The Weekly of Business Aviation

Middle East Airlines is adding a second Embraer Legacy 500 business jet to its private jet fleet operated by its affiliate, Cedar Executive.

Jet Aviation announced that its network of fixed base operation facilities across Asia and Europe, the Middle East and Africa has received the IS-BAH Standard.

James Cook, Jeremy Figus, Ryan Kraus, Tory Martin and Michael Shelton have joined Taxxall Technologies’s new office in Jacksonville, Florida.

Jan. 11-13, 2017—2017 Risk Management Conference, Los Angeles, California, http://www.aci-na.org/conferences

The global market for landing gears is projected to grow from $9.71 billion in 2016 to $13.14 billion by 2021, an annual growth rate of 6.23%.

View the November 2016 Business Aircraft Activity In North America and the Caribbean chart in PDF format.

The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association will have a new location for its 2017 MEBAA Show Morocco.

Satcom Direct and Lufthansa Technik have joined together to offer aircraft operators movies and TV shows they can stream inflight.

Satcom Direct has been named a Global Xpress Value Added Reseller for Inmarsat’s Global Government business unit.

Constant Aviation, based in Cleveland, has completed its 40th 96-month inspection on an Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft based in Nigeria.

The Unmanned Safety Institute has launched an online training course designed by a team of aviation safety experts to teach drone hobbyists how to fly safely.

Jet Aviation has added a new Global 6000 aircraft to its managed fleet in the Middle East, the company said.

The Carrier deal negotiated by President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence may have single-handedly sped up the automation and robotic takeover of the aerospace and defense workforce.

Aircraft Technical Publications, based in San Francisco, has acquired CaseBank Technologies.

StandardAero is offering global high-speed broadband connectivity for the business aviation market for Falcon aircraft.

TAG Aviation Europe has announced 17 new clients in 2016 who have chosen to place 20 aircraft under its comprehensive range of aircraft management services.

U.S. aerospace lobbyists are really going to earn their keep next year.

November business aircraft flight activity rose 4.9% in November, boosted by Part 135 and large cabin activity, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Rockwell Collins is integrating regional sand and dust storm forecast information into the company’s ARINCDirect flight planning tools.

About 73 mid-to-large business jets valued at about $939 million are for sale in the Middle East, according to Global Jet Capital.

Spirit AeroSystems plans to expand its footprint here by leasing a 293,000-sq.-ft. hangar across the street from its main facility as its work expands.

Business aviation activity in Europe rose slightly in November, but not enough to reverse an overall decline during the year.

The city on Dec. 6 approved $519 million in industrial revenue bonds for Textron Aviation.

Heliservicio is the launch customer in Latin America for Bell Helicopter’s Customer Advantage Plan, a customer support product.

Beechcraft Corp. has announced enhancements to its King Air 350 special mission platform for higher performance.