The Week In Business Aviation - March 26

Credit: Piper Aircraft

Piper Aircraft President and CEO Simon Caldecott plans to retire April 2 after nearly 10 years with the company.

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Credit: Fast Air Jet Center

Fast Air Jet Center says it has become Canada’s first carbon-neutral fixed base operator. The FBO, located at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport in Manitoba, Canada, continues its commitment to being run on a net zero basis for its carbon footprint, it says. 

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Credit: Deutsche Aircraft

If there is a resurgence in demand for fuel-efficient turboprops once commercial aviation recovers, Deutsche Aircraft plans to be ready.

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Credit: Textron Aviation

Textron Aviation is launching its Special Olympics Airlift and seeking owners and operators of Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft Premier, Beechjet and Hawker products to help fly more than 4,000 athletes and coaches to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida. 

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Credit: Aura Aero

A new French manufacturer has announced its intention to develop an electric 19-seat regional and freighter aircraft with early funding support from regional governments as part of post-pandemic recovery plans for the country’s aviation industry.

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Credit: Jordi Paya

Five general aviation organizations are opposing two New York City bills they say would “severely restrict helicopter operations in the city.”

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The NTSB is calling for stricter FAA oversight of commercial passenger-carrying flights conducted under Part 91 general aviation rules, including moving all air tours under Part 135 operating requirements.

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Former RAF and NetJets pilot Adam Twidell established PrivateFly as a digital charter broker in St Albans, on the northern outskirts of London, in 2007. After a decade of growth, the company was acquired by Kenn Ricci’s Directional Aviation and, last year, launched its own Jet Card and membership products. Twidell looks back on a tumultuous 12 months. 

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LONDON—A campaign to highlight enforcement of the UK’s laws on flights by small unmanned aircraft—and to emphasize the penalties that will be imposed when they are broken—has been launched this week by the nation’s airspace regulator, police force and government. 

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Credit: Gulf Avionics

Gulf Avionics, an avionics maintenance, repair and overhaul operation, has moved its headquarters and operations to the Kerrville/Kerr County Airport in the Texas Hill Country, from its previous location in Harlingen, Texas.

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Credit: Textron Aviation

Textron Aviation has begun the certification flight test phase of its Cessna Model 408 SkyCourier program as it moves toward first deliveries later this year.

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