The Weekly of Business Aviation

ZHUHAI, China—Avic’s Chengdu fighter works is aiming for a range of 8,050 km (5,000 mi.) for a proposed business jet.

Toronto flight marks start of flight test program, with service entry slated for second half of 2018.

Honeywell has received the FAA’s STC for enhanced features for the Gulfstream PlaneDeck cockpits on Gulfstream GIV and V aircraft.

Jet Aviation’s Completion Center in Basel, Switzerland, has taken delivery of the first of two widebody BBJ 777-300ER aircraft ready for interior completion.

Rockwell Collins and Gogo have partnered to offer the Airshow Moving Map to the business aviation segment.

TRU Simulation + Training’s Cessna Citation CJ4 full flight simulator has earned Level D qualifications from the FAA.

Textron Aviation has added a new mobile service unit at Egelsbach Airport near Frankfurt, Germany.

The British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) has partnered with the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA).

Textron Aviation has completed certification of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) on the Citation Mustang.

Sentient Jet has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association team.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Embraer S.A. Models EMB- 500 and EMB-505 airplanes.

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Bill Boisture has been appointed chairman of Global Jet Capital. Shawn Vick has been appointed CEO.

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Private aircraft financier Global Jet Capital estimates that up to $17.5 billion of funding will be needed next year for business jet deliveries.

True Blue Power has announced that the FAA has issued Supplemental Type Certificates for the company’s TB44 (46-amp hour) lithium-ion batteries.

Jet Support Services has announced its Tip-to-Tail Program is now available for the Dassault Falcon 8X, Embraer Lineage 1000 and the Airbus family of ACJs.

World Fuel Services has added three fixed base operators to its network of FBOs.

Cicare Rotorcraft of Argentina has appointed DEA General Aviation China as its China and Southeast Asia distributor for the Cicare SVH4 helicopter trainer.

Winglet specialist Aviation Partners and joint venture partner FlexSys are working with an undisclosed customer to retrofit an aircraft with the first commercial morphing wing.

Bombardier’s Global 7000 test aircraft completed its first flight Nov. 4, marking the start of a rigorous flight-testing program.

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Piaggio disclosed the sale of five P180 Avanti EVO turboprops to Southern California’s West Coast Aviation Services at NBAA.

General Electric says the coming revolution in additive manufacturing for aircraft engines is approaching quickly and on an unprecedented scale.

Bolstered by the selection of its Silvercrest mid-thrust turbofan for Cessna’s newly launched Hemisphere business jet, Safran Aircraft Engines has detailed a revised development schedule incorporating improvements made to counter problems uncovered in early tests.