The Weekly of Business Aviation

PWI and Madera Jet Center have signed an agreement for Madera Jet Center to become an authorized installation center for PWI’s LED product lines.

Textron Aviation has upgraded its warranty claims processing site, the company announced at its 2018 Customer Conference in Wichita.

B. Coleman Aviation, an FBO based at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, has joined the Signature Select affiliate program.

Lee County Mosquito Control District in Florida has acquired six new Airbus H125 helicopters as part of a major upgrade of its aircraft fleet.

Avantto and Air BP have collaborated in a carbon offsetting program for business aviation.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-25-18, which applied to certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes.

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Eric Jacobs has been named chief financial officer of Wheels Up.

May 28-30—Aeromart Korea, Sacheon, Korea South. For more information go to https://www.eworldtrade.com/events/aeromart-korea/

U.S. scheduled charter operator JetSuite is the launch customer for Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric regional aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery beginning in 2022.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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