The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The Business Aviation Group is moving forward with plans to develop a fixed base operation at Addison Airport in the Dallas region.

Rebecca Sipes has joined GrandView Aviation in Baltimore as its charter sales coordinator. Sipes joins the company from Sterling Global Logistics.

There have been no new Airworthiness Directives since January 20. Please see story on page 1.

By Molly McMillin
Hindustan Aeronautics has selected Hartzell Propeller’s four-blade aluminum propeller for its two-place turbine basic trainer aircraft.

Feb. 7-10—NBA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, https://www.nbaa.org/events/sdc/2017/

View the Monthly Program Profile: Embraer Phenom 300 chart in PDF format.

By Tony Osborne
Safran has begun studies into the use of hybrid power on helicopters as a solution to cut fuel consumption.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Plans to restore a commercial helicopter service between the UK mainland and the Isles of Scilly have moved a step closer, following the approval of plans to build a new heliport to support the service.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The aviation industry and the FAA have been reviewing President Donald Trump’s executive order for a 60-day freeze on all pending and new regulations.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
What would a 20% U.S. tax on goods imported from Mexico by the new Donald Trump administration mean for the American aerospace sector?
Business Aviation

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers have become the nucleus around which a new nine-seat hybrid electric turboprop aircraft could be built in the near future.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Norwegian air accident investigators probing the loss of a CHC-operated Airbus H225 helicopter last April have begun focusing their attention on the certification aspects of the helicopter’s gearbox.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
The new CEO of startup XTI Aircraft says raising financing to advance development of the TriFan 600 vertical-takeoff-and-landing business aircraft is his first priority.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Bye Aerospace expects to fly the battery-electric Sun Flyer two-seat trainer in the first quarter and the solar-electric StartoAirNet optionally piloted aircraft in the second quarter.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The Orange County, California, Board of Supervisors has replaced longstanding fixed base operator Signature Flight Support with ACI Jet at John Wayne Airport, a move Signature says it will oppose.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Quest Aircraft delivered a record 36 Kodiak 100 turboprop aircraft last year, up from 32 in 2015.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has joined NASA’s Advanced Composite Consortium, a public-private partnership.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
American Aero FTW, a Signature Select member, opened its new fixed base operations at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth on Feb. 24.
Business Aviation

Daher has delivered its first Model 2017 TBM 930 turboprop to an unnamed customer with new equipment and cabin outfitting details, the French company said Jan. 30.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Bell is planning to end production of its Model 206L LongRanger single-engine light helicopter later this year.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems leaders said Feb. 1 they know progress must be made on negotiating a master contract with primary customer Boeing, but that they have finished a significant amount of work in justifying their cost structure as part of the deal making.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
The engine maker has appointed new leaders of its military and commercial engine divisions.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has selected Triumph Group to supply aluminum machined parts for the new Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Across Europe, deliveries for mid-to-heavy business jets are projected to total 959 aircraft between now and 2025, according to a new forecast by Global Jet Capital.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Bell Helicopter expects to achieve certification of its Model 525 helicopter in 2018, as it continues to investigate last year's fatal crash of the first prototype.
Business Aviation