The Weekly of Business Aviation

Despite the optimistic upturn in the market for small and mid-size business jets and turboprops, U.S. buyers unsure of market stability are moving

CHICAGO — Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, an aviation services and aircraft management company, has opened its third fixed-base operation (FBO) at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, Ill. as the company expands its reach into the Midwest.

Former Embraer Executive Jets President Ernest “Ernie” Edwards is keeping his hand in the business aviation market with the formation of a new leasing

The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), which recently held its first AfBAA Expo in Marrakech, has worked to create a fund valued at $250

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS AS332L1 and EC225LP helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2014-0306; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-046-AD; Amendment 39-17850; AD 2014-10-03] – relocating the power supply circuit breaker source of one engine’s multi-purpose air intake (MPAI). This AD is prompted by a report that power loss to the MPAI could open the engine air intakes, which could result in engine ice ingestion during flight in icing conditions.

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), the joint venture between Aviation Partners, Inc. and Boeing, expects to win FAA and European Aviation Safety approval

Gulfstream Aerospace, moving to increase its sales reach in Europe and Africa, named Air Alliance GmbH and Inkwazi Jet Centre Pty. as independent sale

Raisbeck Engineering’s Swept Blade Propellers for Beechcraft King Air C90 series received European Aviation Safety Agency certification. When included in the EPCI Performance package for the King Air C90 and E90 series, the Swept Blade modification enables full operational use of increased takeoff and landing weights of 10,500 lb. and 9,700 lb., respectively, improved takeoff and landing field lengths, better climb and cruise performance and overall quieter operations. Jointly developed by Raisbeck and Hartzell propeller, they were approved by FAA in January.

June 4-5—RTCA 2014 Global Aviation Symposium, Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC http://symposium.rtca.org/ June 8-10—2014 Airport Board & Commissioners Conference, Whitefish, Mont. http://aci-na.org/event/3220 June 16-20—AIAA Aviation 2014 Forum and Exposition, Atlanta, Ga, www.aiaa-aviation.org June 16-20—14th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga, www.aiaa-aviation.org/ATIO/

May 20–22—Cabin Operations Safety Conference, The Melia Castilla Hotel, Madrid Spain http://www.iata.org/events/Pages/cabin-safety.aspx May 20–22

CLARIFICATION: In three separate news accounts, online May 5 and 6 and in The Weekly of Business Aviation May 12, Aviation Week reported on National

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association marked the 75th anniversary of its founding on May 15, 1939. The association was established with the

The FAA has dismissed requests for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) access to data from two of its voluntary safety reporting systems, one for

Robert A. (Bob) Searles, longtime business aviation journalist and National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) contributor, has formally joined NBAA

L.J. Aviation in Latrobe, Pa., has increased its managed fleet with six additional aircraft. The additions included two Bombardier Challenger 300s and

Geneva Airpark, which began operating on Geneva International Airport in 2009, experienced a 10% uptick in short-term customers in 2013. Geneva

Magellan Jets is eyeing the college market with its latest jet card offering. Magellan is marketing a 10-hr. jet card, beginning at $43,500, for

HONEYWELL TPE331-5, -5A, -5AB, -5B, -10, -10R, -10U, -10UF, -10UG, -10UGR, and -10UR model turboprop engines [Docket No. FAA-2012-0913; Directorate

PATRICK COULTER was promoted to director, business development, commercial training, for FlightSafety International. Coulter has served with FlightSafety for 16 years, beginning as a ground school and simulator instructor at the company’s facility in Toronto. He later became program manager of Bombardier Q Series aircraft training and then assistant manager. Most recently, he was manager of FlightSafety’s Learning Centers in Toronto and Tokyo.

UAS International Trip Support is expanding its coverage of Africa, setting the goal of placing a supervisor on the ground in every country. The

The recently formed Textron Aviation plans to roll out its new branding during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition May 20-22 in

Production work is underway for Bombardier’s new Global 7000 and 8000 program, as the Montreal-based manufacturer progresses toward entry into service

Production work is underway for Bombardier’s new Global 7000 and 8000 program, as the Montreal-based manufacturer progresses toward entry into service of the aircraft in the 2016-2017 time frame.

Beechcraft appears close to its first significant fleet order for the AT-6C Texan II attack aircraft. The Department of Defense last week confirmed

The Known Crewmember (KCM) program, in place for Part 121 pilots since 2011, formally expanded last week with the first use by a qualified charter