The Weekly of Business Aviation

Remos Aircraft, based in Pasewalk, Germany, has selected a dealer in Lithuania as it expands its global sales and service network.

FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for NavWorx, Inc. (NavWorx), Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Universal Access Transceiver Units (unit).

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Raegen Siegfried has been named vice president of HushWorks at Nordam. Since 2015, he has served as program director.

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TAG Aviation has signed an agreement with Satcom Direct to provide connectivity services and technology across Tag’s UK fleet.

The Iraqi helicopter firm will implement Ideagen’s Q-Pulse software as the company expands its operations to include scheduled commercial flights, using narrowbody aircraft, to regional and European destinations.

Business aviation departures in Europe rose 3.3% from a year ago in May and 17% from April activity, according to WingX Advance Business Aviation Monitor.

Olivier Zarrouati will leave his position at Zodiac Aerospace after serving as its CEO for the past 10 years.

Textron Aircraft has delivered the 2,000th Cessna Citation CJ light jet, a Citation CJ3+.

Business flight activity in May rose 6.5% overall, with increases in all operational and aircraft categories.

Bell’s Model 505 JetRanger X has been awarded its long-awaited certification by the FAA.

House Transportation Committee Ranking Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.) believes the bill has a better chance of becoming law than Trump's proposal to spin air traffic control duties out to a private, non-profit organization.

Flexjet has gone on a pilot hiring spree as new business swells.

Honda Aircraft has received type certification for its HA-420 HondaJet from Transport Canada, clearing the way for deliveries of aircraft to Canadian customers.

Bell Helicopter has nudged expected certification of its Model 525 back to the end of 2018 as it awaits NTSB’s report into the fatal loss of one of the prototypes in 2016.

Leonardo says it has entered exploratory discussions with the U.S. Army to investigate potential missions for its AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

Leonardo says it has entered exploratory discussions with the U.S. Army to investigate potential missions for its AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

The aircraft is a factory option that includes an integrated powerplant, and propeller and cockpit upgrade package, and includes Garmin G1000 NXi avionics.

Textron Aviation’s Tru Simulation + Training has received full program certification for its new Cessna Citation Latitude and Sovereign+ pilot training syllabus.

A diplomatic spat over Qatar’s alleged involvement in funding Islamic militants has resulted in Bahrain, Egypt, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cutting diplomatic ties to Doha.

The Russian business aviation charter market in Russia grew 7% in the first five months of 2017 compared to a year ago and is expected to continue to grow during the summer.

Avinode has added jet cards to TripManager, its sales-management system for aviation charter brokers.

Brendan Lodge, an aircraft sales broker and financier, has launched AviaLodgic, a consulting firm for aircraft owners and buyers.

Textron Aviation has introduced a mobile course-tracking application, Cessna CTA Companion, for use in training in Cessna Pilot Center flight schools.