The Weekly of Business Aviation

Textron Aviation is making a number of changes within its senior leadership team as its head of engineering assumes an executive position with its sister company, Bell Helicopter.

Business aviation departures in Europe had a strong start to 2017, especially in the charter market.

The crash of a Phenom 100 into three Maryland homes in 2014 is a good example of why the use of aircraft data recorders should be expanded to business aviation to enhance safety, NTSB member Robert Sumwalt said.

PAL-V of the Netherlands has unveiled its first production flying car, the Liberty, while U.S. company SkyRunner has begun sales of an off-road vehicle that can fly using a ram-air parafoil wing and pusher propeller.

Nearly one-third of U.S. FBOs responding to the survey reported decreased year-over-year fuel sales in 2016.

Six aviation proponents are asking an appeals court to review the FAA’s agreement with Santa Monica, California, over the future of the city’s municipal airport.

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.

Textron AirLand has selected BAE Systems for its LiteHUD head-up display for its multimission Scorpion jet.

Aircraft Technical Publications and Textron Aviation have reached an agreement for ATP to directly integrate technical data from Cessna Citation business jets into ATP’s Aviation Hub cloud.

TAG Aviation, based in Geneva, will begin work on its fourth scheduled C-check inspection on a Falcon 7X aircraft.

Phillips 66 Aviation has added five fixed base operations into its network of FBOs.

Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Global business jets have made more than 2,500 takeoffs and landings at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport.

Stevens Aviation and Garmin Avionics will present their first G5000 Beechjet Features and Operations webinar.

The Romanian Aviation Academy has selected the Tecnam P2006T multi-engine aircraft for part of its training fleet expansion.

Quiet Technology Aerospace has developed a less costly solution for Gulfstream GIII and GIV winglet corrosion.

Baker Aviation, a charter, aircraft management and maintenance company based in Fort Worth, received FAA approval to operate aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats.

Jet Support Services and Constant Aviation have partnered to offer an upgrade program for clients to meet the deadline for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B).

Avinode has launched new features for its TripManager sales management system to help charter brokers identify their top customers and improve service.

MT Propeller Entwicklung has earned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for a three-blade scimitar composite propeller.

Fractional provider Flexjet has earned its fifth consecutive Aviation Research Group/US Platinum Safety Rating.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft Inc. Navajo and Cheyenne Models.

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Dewey Yee has been appointed special advisor to the board of directors of Aergo Capital, a leasing and trading company.

Feb. 14—Wichita Aero Club February Luncheon, Speaker: Robert Sumwalt, NTSB, Doubletree By Hilton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport, Wichita, Kansas. http://www.wichitaaeroclub.org/events/view/88/

FAA airworthiness directives have returned to the Federal Register.