The Weekly of Business Aviation

Almost a year after completing one of its largest acquisitions, Rockwell Collins is rolling out its new ARINCDirect suite of flight support services

Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Sheltair is adding a 15th fixed-base operation to its chain with the acquisition of FlightLevel Aviation Lakeland at

The National Business Aviation Association, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Gulfstream Aerospace and business aircraft operators, among

Nextant Aerospace secured Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) validation for its 400XTi remanufactured airplane, a move that opens the door

The University Aviation Association has named industry veteran Cassandra Bosco interim executive director. Bosco will take on the responsibilities of

TOM APPLETON was appointed president of DAC Aviation, a Montreal-based provider of air transport and humanitarian aviation services. Appleton has

Robert Stangarone, who has been vice president, corporate communications – North America for Embraer, is planning to launch a global aerospace

Flight tests of Snecma’s 11,000-lb.-thrust-class Silvercrest turbofan on a modified Gulfstream II have entered a second phase in San Antonio, Texas

Garmin has secured European Aviation Safety Agency validation for its newest software for the G1000 avionics panel aboard King Air 200/250/300/350

BOMBARDIER Model BD-700-1A11 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2013-0548; Directorate Identifier 2013-NM-008-AD; Amendment 39-18002; AD 2014-21-08] – requires

Nov. 10-12—ACC Annual Conference & Exposition, Fort Myers, Florida, www.aci-na.org/conferences Nov. 11-13—67th Annual International Air Safety Summit

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Quest Aircraft secured FAA certification for installation of a flight into known ice TKS tank in the cargo pod of the Kodiak single-turboprop aircraft

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is pointing to pilots’ failure to follow airplane flight manual procedures in two higher-profile

Rockwell Collins is planning to certify its first-aftermarket version of Pro Line Fusion late this year for the Beechcraft King Air, one year later

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America has appointed Bakersfield, California-based Professional Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. as its newest authorized MU-2

Baldwin Aviation has added a flight and maintenance crew fatigue-measurement tool that can be integrated into safety-management systems (SMS). The

Duncan Aviation has expanded its capabilities to overhaul and repair both business and commercial Embraer aircraft at its facility in Lincoln

Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group, working with Aviation Supplies Ltd. of Hong Kong, facilitated the sale and delivery of a used Citation CJ1+ jet to

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS Model AS332L2 helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2014-0832; Directorate Identifier 2014-SW-044-AD; Amendment 39-17995; AD 2014-21-03] --

ANNE ANDERSON was appointed vice president of Shell Aviation. Based in London, Anderson brings to her new role a background in trading and supply. She

Nov. 3-5 —SpeedNews 19th Annual Regional & Business Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference, Montelucia, Paradise Valley (Scottsdale), Ariz., www.speednews.com/all/conferences Nov. 4-5—4th Cargo & Mail Security Forum, IATA Office - Conference Center, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iata.org/events/Pages/cargo-security.aspx

Bombardier President and CEO Pierre Beaudoin is stressing the company continues to believe that the Learjet 85 will be successful but its delays are

Congress will have a busy agenda once it returns for a “lame-duck” session following the Nov. 4 elections. The House and Senate still must wrap up the

Aviation industry groups have agreed to work together to meet the 2020 mandate for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), but believe