The Weekly of Business Aviation

TEXTRON AVIATION has chosen Jubilant Enpro Private Ltd., based in Noida, India, as its authorized sales representative in the region.

CAE, based in Montreal, posted $682.7 million in revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2017, up from $616.3 million a year ago.

THE NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION has announced The NATA Part 135/91 Training Center, a new standardized training system for charter, Part 91 and fractional operators.

CLAY LACY AVIATION has added an eight-passenger Learjet 45XR to its charter fleet.

DUNCAN AVIATION has completed the customization of a Challenger 605 interior and exterior at its site in Battle Creek, Michigan.

GREENPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, a business jet completions center, has signed a contract for two 787-V-VIP interior completions from a customer who wishes to remain anonymous.

ÉCOLE NATIONALE D’AÉROTECHNIQUE (ÉNA), based in Quebec, has added a Learjet 60 business jet to its fleet of 35 aircraft.

ASL has received approval from the London Airport authorities to perform charter flights from the London City airport with its Embraer Legacy 450.

FULCRUM LABS and the Aviation Institute of Maintenance have partnered together to create an adaptive, personalized prep course for the FAA A&P certification exam.

BAER AIR, a fixed base operator based in Melbourne, Florida, has changed its name to Apex Executive Jet Center as it expands and upgrades its facilities.

FNA AVIATION in Israel has taken delivery of its first Diamond DA62 aircraft for the Israeli market.

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE has received type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China for its G650 and G650ER aircraft.

WHEELS UP, a membership-based private aviation company, will operate weekend shuttle service from New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Feb. 17 through March 5.

WEST STAR AVIATION has acquired a 20,000-sq.-ft. facility in Grand Junction, Colorado, to house a landing gear facility.

BOEING SOUTH CAROLINA workers on Feb. 15 voted resoundingly to reject union representation by the International Association of Machinists.

This emergency AD was prompted by reports of fuel leaks originating from the drain valve assembly (DV) on certain Arriel engines.

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Samantha Boyce has joined West Star Aviation in Chattanooga, Tennessee, responsible for sales in its paint and interior sector.

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Rolls-Royce has recorded a £4.6 billion ($5.7 billion) loss for 2016, mainly due to the pound’s decline in value after the UK’s June vote to leave the EU.

November’s U.S. election raised hopes for a business jet recovery, but “slowing momentum for the Republican agenda in Congress could become an issue for business jet expectations,” J.P. Morgan analyst Seth Seifman wrote in a report to investors.

LMI Aerospace has entered an agreement to be acquired by the Sonaca Group, an aerostructures company based in Gosselies, Belgium.

Embraer has selected Michael Amalfitano, well-known in the corporate aircraft finance industry, as head of its executive jets division.

Sonaca Aircraft has begun assembly of the first two upgraded and redesigned Sonaca 200 aircraft, which will be used for certification testing.

Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered 163 jets in 2016, including 88 Challenger-family aircraft.