The Weekly of Business Aviation

International Wings Group has signed an agreement to allow airframe and powerplant (A&P) students to extend their studies for higher degrees in maintenance engineering.

To date, Piper, based in Vero Beach, Florida, has delivered 99 aircraft, up from 80 in the first three quarters in 2016, a 24% increase.

Textron Aviation has begun deliveries of 10 Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprops to Tuareg Aviation in Botswana.

Two new aeronautical research institutes are being established as part of the German Aerospace Center at the ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport.

Lufthansa Technik has won a 787-8 VIP cabin contract which will be the first cabin completion project of the VIP aircraft type for the Hamburg, Germany-based completion and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist.

Jack Pelton, chairman and CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association, will be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame on Nov. 11 at the Kansas Aviation Museum’s annual gala.

Shell Aviation has signed a fueling concession agreement to operate as the sole jet-fuel supplier at Salalah International Airport in Oman.

Skyjet has launched Skyjet Explorer, a membership-based program that offers guaranteed aircraft availability for charter and fixed hourly rates.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has launched online currency training for its International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) auditors.

Tecnam has chosen TKS Ice Protection System from CAV Ice Protection for its twin-piston P2012 Traveller.

Esterline CMC Electronics and NovAtel have formed a partnership to extend their collaboration in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning technology.

FedEx Corp. plans to add Appareo Systems’ Vision 1000, an FAA-certified cockpit recording device, to its fleet of 240 Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster aircraft.

West Star Aviation has partnered with CareerWise to establish long-term apprenticeships with the company.

C&L Aerospace in Bangor, Maine, has added an inventory of about 9,000 line items for Beech 1900D aircraft.

Constant Aviation has opened its 75,000-ft.2 maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport.

C&L Aerospace and Securaplane Technologies have earned EASA approval for Securaplane Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) Batteries for Saab 340 aircraft registered in Europe.

Garmin has announced the latest software upgrade for its GTN 650/750 touch screen series.

Mercy Flight has signed a purchase agreement for an additional three Bell 429 light twin-engine helicopters.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics Model SAAB 340B airplanes.

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Roman Hug has been appointed Nomad Aviation’s director of maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO).

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The story “BizJet Forecast Sees 10-Year Demand For 8,436 Jets,” published in the Sept. 11, 2017, edition of The Weekly of Business Aviation, has been corrected to reflect a 10-year forecast time frame.​

Startup freight-flying UAV company Natilus has closed a second round of seed funding from Starburst Ventures and plans to soon test-fly a prototype.

Shipments of business jets and piston aircraft rose year-over-year during the third quarter, while turboprop deliveries declined, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.