The Weekly of Business Aviation

The National Air Transportation Association is urging the House and Senate to retain a provision included in the House tax bill providing for the immediate expensing of new and used equipment.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes.

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Med-Trans Corp. has moved its headquarters and 70 employees from Lewisville, Texas, to new facilities at the Denton Enterprise Airport in Texas.

Embraer has selected Aero Baires as its first authorized service center for executive jets in Argentina.

Garmin has received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of additional G5 electronic flight instrument capabilities.

Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility at Moscow Vnukovo has received Federal Air Transport Agency approval in Russia for Federal Aviation Rules 285 (FAP-285), confirming adherence to all Russian civil aviation laws.

Nomad Aviation, based in Zurich, Switzerland, has added an Embraer Legacy 650 to its aircraft management fleet under a Management Support Agreement.

FlightSafety International has introduced a new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine series pilot familiarization course designed for agricultural aircraft operators.

Satcom Direct, based in Melbourne, Florida, has launched a new certified cybersecurity course called CyberSAFE (Securing Assets for End Users).

West Star Aviation has acquired RAM Air Turbine tooling required to perform 24-month checks on Legacy 450/500 airframes.

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.

Business aircraft flight activity in North America rose 4.8% in November compared to a year ago, but fell 4.9% when compared to October figures.

North Sea offshore helicopter operators have completed simulator trials of Honeywell’s Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system for helicopters.

Advanced composites provider Hexcel has decided to double down on its investments in additive manufacturer Oxford Performance Materials.

Pilatus has received FAA and EASA type certifications for its PC-24 twin-engine business jet, the company’s first business jet, the Swiss company announced.

The board requested $105.2 million for the current fiscal year, a level equal to the funding Congress appropriated for the NTSB in fiscal 2016.

Global Aviation Technologies will update 19 C-21A jets, the military designation for the Learjet 35A, for the U.S. Air Force.

The company has surpassed 200 deliveries of its Challenger 350 super-midsize aircraft and has made more than 50 deliveries of its Challenger 650 large-cabin aircraft.

Spirit AeroSystems plans to add 1,000 jobs and invest $1 billion over the next five years at its Wichita headquarters.

Adding to the scores of similar projects already in the works, Erik Lindbergh—grandson of Charles Lindbergh and long-time advocate for electric flight—has formed a company to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

The Regional Airline Association has urged the FAA to approve additional safety enhancing, structured training pathways for Part 121 airline first officers.

NetJets and Teamsters Local 284 in Columbus, Ohio, have officially concluded labor contract negotiations that began in 2012, and have reached a tentative agreement, the union said Dec. 1.

Triumph Group said Dec. 4 it will combine its Aerospace Structures and Precision Components groups into one business unit come Jan. 1, 2018.