The Weekly of Business Aviation

Jet Aviation’s maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in Asia have gained approvals from civil aviation authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan.

Blackhawk Modifications in Waco, Texas, has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of True Blue Power TB44 lithium-ion batteries on Blackhawk-powered Cessna Caravan 208 and 208B models

Falcon Aviation has opened a VIP Heliport at its new Dubai South VIP Terminal at Al Maktoum International in the UAE.

Tata Steel Group, based in Mumbai, is adding a second Bell 429 helicopter to its fleet to support steel production operations.

Aero Norway has been granted UAE GCAA CAR 145 maintenance organization approval, the Stavanger, Norway-based engine MRO facility said.

Jet Aviation has signed a fixed base operation management agreement with Pazos FBO at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico.

London Oxford Airport is seeing an increase in large business jets using its facilities.

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Dawn Wyatt has been promoted to head of Air Harrods. Wyatt joined the company in 1997 as operations manager and was named head of operations in 2012.

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Learjet, Inc., Model 60 airplanes.

Jet Aviation is installing Rockwell Collins ProLine 21 Advanced cockpit upgrades in older Challenger 300 and 605 aircraft.

Aero Asashi Corp., based in Japan, has purchased a Level 5 Flight Training Device (FTD) for the Airbus H125 AStar single-engine helicopter.

Meghna Aviation has ordered a Bell 429 twin helicopter for corporate, leisure and utility charter.

Air Medical Group Holdings, based in Lewisville, Texas, has agreed to acquire Air Medical Resource Group of South Jordan, Utah.

Shenzhen, China-based Amber Aviation has announced the launch of its business jet management services.

Traxxall Technologies, a provider of aircraft maintenance tracking and inventory systems, has opened an office here as its client base grows.

A phased rollout of services to enable safe, efficient and secure access to European airspace for large numbers of UAVs is articulated in a blueprint drafted by the Sesar joint undertaking.

Japan has set ambitious targets to double foreign visitors to 40 million a year by the 2020 Olympics, and business aviation will play a role.

Airbus Corporate Jet Center has exited the business of Airbus Corporate Jet cabin completion, refurbishment and MRO work to focus on services for the airlines.

Completions specialist Flying Colours Corp. has delivered the first three CRJ200 ex-airliner-to-VIP conversions for Chinese luxury company Sparkle Roll’s SR Jet.

Weak economies and a strong U.S. dollar hit global sales of Beechcraft King Air turboprops in the first quarter, resulting in lower revenues at Textron Aviation.

Singapore’s postal service SingPost has joined the Airbus Helicopters-led Skyways UAV package delivery project.

Amir Etezazi and his father, Masoud Etezazi, founded Etezazi Industries in December 2008 in Wichita, when the aerospace and business aircraft industries were booming.

Andre Borschberg, co-founder of Solar Impulse, has launched a new venture to develop certified electric propulsion systems for air transport.