The Weekly of Business Aviation

Aircraft Technical Publications and Textron Aviation have reached an agreement for ATP to directly integrate technical data from Cessna Citation business jets into ATP’s Aviation Hub cloud.

Phillips 66 Aviation has added five fixed base operations into its network of FBOs.

TAG Aviation, based in Geneva, will begin work on its fourth scheduled C-check inspection on a Falcon 7X aircraft.

Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Global business jets have made more than 2,500 takeoffs and landings at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport.

Stevens Aviation and Garmin Avionics will present their first G5000 Beechjet Features and Operations webinar.

Quiet Technology Aerospace has developed a less costly solution for Gulfstream GIII and GIV winglet corrosion.

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

Jet Support Services and Constant Aviation have partnered to offer an upgrade program for clients to meet the deadline for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B).

Baker Aviation, a charter, aircraft management and maintenance company based in Fort Worth, received FAA approval to operate aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats.

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.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft Inc. Navajo and Cheyenne Models.

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

Dewey Yee has been appointed special advisor to the board of directors of Aergo Capital, a leasing and trading company.

Feb. 14—Wichita Aero Club February Luncheon, Speaker: Robert Sumwalt, NTSB, Doubletree By Hilton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport, Wichita, Kansas. http://www.wichitaaeroclub.org/events/view/88/

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has announced a new 24-hr. inflight medical emergency support program.
Business Aviation

The University of Colorado (CU) Boulder is taking advantage of a large gift and an ambitious new dean of engineering to help focus the state’s aerospace industry as a growing U.S. center for spaceflight innovation.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Facebook is preparing to fly its Aquila stratospheric unmanned aircraft for a second time as the NTSB investigates the structural failure that occurred when the aircraft encountered turbulence just before landing on its June 28 first flight.
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By Molly McMillin
The Teamsters Airline Division and Local 284 are contacting NetJets customers to publicize escalating labor disputes over subcontracting of maintenance and lower wages, union officials say.
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By Molly McMillin
The NBAA is praising the introduction of a bill that would end what it calls an “improper application”of commercial airline ticket taxes to aircraft management companies.
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By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has begun flight trials of the third prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor as it targets certification of the high-speed rotary-wing aircraft by 2018.
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By Molly McMillin
North American business aviation flight activity rose 2% in January compared to a year ago, led by large cabin jet and fractional traffic, according to Argus TraqPak data.
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By Molly McMillin
The number of business jet transactions in 2016 fell by more than 7% compared to the year before, ending six consecutive years of increases, according to data from JetNet.
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By Guy Norris
In the wake of Canada announcing more support for Bombardier, Brazil has requested consultations with Ottawa at the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies benefiting the C Series program.
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