The Weekly of Business Aviation

Business aviation departures in Europe rose 1% in May compared to a year ago, trailing last year’s growth of more than 3%, WingX Advance data research says.

Gulfstream Aerospace has changed the name of its maintenance and support organization from Product Support to Customer Support to underscore the priority it places on customers.

View the May 2018 Business Aircraft Activity In The U.S., Canada And The Caribbean chart in PDF format.

Straube’s Aircraft Services has opened a new 56,400-sq.-ft. paint and interior maintenance facility.

Pratt & Whitney Canada now has nearly 3,000 PW300s—more than half the fleet—enrolled in its Proactive Help Desk

Prime Turbines (VSE Aviation), Texas, was selected by El Colono, Costa Rica, for the overhaul of eight PT6A-34AG turboprops.

Gogo Business Aviation says its Avance L5 connectivity system was installed on the 200th aircraft.

Encore Jets has launched a SummerJet private jet shuttle service between Ibiza, Spain, and Mykonos, Greece, using a Citation XLS/Challenger 604.

Carolina GSE (CGSE) has expanded its portfolio of ground support equipment.

Jet Midwest has acquired a Gulfstream GIV to be parted out.

Bearhawk Aircraft has formed Bearhawk Canada and is expanding operations.

C&L Aerospace has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation approval for the Securaplane Sealed Lead Acid Batteries for Saab 340 aircraft.

Air Paris Academy, a flight training school based at Tours Airport in France, has ordered four Tecnam P2010 MkII aircraft with options for more.

Signature Flight Support has opened a 3,500-sq.-ft. Sports Charter Terminal at Miami International Airport.

The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that was published in the Federal Register.

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Hector Zarate has been named interim president of FlightSafety Services Corp.

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Japan Airlines (JAL) Group is considering options to replace three Saab A340B turboprops at its Hokkaido Air System regional subsidiary.

The Japan Airlines (JAL) Group is considering its options for replacing turboprops at its Hokkaido Air System regional subsidiary.

Aerion has appointed two units of TAG Aviation to support the sale of its AS2 supersonic business jet.

FAA safety inspectors approved aircraft for Part 135 charter operations without first reviewing exemptions that in some cases would have prohibited their operation, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) found in response to a whistleblower’s allegations.

Bombardier’s Global 7500 large business jets began arriving at the company’s facilities in Montreal in May for final completion.

Eclipse Aerospace has reached a settlement with Albuquerque—following threats of eviction—and will retain operations at the Albuquerque International Sunport.

The NBAA is asking the IRS and the Department of Treasury for guidance on several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that affect business aviation.