The Weekly of Business Aviation

Ashley Bowen Cook has been named vice chair of the Wichita Aero Club’s executive committee. Bowen Cook is vice president of the Greteman Group.

Jan. 24, 2018—NBAA Regional Forum, Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, www.nbaa.org

Orders and deliveries at Airbus Helicopters took a slight dip in 2017, with the company recording 409 deliveries in 2017 compared with 418 in 2016.

Orders and deliveries at Airbus Helicopters took a slight dip in 2017, with the company recording 409 deliveries in 2017 compared with 418 in 2016.

A government shutdown would furlough nearly 18,000 FAA employees, delay deliveries of new aircraft and halt the sale of used aircraft, the DOT says.

Gulfstream Aerospace delivered its final G450 business jet as its new G500 approaches certification.

VistaJet, a provider of business aircraft services, turned in the strongest year in its history in 2017.

Analysts and others are recognizing reasons why Boeing may want to team up with Embraer.

FltCtrl has launched Flock.aero, a community-based global online directory of airports, fixed base operators, ground handlers and providers.

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office is probing countermeasures and defense electronics firm Chemring over allegations of corruption and the use of intermediaries.

The FAA is establishing a working group to review all repair station guidance.

Embraer delivered 109 executive jets, including 72 light and 37 large jets, during 2017, down from 117 deliveries in 2016.

British Engineering and aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is considering spinning off its money losing Commercial Marine business.

Unexpected severe vibrations generated during OEI flight trials of Bell’s 525 helicopter caused the fatal crash of the first prototype, the NTSB has concluded.

GE Chairman and CEO John Flannery says he is reconsidering how to structure the industrial giant.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders has warned of the dangers of increasing protectionism that could emerge from Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump.

Business jet brokers are looking forward to a better 2018.

Jet Aviation’s eight U.S. fixed base operations have qualified for Stage 1 registration to IS-BAH (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling).

Labor market shortages facing the business aviation industry will be addressed during a June Canadian Business Aviation Association convention and exhibit.

View the December 2017 Business Aircraft Activity In the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean chart in PDF format.

JetNet is introducing a new service called Aircraft Flight Activity/Utilization Program.

The United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) is celebrating 90 years as an insurance provider to the aviation and aerospace industries.

Argus International has launched a Flight Department Best Practices Assessment for business aviation flight departments looking to enhance safety practices with a globally recognized set of best practices.

C&L Aviation Group has purchased two ATR72-212 aircraft to be parted out at its Bangor, Maine, headquarters in order to make parts available for sale or exchange to ATR operators.

Duncan Aviation has developed three new supplemental type certificates to meet mandates for Embraer Legacy aircraft, it said.