales has been approved by the CAAC.

China will take delivery in September of the first two of six Russian-made Ka-32 utility helicopters from a contract signed in 2016.

AE Industrial Partners said Sept. 12 it succeeded in its acquisition of engineering services group CDI.

Piedmont Propulsion Systems in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has received approval for its facility from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.

The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has launched MEBAA Insurance to offer a suite of insurance products in addition to its aviation products.

Excelaire has added a new Legacy 600 business jet equipped with Gogo’s Avance L5 wireless equipment.

Duncan Aviation’s satellite avionics facilities in Van Nuys, California, and Scottsdale, Arizona, have received certifications from Mexico’s Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC).

Clay Lacy Aviation is offering a $30,000 savings to Gulfstream and Challenger business jet owners.

Executive Flight Services in Lenexa, Kansas, has added a new Embraer Legacy 500 and a Phenom 100 EV to its managed fleet of aircraft.

The Kansas Aviation Museum will honor Jack Pelton, Experimental Aircraft Association CEO and former Cessna Aircraft executive, as he is inducted Nov. 11 into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame.

Nicholas Choo Son has been appointed director of business development for Marsh Brothers Aviation.

Sept. 18-19—Aircraft Electronics Association, U.S. East Connect, Jacksonville, Florida, http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102873717486&ca=7683c…