The Weekly of Business Aviation

Deer Jet will add a second Boeing 787 Dream Jet to its fleet, making it the largest operator of its type.

VistaJet has eliminated ferry flight fees for new program customers, which can cost customers an additional five figures on each flight.

FlightSafety International has added master level advanced training courses for the Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy and 900EX EASy series aircraft.

AMAC Aerospace, based in Basel, Switzerland, has signed a contract for a VVIP completion of an Airbus ACJ320neo from launch customer Acropolis Aviation.

Embraer Executive Jets is expanding its customer support network in Europe with the appointment of JF Service as its authorized service center for Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 business jets in Moscow.

PayNode, a payment platform designed for business aviation, will become available in Mexico ahead of its launch in Europe in June.

Gulfstream Aerospace has added a Field and Airborne Support Team (FAST) at Paris-Le Bourget Airport.

Garmin has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of its G1000 NXi flight deck for King Air 200/300/350 models.

Sky Valet was awarded the tender to manage the Ibiza Business Aviation Terminal in Spain for the next five years.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Textron Aviation Inc. models 402C and 414A airplanes.

Clint Clouatre has joined Wipaire as vice president of marketing and sales.

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Business jet flight activity rose 3.5% in March and 5.2% in April, the two strongest growth months for the last 12 months.

Cirrus Aircraft has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Vision Jet single-engine personal jet and delivered its first aircraft into Europe.

TAG Aviation Europe has announced it is exiting the Spanish market as it moves to consolidate aircraft operations under a limited number of Air Operator Certificates.

Pratt & Whitney Canada has celebrated the production of its 100,000th gas turbine engine.

Bombardier said it used biofuels supplied by AEG Fuels to fly its Learjet 75, Challenger 350 and 650, and Global 6000 jets to the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva.

RAI Jets, based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has added a Cessna Citation X business jet to its charter fleet.

Yingling Aviation in Wichita has delivered its first Ascend 172, an upgraded Cessna 172 aircraft.

SimpleCharters has added JetSelect Aviation’s fleet of 32 aircraft to its on-demand network of charter aircraft.

Piper Aircraft has selected Airflite as an exclusive Piper dealer for Australia and New Zealand.

FlairJet, a division of Flexjet, has signed a contract to manage the first Phenom 300 aircraft for Surf Air Europe as it grows its operations.

West Star Aviation has received FAA Part 145 repair station certification for its Denver satellite location at Centennial Airport.

Bombardier’s pricing on its sale of 75 firm C Series aircraft to Delta Air Lines was “normal course” business and not improper, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer said.