The Weekly of Business Aviation

Aviation accidents in Canada declined 16% last year, according to preliminary statistics released on March 6 by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).

Air traffic controllers in three months have handled 2,200 flights at Saarbrücken International Airport in western Germany from a remote facility 280 mi. away.

Boeing says it has completed the acquisition of ForeFlight, a provider of mobile and web-based aviation applications.

Robinson Helicopter has ground tested a modified R44 with a variety of diesel engines and says work continues toward a lower-fuel-burn, longer-range derivative of the popular piston-powered light single.

London police are investigating three small improvised explosive devices (IEDs) delivered March 5 to administrative offices at two of the city’s airports and one of the capital’s main rail terminals.

Switzerland’s Kopter Group plans to carry out helicopter assembly in the U.S. by moving into a Louisiana facility originally built for Bell.

The number of U.S. fatal helicopter accidents rose to 24 with 55 fatalities in 2018, in a three-year trend of increasing fatal accident rates, according to the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST).

Organizers of the Farnborough Airshow have decided to halt its public weekend air show days.

BBA Aviation grew revenue and profits in 2018, in large part from growth in its Signature Flight Support business and from acquisitions.

The U.S. Commerce Department will lead an investigation into whether titanium sponge imports into the U.S. threaten national security.

Bombardier is boosting its customer service capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region by expanding its Singapore Service Center.

Textron Aviation has expanded its services in Australia.

Front Range Aviation has a new owner and new name and is expanding.

Garmin International is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its GPS 155 TSO, the aviation industry’s first FAA TSO-C129 approach approved IFR GPS receiver.

BRS Aerospace has developed a whole aircraft parachute rescue system for Van’s RV-10 homebuilt aircraft.

VistaJet has partnered with Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow team as the official supplier of private jet travel throughout the 2019 Formula One season.

RUAG Australia has earned certification as a EASA Part 145 maintenance organization.

Astronics Corp. has been approved for an amended Supplemental Type Certificate for the Max-Viz 2300 Enhanced Vision System offered by Astronics Max-Viz.

Global AirServices, based in Miami, has completed its Power General and Hydraulic Components new generation facility expansion.

West Star’s facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been named an authorized service center for Embraer’s Lineage 1000 and 1000E.

Million Air White Plains has opened a new fixed base operator facility at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York in a $70 million project.

Baldwin Aviation has launched a Safety Performance Monitoring System to help operators achieve and maintain Stage 3 IS-BAO/IS-BAH registration.

Jet Aviation has completed the rebranding of its six Hawker Pacific fixed base operators in Australia, the company said.

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Colin Miller has been promoted to senior vice president of Innovation, Engineering and Flight at Gulfstream Aerospace.