The Weekly of Business Aviation

Bombardier Aerospace’s second Global 7000 flight-test vehicle, nicknamed “The Powerhouse,” completed its initial flight March 4.

Quiet Technology Aerospace has developed a proprietary repair procedure rather than replacement for Gulfstream GIV aircraft.

Columbia Helicopters has chosen Skytrac Flight Data Monitoring to improve real-time awareness during Chinook 234 missions.

AvFab has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for pleated window shades on King Air 200, B200 and B200GT aircraft.

Nomad Aviation has added a Citation CJI light business jet with winglets to its charter fleet based in Switzerland.

West Star Aviation has expanded its satellite capabilities to Conroe North Houston Regional Airport.

Conklin & de Decker has released its 2017 State Tax Guide for General Aviation, which contains the taxes and fees imposed on general aviation in all 50 states.

Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy graduated 184 aviation professionals in a Feb. 18 ceremony.

Jet Aviation has earned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 approval for the Gulfstream G650 in Hong Kong.

HCA Holdings has selected AirMed International for air medical transport services for its 300,000 employees and dependents covered by HCA health insurance.

Indaer of Colombia has been appointed as an authorized service center for Pilatus PC-12 aircraft to accommodate a growing fleet.

CSI Aviation has earned accreditation for its medical flight services division from the National Accreditation Alliance Medical Transport.

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Textron Aviation Inc. Model 560XL (Citation Excel) airplanes.

Textron Aviation has received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) steep approach certification.

Nathalie Raby has been promoted to assistant manager of FlightSafety International’s Learning Center at the Paris Le Bourget airport in France.

Mar. 6-9—Heli-Expo 2017, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas, Texax, www.heliexpo.rotor.org

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Bombardier Aerospace reports that its second Global 7000 ultra-long-range flight test aircraft will make its first flight soon.

Textron Aviation has chosen Safe Flight Instrument Corp.’s Angle of Attack Stall Protection System for its new Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop.

View the U.S. Registered Business Jet And Turboprop Accident/Incidents chart in PDF format.

Tecnam has delivered two Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft and one P2010 aircraft to customers in India.

Tamarack Aerospace Group has announced the installation of its Active Winglet system on the first Cessna Citation M2.

Helicopters were involved in 106 accidents in the U.S. in 2016, down from 121 in 2015, a 12% decrease. Fatal accidents remained the same at 17.

The world’s largest helicopter show, HAI Heli-Expo, is expected to set records for attendance and exhibitors when it opens March 6, organizers say. The Expo expects more than 20,000 attendees and more than 700 exhibitors in 1 million sq. ft. of meeting and exhibit space. More than 60 aircraft will be on static display.