The Weekly of Business Aviation

On May 1, the first day pilots were able to fly under the FAA’s new BasicMed rules, 1,354 pilots completed the self-assessment checklist

Hartzell Propeller composite Trailblazer propeller has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for Cessna Cardinal aircraft.

Adam Gallo has joined TurbineAero as chief financial officer.

Charlie Chamberlain has been promoted to managed aircraft sales director of Keystone Aviation in Salt Lake City

Jim Clarke has joined Haeco Group as vice president of planning and performance.

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Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co., the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has acquired a significant minority stake in Axtmann Aviation Holding.

Europe’s proposed regulations on operating UAVs go beyond the FAA’s Part 107 rule.

Embattled aerospace supplier Triumph Group has struck a deal with creditors that could lead to insolvency for its Vought Aircraft unit, whose roots date to the dawn of powered aviation.

Textron Aviation won’t confirm it, but multiple sources say production appears to have been suspended at Textron Aviation’s plant in Independence, Kansas, after a rise in popularity of the Citation M2.

ForeFlight and Jeppesen are teaming up to offer a broad range of products to business and general aviation, military and airline customers.

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has acquired JetSun Aviation Centre, a fixed base operation located at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa.

Cirrus Aircraft was awarded the FAA’s production certificate for its SF 50 Vision jet on May 2.

A year after its acquisition of aviation sales firm Kansas Aircraft Corp., JetAviva is moving its operations and headquarters from Austin, Texas, to the Kansas City area.

Business aviation flight activity increased globally during the first quarter of 2017 compared to the last three months of 2016.

The business jet market remains a challenge and is “neither improving or worsening,” Embraer’s top executive said.

Solar Impulse co-founder Andre Borschberg’s new venture, H55, plans to develop certified electric propulsion systems for aircraft manufacturers.

Travion has selected London Oxford Airport as its worldwide operations base for its flight management services business.

Hullo Aircrew, a tech startup company, has located at London Oxford Airport.

JetSmarter has launched its JetShuttle service from Dallas to Los Angeles and New York.

Clay Lacy Aviation, a Quest Kodiak dealer, has announced a Kodiak tour of California.

FAI rent-a-jet, doing business as Flight Ambulance International, has added a fourth Bombardier Global Express and a sixth Bombardier Challenger 604 to its fleet.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Grob Aircraft AG models G109 and G109B gliders.

​Andrew Morris has joined FlightSafety International as director of commercial air transport simulator sales.

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