The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
ASL and JetNetherlands have added a Piaggio P180 Avanti turboprop to its fleet.

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter signed a purchase agreement with the Arizona Department of Public Safety Aviation Bureau for a Bell 429 light twin-engine aircraft.

By Molly McMillin
Tecnam celebrated the delivery of its 200th P2006T Twin aircraft.

Caitlin Windland has been appointed information technology project manager at AviationManuals.

For information about placing Classified Advertising in BA’s Marketplace Section, please contact Miguel Ornelas at 1 (661) 480-7000.

The FAA is superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2014-05-06 for Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) Model EC135 and MBBBK 117 C-2 helicopters to correct an error in the compliance time.

Mar. 13-16—International Operators Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, https://www.nbaa.org/events/ioc/2017/

By Tony Osborne
The CEO of oil and gas operator CHC says Airbus will be “very challenged” to return the H225/EC225 heavy helicopter to service in the North Sea following the crash of a CHC-operated aircraft in Norway last April.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus will accelerate the development of the military version of its H160 medium twin-engine helicopter following the type’s selection for a significant joint French requirement.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Embraer remains “cautiously optimistic” about its executive jet segment amid a used aircraft market that remains challenging, the company said March 9 as it released fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 financial results.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
A coalition of aviation groups have written to leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to reassert the vital role that contract air traffic control towers play in improving safety and saving taxpayer dollars.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Business aircraft traffic in North America rose 1.3% in February, which was one day shorter than the same month a year ago.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Leading consumer UAV manufacturer DJI is pushing for a higher weight limit of 2.2 kg (4.8 lb.) below which small unmanned aircraft systems are considered relatively harmless and do not require registration and are only lightly regulated.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
European business aviation activity in February totaled 53,526 flights, an increase of 0.9% compared to February 2016, which was one day longer.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Johnson County Executive Airport in Olathe, Kansas, has reopened to air traffic after straight-line winds moved through the area on March 6, damaging multiple hangars and aircraft and disrupting business.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Sikorsky, Metro Aviation and Petroleum Helicopters have developed a way of streaming health and usage monitoring system data off a helicopter so it can be used for urgent analysis.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
During the planning stage, the client asked that the new interior design be consistent with the rest of the company’s fleet, Duncan Completions/Modifications Sales Manager Nate Klenke said.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Renegotiation of scope clause restrictions is increasingly weighing on regional jet makers and associated sectors like appraisers, but predictions of change are few and far between, according to comments offered during the Istat Americas 2017 conference here.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Marenco Swisshelicopter has added Swiss helicopter operator Alpinlift as the second launch customer for its SKYe SH09 light helicopter.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters has finally revealed that its MD6XX development will be an advanced derivative of its MD600N single-engine light helicopter.
Business Aviation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Dassault Aviation expects the business jet market to remain weak in 2017, with a gradual recovery likely to begin in 2018, its CEO says.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus will accelerate the development of the military version of its H160 medium twin-engine helicopter following the type’s selection for a significant joint French requirement.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Business Aircraft has established five new line maintenance stations in Europe to support customers of Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
ATM and UAV industry representatives have expressed a sense of urgency for both sectors to agree on an efficient, safe traffic-management concept.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter has delivered its first Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Scott Urschel, a private operator based in Chandler, Arizona, and the owner of Pylon Aviation.
Business Aviation