The Weekly of Business Aviation

GREENPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, a business jet completions center, has signed a contract for two 787-V-VIP interior completions from a customer who wishes to remain anonymous.

ÉCOLE NATIONALE D’AÉROTECHNIQUE (ÉNA), based in Quebec, has added a Learjet 60 business jet to its fleet of 35 aircraft.

ASL has received approval from the London Airport authorities to perform charter flights from the London City airport with its Embraer Legacy 450.

FULCRUM LABS and the Aviation Institute of Maintenance have partnered together to create an adaptive, personalized prep course for the FAA A&P certification exam.

FNA AVIATION in Israel has taken delivery of its first Diamond DA62 aircraft for the Israeli market.

BAER AIR, a fixed base operator based in Melbourne, Florida, has changed its name to Apex Executive Jet Center as it expands and upgrades its facilities.

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE has received type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China for its G650 and G650ER aircraft.

WHEELS UP, a membership-based private aviation company, will operate weekend shuttle service from New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Feb. 17 through March 5.

Rolls-Royce has recorded a £4.6 billion ($5.7 billion) loss for 2016, mainly due to the pound’s decline in value after the UK’s June vote to leave the EU.

November’s U.S. election raised hopes for a business jet recovery, but “slowing momentum for the Republican agenda in Congress could become an issue for business jet expectations,” J.P. Morgan analyst Seth Seifman wrote in a report to investors.

LMI Aerospace has entered an agreement to be acquired by the Sonaca Group, an aerostructures company based in Gosselies, Belgium.

Embraer has selected Michael Amalfitano, well-known in the corporate aircraft finance industry, as head of its executive jets division.

Sonaca Aircraft has begun assembly of the first two upgraded and redesigned Sonaca 200 aircraft, which will be used for certification testing.

Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered 163 jets in 2016, including 88 Challenger-family aircraft.

Textron Aviation is making a number of changes within its senior leadership team as its head of engineering assumes an executive position with its sister company, Bell Helicopter.

Business aviation departures in Europe had a strong start to 2017, especially in the charter market.

The crash of a Phenom 100 into three Maryland homes in 2014 is a good example of why the use of aircraft data recorders should be expanded to business aviation to enhance safety, NTSB member Robert Sumwalt said.

PAL-V of the Netherlands has unveiled its first production flying car, the Liberty, while U.S. company SkyRunner has begun sales of an off-road vehicle that can fly using a ram-air parafoil wing and pusher propeller.

Nearly one-third of U.S. FBOs responding to the survey reported decreased year-over-year fuel sales in 2016.

Six aviation proponents are asking an appeals court to review the FAA’s agreement with Santa Monica, California, over the future of the city’s municipal airport.

Rolls-Royce has recorded a £4.6 billion ($5.7 billion) loss for 2016, mainly due to the pound’s decline in value after the UK’s June vote to leave the EU.

The Romanian Aviation Academy has selected the Tecnam P2006T multi-engine aircraft for part of its training fleet expansion.

Avinode has launched new features for its TripManager sales management system to help charter brokers identify their top customers and improve service.

MT Propeller Entwicklung has earned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for a three-blade scimitar composite propeller.

Fractional provider Flexjet has earned its fifth consecutive Aviation Research Group/US Platinum Safety Rating.