The Weekly of Business Aviation

ExcelAire, based in Ronkonkoma, New York, has added a G450 long-range business jet to its charter fleet.

Innovative Solutions & Support has received the FAA’s Supplemental Type Certification for its non-FADEC turboprop autothrottle for retrofit in the Pilatus PC-12.

VolDirect has added a second TBM 850 to its fleet and has opened a new base at Lyon-Bron Airport in France.

Jet Aviation has signed a preferred fixed base operation service agreement with International Jet Management.

Jet Linx Aviation has added Key Concierge and Swift Passport & Visa Services as partners in its client benefits program called Elevated Lifestyle.

Exploration Place, a Wichita-based children’s museum and science center, will open a new $2.5 million interactive aviation exhibit called “Design, Build, Fly” in December.

Jet Aviation has redelivered a ACJ330 and ACJ319 to its customer in the Middle East after extensive renovations.

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.