The Weekly of Business Aviation

FBO RIGA , operator of Riga International Airport’s business aviation center in Latvia, as well as the certified ground-handling agent there, is

Piper has accredited Czech Republic-based OK Aviation Group as an authorized training center to provide European Aviation Safety Agency-approved

Sparkle Roll Aviation Group of China and Swiss-based Yasava Aeronautics have partnered to establish a Beijing center to showcase the Astral Design

Lufthansa Technik and Mercedes-Benz Style will work together to design a new cabin for short- and medium-haul VIP and VVIP aircraft. Elements of the

The air taxi service Blink has acquired Italian operator MyJet, its three Cessna Citation Mustangs and its northern Italy maintenance facility. Blink

Jet Aviation will complete Airbus A319 corporate jet and Airbus A330 corporate jet variants under contract for Alpha Star Aviation, which is based in

Universal Aviation , the ground support division for Universal Weather & Aviation, in seeing expansion of services into Africa as necessary to its

The FAA has granted Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) – the joint venture of Aviation Partners, Inc. and The Boeing Company – a supplemental type

Business jet interior refurbishing company Flying Colours , of Canada, which also offers full completions and maintenance services, opened a Singapore

Daher has reported a surge in orders for its TBM 900. The French company has logged 100 orders for the TBM 900 in the past 12 months, up from a

Wheels Up exercised its option, on a 2013 order for up to 105 aircraft, to buy the next 35 King Air 350i turboprops while at EBACE 2015 in Geneva.

The GE Honda HF120 turbofan engine is set to achieve European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification in the final quarter of this year after

TAG Aviation has placed all of its maintenance centers under a new umbrella, TAG Aviation Maintenance Services. The new organization integrates eight

By year’s end, all Textron Aviation service centers will be able to work on Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker models. As of now, more than half its

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS (previously Eurocopter France) Model AS365N3, EC155B, and EC155B1 helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2015-1570; Directorate Identifier

Richard Tracy , Aerion’s chief technology officer and a member of Aerion’s board of directors, has been appointed senior vice president and chief

May 26-29—The 8th Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference, Paris, France. For more information go to, www.cmsim.org/ Jun. 19—The

The 18-month DeSIRE II demonstration is being conducted by an industrial consortium led by Italian satellite firm Telespazio. It aims to support the European standardization and regulatory activities surrounding the satellite communications-based command and control of UAVs, as EU regulators examine the requirements to allow the platforms in the same airspace as other traffic.

FAA-designated unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test sites have been given blanket authorization to fly small UASs up to 200 ft. altitude in a move to speed research into integrating UASs into national airspace.

Bombardier Aerospace has appointed Spirit AeroSystems executive David Coleal president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, replacing Eric Martel, who is leaving to pursue other career opportunities, the company said.

Germany’s Hahn Air Lines yesterday celebrated authorization by the International Air Transport Association to operate its fleet of Cessna Citation CJ4s on scheduled airline services.

Earl Robinson dusts off his StarLiner 100 project and receives Chinese funding for a dash to 2019 certification. Fifty-seat airliner comes first; bizjet soon after.

EBAA CEO Fabio Gamba says business aviation in Europe is adapting to “a new normal” of flatter growth in the wake of the Great Recession, responding to continuing company consolidations, new legal and operational changes imposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency and a shift in the EU’s aviation policies and priorities.

In an effort to better cater to business aviation clients, Singapore plans to build a new passenger terminal at Seletar Airport.