The Weekly of Business Aviation

India has test-fired an anti-ship missile from its first homegrown submarine, taking a significant step toward strengthening its undersea naval forces.

Domestic business jet arrivals and departures rose 2.6% in January compared to the same time a year ago, while international operations fell 3.4%, the FAA reports.

Britain’s QinetiQ has ordered four Airbus H125 single-engine light helicopters for the UK Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS).

Leonardo Helicopters has begun ground tests of two active main rotor blade technologies, with the aim of flying both before this summer.

Airbus Helicopters has selected Safran’s RTM322 turboshaft to power the company’s Clean Sky 2 high-speed rotorcraft technology demonstrator.

The global in-service Western civil helicopter fleet is expected to grow from 28,500 aircraft in 2017 to about 31,770 by the end of 2026, according to Aviation Week Network’s 2017 Fleet and MRO Forecast.

The opening of Beijing’s new airport in 2019 should offer some relief for Chinese business aviation as operators struggle for runway access amid healthy growth of commercial traffic, Dassault Aviation said at the Avalon Australian International Airshow.

Jet Linx Aviation, based in Omaha, Nebraska, has added TCS World Travel and Telluride Ski Resort to its client benefits program, called Elevated Lifestyle.

Textron Aviation has enhanced its 1Call support for European customers with increased capabilities during peak hours in Europe.

Cabot Aviation, an aircraft remarketing broker, is changing its name to Air Partner, which acquired Cabot Aviation in 2015.

Constant Aviation Rotable Exchange is offering an upgraded LED lighting kit for Beechcraft 400A/XP and Nextant 400XT/XTi aircraft.

TMC Jets has named JetSmarter its exclusive digital distribution channel for the company’s fleet of aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s super midsized G280 business jet has set its 58th city-pair speed record with a flight from Windhoek, Namibia to Dakar, Senegal in Africa.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is now offering membership for UAV pilots.

Weston Aviation, based in the UK and Ireland, has expanded its Business Aviation Center at Humberside Airport in the UK.

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The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014-22-01 for all PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes.

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim has received an extension to its CAR145 approval from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority.

Feb. 27-Mar. 1—ACI-NA/AAAE Airport Customer Experience Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, www.aci-na.org/conferences

View the General Aviation 4th Quarter and Year-To-Date 2016 Deliveries chart in PDF format.

Ron Sieber has joined Duncan Aviation as Bombardier service sales representative.

Bell Helicopter has been quietly studying commercial derivatives of its V-280 tiltrotor, but says the civil version will only be possible if the aircraft is adopted by the military first.

Airbus Helicopters has begun installing Garmin’s G500H glass cockpit displays as standard equipment on its single-engine light helicopter family.

Airbus is hoping to sign the first orders for its H160 twin-engine medium helicopter by year’s end.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s second G600 flight-test aircraft flew for the first time Feb. 24, joining the manufacturer’s flight-test program. The flight lasted 4 hr. 26 min. The first G600 aircraft had its first flight Dec .17 from Savannah Hilton Head International Airport. Since then, the aircraft has flown more than 150 hr. The aircraft is undergoing flutter testing, and is expanding the flight envelope. The second G600 will begin flight-loads testing soon, the company said.