The Weekly of Business Aviation

Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest FBO network is nearly finished integrating Landmark Aviation into the family. As if that weren’t enough, plans are to continue its growth-through-acquisition strategy.

Greenpoint Technologies recently completed Crystal AirCruises’ VIP 777-200LR interior ahead of schedule. The interior installation began in August 2016 at Greenpoint’s Moses Lake, Washington, facility.

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved Zetta Jet’s request to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee during bankruptcy proceedings.

Business aviation has a cybersecurity problem – the sector just doesn’t realize it yet. But one company exhibiting at the NBAA convention is on a mission to both educate companies and protect them against digital threats.

The long-delayed Falcon 5X jet development program faces a further holdup.

The first year’s production of Textron Aviation’s $4.8 million Cessna Denali is now sold out, the company says.

With modest increases in business aviation flight activity and fuel sales, the FBO industry in the U.S. and Canada (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) is stable after years of uncertainty, according to the half-year 2017 spot analysis by Aviation Business Strategies Group.

The numbers are in: GE Aviation, the first corporate user of the HondaJet, says the diminutive business aircraft is boosting productivity and saving it money compared with flying on the airlines.

Miami-based World Fuel Services has collaborated with Seattle Avionics to bundle charts and plates from the Seattle group into World Fuel Services’ new iPad app.

Premium Jet is the first Swiss air charter operator to achieve an Argus Platinum Rating.

Bombardier Aerospace’s fourth Global 7000 flight test vehicle arrived at the Bombardier Flight Test Center in Wichita on Sept. 30.

Flying Colours Corp. is working on three 120-month maintenance inspections for three Bombardier Global aircraft at its Peterborough, Ontario, facility.

Thales has selected CRS Jet Spares as an authorized distributor for Bombardier Challenger 300 and 350 aftermarket support.

Coleman Jet announced that its Gulfstream IV is one of the first recipients of the Gogo Avance L5 inflight connectivity and entertainment platform to be installed on a Part 135 charter aircraft.

Honeywell has updated its MyAerospace e-commerce portal to simplify online ordering and tracking processes.

CRS Jet Spares is expanding its global services.

Flying Colours Corp. has begun the third phase of its long-term expansion strategy and the first round of infrastructure development at its St. Louis facility.

AMSTAT has launched the AMSTAT Aircraft Valuation Tool to help evaluate business aircraft through a partnership with Vangas.

World Aero delivered its 20,000th component repair from its workshop in West Sussex.

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The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014-07-09 for British Aerospace Regional Aircraft Jetstream Series 3101 and Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes.

JetAviva has become an authorized sales representative for Tamarack Active Winglets, the companies announced.

Heather Hill has joined Quiet Technology Aerospace as sales and business development director with a focus on its North American eastern region.

Oct. 11-13—AAAE/ACI-NA Airport Noise Conference, Savannah, GA, http://www.aci-na.org/conferences

Textron Aviation is opening the orderbook for its new large-cabin Citation Hemisphere at this year’s National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.