The Weekly of Business Aviation

Business and general aviation operators should begin to plan now for the 2018 Winter Games because of expected high demand for on-ground services, Universal Weather and Aviation recommends.

XOJet has opened an office at Palm Beach International Airport to be closer to its clients in southeast Florida, where flights have increased 18%.

Flying Colours has completed the installation of the Rockwell Collins’ Future Airspace Navigation System (FANS) 1/A and ADS-B Out equipment on a Canadian-registered Challenger 604 aircraft in combination with Flying Colours ADS-B equipment.

Evans Inc., based in Falls Church, Virginia, has launched a new division called PropelUAS to help organizations navigate the complex regulatory channels and technology landscape for unmanned aerial systems.

SkyQuest International, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, recorded July aircraft sales of one Fokker 50 sold to CTC Cancun Travel Concepts in Mexico by APU Investors,

Northstar Aviation at Theodore-Francis Green International Airport in Providence, Rhode Island, now has on-site U.S. Customs.

Aerospace Turbine Rotables, based in Wichita, has introduced a new customer service portal to allow customers to review and approve quotes, look up airway bill numbers,

The Russian Helicopters Holding Co., part of Rostec State Corp., along with Iran Helicopters Support and Renewal Co. will test the light utility helicopter Ka-226T for usability at extremely high temperatures.

TruAtlantic Manufacturing, a Kernsersville, North Carolina-based subsidiary of Greenwich AeroGroup, has received approval from The National Civil Aviation Agency in Brazil for two Supplemental Type Certificates on Bombardier Learjet aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney Canada has appointed ABA Manutencao de Ltda in Brazil as its first Designated Maintenance Facility (DMF) under the company’s new network expansion.

Skyservice Toronto has become a Dassault Falcon Jet Authorized Service Center, allowing the facility to perform line maintenance,

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Julie O’Brien has been promoted to general manager of ProJet Aviation, a fixed base operation at Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia.

Gary Chapman has joined London Biggin Hill Airport as chief financial officer.

Stephen Aragon has joined Aircraft Propeller Service in Lake Zurich, Illinois, as vice president of operations.

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Private aviation company Wheels Up has opened an office in Nashville, Tennessee, and will add additional aircraft to keep up with growth.

July business aircraft flight activity rose modestly overall in July with a 1.4% increase compared to a year ago.

The Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition, to be held Aug. 15-17 in Sao Paulo, will celebrate its 15th year amid a “schizophrenic” business aviation market. an analyst says.

President Donald Trump’s 17-day visit to his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club is putting the squeeze on nearby airports and aviation-related ventures.

SimpleCharters, an on-demand air charter service provider based in Kittery, Maine, is now accepting payment for flights using bitcoin.

Oil and gas support operators of the Airbus H225 helicopter are taking a cautious approach to its return to service.

July was a peak month for business aviation departures in Europe, with a total of 87,826 departures, a 2.5% increase from a year ago.