The Weekly of Business Aviation

Superior Aviation Group in Coppell, Texas, has formed a consulting services group called Superior AvConsulting Services, the company said.

Continental Motors Group, part of AVIC International Holding Corp., has entered an agreement to buy the assets of Danbury Aerospace’s operating divisions.

Following a strong bounce back to near-precrisis levels, the number of departures has been in a steady decline. Since 2011, top business aviation airports in Geneva, Zurich and at Paris-Le Bourget have lost 5-10% of their executive jet traffic.

Key Air, based in Oxford, Connecticut, has added a Gulfstream G650ER business jet to its fleet, becoming the first operator globally to add the

Sky Valet has acquired the Gestair FBO Handling Co. belonging to the Gestair Group, the company said. Gestair FBO manages private business aircraft

Vector Aerospace has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters enabling its Fleetlands site in Gosport, U.K., to operate as an Airbus Helicopters

​ Richard Weller has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer for Wesco Aircraft Holdings, succeeding Gregory Hann, who retired March 31. Weller’s appointment is effective May 4. K. Lynn Mackison, Wesco’s vice president and global controller, is serving as acting chief financial officer in the interim period. Weller was previously vice president and global controller for Ingersoll-Rand.

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CTT Systems, based in Sweden, has received an order for a Cair TM cabin humidification system for an A320 VIP aircraft, its second in a week, the

NavWorx, based in Rowlett, Texas, has announced the ADS600-EXP, an ADS-B product for experimental and LSA aircraft.

LONDON—A transformation progress to improve efficiencies and improve the bottom line at Airbus Helicopters is making good progress, the company’s

A total of 26 used Citation CJ1, CJ2 and CJ2+ business jets were sold during this year’s first quarter, according to Elliott Jets, compared to 69

In March, 152 used business jets were sold in North America, down from 183 in March 2014, according to JetNet, based in Utica, New York. Of the jets

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LMI Aerospace, based in St. Louis, posted a net loss of $1.5 million during the first three months of 2015 and sales of $92.5 million in the first quarter of 2015.

FAA says it is ahead of schedule in its massive effort to consolidate all flight standards and certification guidance into a single online master database and has tested a proof-of-concept, a top agency executive reports. “We are making progress in reviewing our existing databases to assure the information is up to date,” FAA Director of Aircraft Certification Services Dorenda Baker told lawmakers in a hearing last week. Baker told members of the Senate subcommittee on aviation operations, safety and security that she was “impressed” by

FAA says it is ahead of schedule in its massive effort to consolidate all flight standards and certification guidance into a single online master

A NetJets vice president acted alone when he inappropriately blogged and tweeted about the pilots’ union activities and positions, the company said.

Aerolineas Ejecutivas has added six new Learjet 75 business jets to its MexJet fleet for operation in Mexico.

Russia and China plan to sign an agreement on joint development of a new heavy transport helicopter in May, Russia Vice Premier Dmitry Rogozin says.

Brazil-based Embraer posted a $58.9 million loss during the first three months of 2015, largely because of a rise in income taxes and a weakened real, which depreciated 21% in the quarter, the company reported April 30.

The southern French city of Pau will be the site of a final assembly line for Airbus Group’s electrically powered E-fan light aircraft.

Business jet deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace decreased in this year’s first quarter compared to a year ago, with fewer large-cabin aircraft deliveries, although operating earnings rose.

Alto Aviation, based in Sterling, Massachusetts, has announced the launch of a new Acapella line of passenger interface keypads it describes as “elegant and flexible switches designed to provide each passenger in the cabin with the most outstanding listening experience.”