The Weekly of Business Aviation

The U.S. Navy has picked Raytheon to outfit its new telemetry range aircraft, based on the Gulfstream G550 airborne early warning business jet.

The authors found statistically significant evidence that birds hit the left side of aircraft more often than the right.

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Ahmad Badreddine has been appointed FBO manager of Falcon Aviation’s facility at Dubai South DWC.

Bombardier Aerospace’s fifth Global 7000 flight test vehicle was registered in Canada on Nov. 7.

Bell Helicopter has appointed Abu Dhabi Aviation as an authorized Bell Helicopter Customer Service facility for Bell 412 and Bell 212 helicopters in order to support customer growth in the Middle East, it said.

Jetex Flight Support plans to expand its hangar at the Jetex FBO Terminal near Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South Aviation District, it said.

Bombardier is doubling its capacity at London Biggin Hill Service Center by adding a new hangar, scheduled to open by the end of 2017.

BBA Aviation has recorded a 10.2% increase in revenue during the first 10 months of 2017.

Textron Aviation has selected five universities to take part in its 2018 Top Hawk program.

UTC Aerospace Systems, a division of United Technologies Corp., has contributed $1 million to Orbis International to establish a Mobile Simulation Center for an aircraft.

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Facette has been appointed president and CEO of the Canadian Aviation Association, effective Dec. 1.

Greg Johnson has been named senior vice president of aircraft management sales for Jet Edge International.

A Senate bill reforming the nation’s tax code now includes a provision clarifying that aircraft management services are not subject to air transportation taxes, the National Air Transportation Association said.

The activity may be partly driven by lower prices, with pricing falling 14% on average compared to a year ago, the survey said.

Bombardier’s recent announcement that it will add 1,000 jobs in Montreal is welcome news for the area, said Aero Montreal, a Canadian-based aerospace think tank.

Latin American carriers will require deliveries of 1,050 new 60- to 150-seat aircraft in the next 20 years, Patrick Baudis, Bombardier vice president and head of marketing, said.

The steady demand for aircraft management and charter services in the Middle East continues to grow.

The recently remodeled Glass Simulator Center in Aurora, Illinois, has been rebranded Simpro Flight Training and now includes an updated pilot lounge and a new classroom.

Bombardier plans to add 1,000 new positions in Montreal over the next 18 months as production of its new Global 7000 large business jet ramps up. It also plans to move its Global 5000 completions work to Wichita.

Inflight connectivity provider Gogo is in talks with several Middle Eastern airlines, including Emirates, Etihad and Qatar, to provide its 2Ku satellite internet system, the company says.

Magellan Aerospace, a Canadian manufacturer of aerospace parts and systems, on Nov. 15 declared a groundbreaking on its new manufacturing and assembly facility near the Bangalore International Airport. This is part of the company’s play into the “Make in India” initiative and away from flatter prospects at home.