Business & Commercial Aviation

Flying Colours Corp. says it has completed the first installation of the Honeywell JetWave Ka-Band satellite communications system.

EBAA and TAG Aviation have launched the TAG Aviation Scholarship for cabin crew training. It is being offered within the framework of EBAA’s WE-CARE program. Application deadline is August 15.

Duncan Aviation customers are now able to review, compare and approve sales quotes via the myDuncan portal.

Astronautics Corp. of America’s new RoadRunner electronic flight instrument (EFI) — in cooperation with Regourd Aviation and Aerotec — completed demo flight on an Agusta A109 helicopter at the Paris Air Show.

Satair Group and Metamaterial Technologies Inc., and its optical filters division Lamda Guard of Halifax, Nova Scotia, signed a memorandum of understanding that will lead to an exclusive multi-million dollar global distribution agreement to bring MTI’s laser protection product metaAIRTM to the civil aviation market.

Air Culinaire announced a new menu concept they call a “Lifestyle Menu.” According to the company, the menu is the first of its kind in corporate aviation using culinary items from around the globe.

Pilots of single-engine aircraft have long debated the “best” options for reacting to an engine failure after takeoff.

TAG Aviation's Farnborough Maintenance Services has been approved as the first UK-based Rolls-Royce authorized service center. It will support Rolls BR710 engines on Bombardier Global Express aircraft.

Honda Aircraft has received type certification for its HA-420 HondaJet from Transport Canada, clearing the way for deliveries to Canadian customers.

Textron Aircraft has delivered the 2,000th Cessna Citation CJ light jet, a Citation CJ3+. The CJ family of aircraft, which currently includes the Citation M2, Citation CJ3+ and Citation CJ4, has reached nearly 5 million flight hours.

PrivateJetCardComparisons.com is a new service launched so consumers can compare more than 80 private jet card programs before they buy, said Doug Gollan, the company's founder.

Compare Jet-A and avgas fuel prices by U.S. region based on a survey conducted in June 2017 by Aviation Research Group/U.S. Inc. and an analysis of the lowest fuel prices reported by FBOs on acukwik.com

Czech Republic-based airline Travel Service has become Textron Aviation's first European customer for the Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet, the company said. The aircraft will be used for business-aircraft charter services.

The world's most printed engine, GE's new Advanced Turboprop, in which additive manufacturing replaces 855 normally made parts with just 12 printed components, is on track to run for the first time this year. It will power Cessna's new Denali aircraft.

More than ever, business jet customers are choosing which jet to buy based on criteria beyond how far the aircraft flies, said David Coleal, Bombardier Business Aircraft president.

Jet Aviation will operate a fixed base operation at Al Maktoum International Airport within Dubai World Central. The new facility will open in the third quarter of 2017. The project is a joint venture between Jet Aviation and Al Mulla Business Group.

Enstrom anticipates its new TH-180 single-engine trainer will win FAA and, possibly, EASA certification by year-end. The helicopter manufacturer has two prototype aircraft in the certification program.

FlightSafety International has added master-level advanced training courses for the Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy and 900EX EASy series aircraft.

Global aviation support and aftermarket services giant BBA Aviation on June 5 announced the imminent departure of Simon Pryce as chief executive. Wayne Edmunds was appointed interim CEO, pending a permanent successor.

Airbus Helicopters reports construction is underway for its H135 Final Assembly Line in Qingdao, China. The work is expected to be completed by 2018.

Germany-based charter operator Air Hamburg is the launch customer for Embraer's Legacy 650E large business jet, and will expand its fleet with an additional order for three new Legacy 650Es.

Gulfstream Aerospace has added a Field and Airborne Support Team at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. The unit includes European Aviation Safety Agency -trained technicians and a custom truck outfitted with specialty equipment.

Business flight activity in May rose 6.5% overall, with increases in all operational and aircraft categories. Activity by large and midsize jets posted the biggest gains in May compared to a year ago,with large jet activity up 9.3% and midsize jet activity up 9.2%.

FlairJet, a division of Flexjet, has signed a contract to manage the first Phenom 300 aircraft for Surf Air Europe as it grows its operations.

Embraer Executive Jets is expanding its customer support network in Europe with the appointment of JF Service as its authorized service center for Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 business jets in Moscow.