The Weekly of Business Aviation

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

Authorities closed London City Airport and canceled all flights Feb. 12 following the discovery the previous day of an unexploded World War II-era bomb in the nearby Thames River.

Embattled British provider GKN fleshed out more of its proposed corporate restructuring and turnaround plan on Feb. 14, including improving "core" aerospace businesses, growing engine work, developing additive manufacturing (AM) initiatives, and "fixing" aerostructures operations in Alabama that still might be divested.

The move was expected and cements Adamczyk’s takeover after Cote’s long reign.

Rolls-Royce North America CEO Marion Blakey will leave her position at the end of June, the company announced Feb. 15.

Bruno Even, 49, who has run Safran’s helicopter engine business since 2015, will take over from Guillaume Faury, the company announced Feb. 14.

Piper’s order backlog extends well into 2019 and has resulted in a 25% increase in its workforce, it said.

Last year’s attendance totaled 17,778, exceeding 2016 figures by nearly 4,000. About 20,000 people are expected at this year’s show, set for Feb. 26-March 1

Fractional activity rose 2.2% in January while Part 91 activity rose 1.5% when compared to January 2017, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Fractional activity rose 2.2% in January while Part 91 activity rose 1.5% when compared to January 2017, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Most aircraft market sectors recorded an increase in transactions in 2017 with a reduction in the amount of inventory for sale, the report said.

This year’s HAI Heli-Expo 2018 is expected to surpass last year’s attendance.

Bombardier’s Business Aircraft deliveries and revenue declined in 2017, although fourth-quarter orders were the strongest for the quarter in three years.

The Trump administration's fiscal 2019 federal budget proposal for the FAA resumes the effort to make air traffic control a separate entity.

The average values for most business aircraft segments have risen since the beginning of the fourth quarter in 2017, Amstat says.

Signature Flight Support has received approval from the Santa Barbara Airport director to purchase the only existing self-service AvGas 110LL facility at the Santa Barbara Airport in California.

Rectrix Aviation has received authorization from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to fly its charter jet fleet from Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Jetcraft has opened a London office through its new UK company, Jetcraft Global (UK) Limited.

Colibri Aircraft, a London-based marketing, resale and purchase of used private aircraft, said it recorded a record year in 2017.

Tamarack Aerospace Group has received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for its Atlas Active Winglets for the C525B business jet series.

The National Business Aviation Association’s Young Professionals in Business Aviation is accepting nominations for its first Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40.

Baker Aviation has added three new aircraft to its charter fleet, including a King Air 350, Hawker 800XP and a Citation X. The King Air 350 is now conducting Part 135 operations.

Aeria Luxury Interiors was awarded a contract for the completion of a Boeing Business Jet BBJ 737-700.

Duncan Aviation has been named a BendixKing Repair Partner, authorizing Duncan to repair, overhaul and sell more than 100 BendixKing avionics and instrument units.

Rockwell Collins and Stellar Labs have launched Stellar Cloud, a software delivery infrastructure platform for business aviation built on Amazon Web Services infrastructure.