The Weekly of Business Aviation

Tacoma Narrows Aviation has completed renovation of its 13,000 sq. ft. hangar at Tacoma Narrows Airport in Washington state, and will open its new executive terminal this fall.

Leonardo has further reduced its engagement in the Sukhoi Superjet 100 program, leaving it with only a 10% stake.

After 38 years of flying, Doreen Welsh, a flight attendant on board US Airways Flight 1549, heard the three words she had trained for all of her career: “Brace for impact.”

Ride-hailing giant Uber planes to launch in-demand electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air-taxi service in Dallas and Dubai in 2020, and has selected partners for development of the technology and infrastructure.

The airport reported that, so far in 2017, its fixed base operation has seen a 37% increase in the large jets; there has been a 46% increase over the past two years.

London Oxford Airport is seeing an increase in large business jets using its facilities.

Jet Aviation will complete its third new hangar at Seleter Aerospace Park in Singapore by November.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is hosting a series of training sessions at locations throughout the U.S. on the FAA’s Part 23 rule rewrite.

Trivest Growth Investment Fund and ACM Capital Partners have partnered with Aerospace Resource Group to ensure the company has the capital it needs for growth.

Jet Aviation has signed a fixed base operation management agreement with Pazos FBO at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico.

Blackhawk Modifications in Waco, Texas, has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of True Blue Power TB44 lithium-ion batteries on Blackhawk-powered Cessna Caravan 208 and 208B models

Ross Aviation, based in Long Beach, California, was named a gateway fixed-base operation through the DCA Access Standard Security Program.

Jet Aviation’s maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in Asia have gained approvals from civil aviation authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s G280 set two speed records in April on flights to and from the 2017 Avalon Airshow.

Aero Norway has been granted UAE GCAA CAR 145 maintenance organization approval, the Stavanger, Norway-based engine MRO facility said.

Tata Steel Group, based in Mumbai, is adding a second Bell 429 helicopter to its fleet to support steel production operations.

Falcon Aviation has opened a VIP Heliport at its new Dubai South VIP Terminal at Al Maktoum International in the UAE.

Meghna Aviation has ordered a Bell 429 twin helicopter for corporate, leisure and utility charter.

Aero Asashi Corp., based in Japan, has purchased a Level 5 Flight Training Device (FTD) for the Airbus H125 AStar single-engine helicopter.

Jet Aviation is installing Rockwell Collins ProLine 21 Advanced cockpit upgrades in older Challenger 300 and 605 aircraft.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Learjet, Inc., Model 60 airplanes.

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Dawn Wyatt has been promoted to head of Air Harrods. Wyatt joined the company in 1997 as operations manager and was named head of operations in 2012.

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Air Medical Group Holdings, based in Lewisville, Texas, has agreed to acquire Air Medical Resource Group of South Jordan, Utah.