The Weekly of Business Aviation

Viasat and Honeywell Aerospace will offer Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band inflight internet service to large- and midsize cabin business jet customers.

The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) will open May 29 in Geneva, an this year’s show promises to be the biggest yet.

A pilot-staffing crunch coming to business aviation could have a severe impact on safety of flight.

European business aviation activity rose 5% in April compared to a year ago with 68,250 departures, according to WingX Advance.

North American business aircraft activity rose 2.6% in April compared to a year ago, with large jet activity posting the largest increase.

A lot of input has been given to the Global 7000 ultra-long-range business jet’s cabin management system, called “nice Touch."

Airbus Chief Financial Officer Harald Wilhelm has announced he will leave the company in early 2019 together with CEO Tom Enders.

Longview Aviation Asset Management and Viking Air have launched a CL-415EAF (Enhanced Aerial Firefighter) conversion program to upgrade CL-215s.

ACI Jet in California has installed its first FANS 1/A compliance package on a Challenger 604 as an authorized dealer for Rockwell Collins.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace, based in Kansas, has developed a new SKYscapes general aviation clearcoat with longer wet edge times to handle larger aircraft.

AviationManuals in Washington D.C. posted a 104% revenue increase in the first quarter compared to a year ago.

Garmin has added new features for its Garmin Pilot 9.3 application for Apple mobile devices.

Clay Lacy Aviation hosted 1,500 local high school students at its 13th Annual Aviation Career Day on April 27 at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles.

A new ASTM International standard supports ice detection on small aircraft.

Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is partnering with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism to send 30 employees through unmanned aircraft systems training at K-State.

RBR Maintenance is relocating its Challenger maintenance program to Dallas Executive Airport to accommodate rapid growth, it said.

Bombardier is holding a series of 2018 regional M&O customer support conferences and regional events to provide information to customers and operators.

Gulf Coast Avionics, based in Lakeland, Florida, has completed its first Garmin G600 TXi touchscreen avionics upgrade on a Beechcraft King Air C90A.

Silver Air’s Boeing Business Jet is ready for business and luxury charter service at Van Nuys Airport and is being booked for global charter operations.

Bombardier Business Aircraft and Duncan Aviation, in a collaboration, have received Supplemental Type Certificates for the Gogo Avance L5 system for Challenger 300 and Challenger 600 series aircraft.

Heritage Global Patents & Trademarks will conduct a sealed bid auction of the intellectual property of Proxy Technology.

BlueSky Jets is offering commission-free private flights in a product called Sapphire Membership.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A., Arriel 2E turboshaft engines.

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Jim Rankin has been named CEO of West Star Aviation. Robert Rasberry, the former CEO, has been named Chairman of the Board.