The Weekly of Business Aviation

Construction of the Hydrogen Technocampus research and technology center at Toulouse Francazal airport has been approved.

MagniX announced the completion of testing for its magni650 electric propulsion unit (EPU) at NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) in Sandusky, Ohio.

Gulfstream Aerospace announced the 300th customer delivery of its G500 and G600 fleet.

Nextant Aerospace, a subsidiary of Flexjet, has gained FAA certification for its Starlink Inflight Connectivity STC installation kit for the Bombardier Global 5000 and 5500.

Textron Aviation Defense announced the delivery of five Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System (ITS) aircraft in support of the Vietnam Air Defense Air Force (ADAF) pilot training program, located at Phan Thiet air base.

Alliance Aerospace has been awarded EASA Part 145 approval from the Irish Aviation Authority, increasing capabilities at its FBO hangar facility at Dublin Airport (EIDW) in Ireland.

Jet.AI announced a fleet purchase agreement with Textron Aviation for the purchase of three Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2 aircraft.

Smart Aviation, a flight school based in Poland, has signed an agreement with Tecnam for the purchase of three additional Tecnam P2006T NG twin-engine aircraft for its fleet expansion program.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Sentient Jet has flown more than 1 million passengers to more than 2,500 international destinations and has carried nearly 6,700 active card owners.

According to Gulfstream, both aircraft have surpassed 100,000 flight hours and have received FAA certification for steep-approach operations.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Dan Naaman used his network of international professionals and market demand to found PorterJets, a subsidiary of A Porter Co.

The new records build on earlier speed-setting flights, which include a 8,225-nm flight in October 2019 from Sydney to Detroit.

The program has been put into practice at its sites in Brazil and other sites where it operates.

The SPEEA Wichita Engineering Unit voted to accept a four-year contract offer from Spirit AeroSystems.

Bombardier Defense has delivered the first converted Global 6500 business jet, a prototype, to the U.S. Army in support of its HADES program.

The FAA has awarded certification to Spectrum Aeromed for a variety of its advanced air ambulance equipment on the Pilatus PC-24.

The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is gearing up for its landmark 10th edition of the MEBAA Show.

Both aircraft are based on Gulfstream business jets.

Air Marshall Islands, an airline owned by the Pacific island republic, is adding Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprops to its fleet.