The Weekly of Business Aviation

Business aviation departures in Europe during April declined 1% from a year ago, although activity year-to-date has risen by 4%, according to WingX Advance’s Business Aviation Monitor.

View the April 2017 Business Aircraft Activity In North America and the Caribbean chart in PDF format.

The aerostructures market is expected to grow from $52.17 billion in 2016 to $75.97 billion by 2022, a compound annual growth rate of 6.5%.

Deer Jet, a leading global business aviation company, is sending the world’s first 787 “Dream Jet” on an international tour, starting with a stop at London Stansted Airport’s Harrods Aviation FBO.

Coleman Jet, the aircraft management and private jet charter division of B. Coleman Aviation based at the Gary/Chicago Airport (KGYY) in Gary, Indiana, has achieved authorization for worldwide Part 135 private air charter operations from the FAA.

Embraer celebrated delivery of its 1,100th business jet on May 4, a Phenom 300 light jet to fractional ownership company NetJets.

The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation and Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) are accepting nominations for the 2017 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award.

Bell Helicopter delivered a Bell 429 to Beijing Jinyu General Aviation Co.

Hartzell Propeller’s new five-blade composite propeller has been approved by the FAA for installation on the Piper M600 turboprop.

ASL, based in Belgium, has established a partnership with Avionix.fr for the management and operation of a medically-equipped Beech King Air 350 located at Paris Le Bourget airport.

Duncan Aviation reports that it has seen an increase in installations of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) upgrades for business aviation.

Field Aviation has completed the development of its Dash 8 100/200/300 Series ADS-B Out equipment and is delivering its first prefabricated kit in May.

Duncan Aviation has updated its publication called Cabin Management System Straight Talk Book.

Remos Aircraft, based in Pasewalk, Germany, has delivered its 450th aircraft 20 years after the first delivery.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Dassault Aviation Model Fan Jet Falcon airplanes.

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View the General Aviation 1st Quarter and Year-To-Date 2017 Deliveries chart in PDF format.

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Andrew Farrant has been named chief marketing officer for Global Jet Capital.

Italian investigators probing the fatal crash of the second prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor have concluded that faulty logic within the aircraft’s flight control system ultimately led to the accident.

As the Falcon 8X entered service late last year and the Falcon 5X’s first delivery is planned for 2020, Dassault is working on its next business jet.

Safran Aircraft Engines is maintaining its goal of obtaining certification next spring for the Silvercrest engine, destined to power the Dassault Falcon 5X and the Cessna Hemisphere business jets.

The general aviation industry turned in mixed results during the first quarter, with an increase in deliveries but a decrease in billings.

Business aircraft flight activity in North America rose 5.3% in April compared to a year ago, led by an 11% upturn in the Part 135 market, Argus International TraqPak data shows.

Analysts warn that Bombardier's execution on the Global 7000 and resolving supplier issues are key for its continued recovery.