The Weekly of Business Aviation

PWI has added Rose Aircraft Services, a FBO based in Mena, Arkansas, as an authorized installation center for its lighting products.

Oriens Aviation in the British Isles has acquired Avalon Aero’s business aviation MRO facility at London Biggin Hill Airport.

Bell Helicopter’s Mirabel, Canada, facility has completed its 5,000th aircraft.

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FBO RIGA has received the International Business Aviation Council’s accreditation for its IS-BAH-registration for business aircraft handling.

Tamarack Aerospace Group has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), FAA and ANAC approvals of new active winglet performance data for Cessna C525 series aircraft equipped with the Atlas Active Winglets.

Bell Helicopter has delivered four Bell 412EP helicopters to Argentina.

Meggitt Customer Services & Support has finalized a multiyear distribution agreement with Proponent, an aerospace distributor, for aftermarket components.

As it enters its 25th year, Women in Corporate Aviation has launched a $50,000 fundraising campaign through resources such as GoFundMe and Amazon Smile to fund programs to help the association’s expansion worldwide.

Falcon Aviation at the VIP terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport has earned International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) certification.

Blackhawk Modifications in Waco, Texas, has added Western Aircraft to its global network of authorized dealers.

After 14 years of work, Aerion is ramping up development of the AS2 supersonic business jet following the signing of an agreement with Lockheed Martin.

Flexjet-Flight Options said recently it is prepared to discuss implementation of most of the elements of a collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters.

Dassault’s cancellation of its Falcon 5X program could mean an opportunity for Gulfstream Aerospace while also negatively impacting Textron Aviation’s new large-cabin Citation Hemisphere busjet program, some experts say.

Faced with a new set of delays associated with Safran’s Silvercrest engine, Dassault Aviation has announced it is terminating the development of its Falcon 5X business jet program.

Honeywell International is unlikely to pursue another acquisition the size of United Technologies Corp. (UTC).

On-demand private jet operator XOJET has responded to a surge in business in 2017 with heightened investments in safety, flight standards and training, the company announced.

Jet Aviation has secured its air operator’s certificate for the central Mediterranean nation of Malta.

A recently delivered RV-7 aircraft kit officially became the 10,000th Van’s RV aircraft to transition from a collection of parts to the sky.

Honeywell has received a supplemental type certification from the FAA to offer synthetic vision in the Primus Elite Advanced Features software upgrade on Bombardier Global Express business jets.

Buyers purchased 516 used business jets during the third quarter of 2017, up 5.7% over the same period in 2016 but down 8% from the same time in 2014, which set records for used retail transactions.

Business aviation activity in Europe rose 6.1% in November compared to a year ago, although activity remains 10.5% behind prerecession levels of 2007.

Colorado aircraft brokerage firms Front Range Aviation and Wetzel Aviation are merging effective Jan. 1, 2018.

Paramount Business Jets, based in Leesburg, Virginia, has launched a newly designed website with faster response speeds for desktop computers and mobile devices.

The FAA has reintroduced its Administrator’s Fact Book, which includes tables, graphics and information about the FAA and air transportation.