The Weekly of Business Aviation

The NTSB is leading the investigation of the crash of an amphibious air tanker that killed a veteran agricultural aviation pilot and native of Brazil.

A Superjet 100 regional jet belonging to Russian operator Gazpromavia has crashed with three crew onboard after visiting a repair facility.

The study was conducted by Lufthansa Innovation Hub alongside Roland Berger, V2AIR and Unisphere.

Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, Canada, has agreed to be acquired and taken private by a U.S. private equity firm for about $1.35 billion.

Textron Aviation has relocated its Alaska-based parts stockroom from Fairbanks to Anchorage to enhance its parts distribution in the region.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Sheltair Aviation has begun construction of a general aviation (GA) T-Hangar complex at Melbourne Orlando International Airport (KMLB) in Florida.

Clay Lacy Aviation has completed its first five installations of Starlink. According to the company, the installations took place at its Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) and Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) FAA Part 145 repair stations.

Textron Aviation has relocated its Alaska-based parts stockroom from Fairbanks to Anchorage to enhance its parts distribution in the region.

Avcon Industries, a subsidiary of Butler National, announced the reception of an FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) of dual Avcon Camera ports and the Avcon “Special Mission Pod” on Textron Aviation’s Cessna Model 208B aircraft.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) is accepting applications for its business aviation scholarships.

Elliott Aviation announced the first delivery of a Garmin G1000NXI avionics system installation at its facility at Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (PDK) in Atlanta.

Airbus announced the delivery of the first H160 helicopter in the U.S. to PHI Aviation.

For the duration of the summer, Bombardier is displaying a mockup of its Challenger 3500 midsize business jet at Costa Smeralda Airport in Olbia, Italy.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Ottobrun near Munich, ERC Systems is seeking to launch services later this decade.

Textron Aviation has delivered the first CE-408 Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine utility turboprop with a Combi interior conversion option.

Bombardier workers have ended an 18-day strike after ratifying a new three-year collective agreement.

Pyka and Brazil’s SLC Agricola have signed a commercial agreement for the delivery of Pyka’s Pelican Spray autonomous aerial application aircraft.

The UK regulator also struck an agreement with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to closely cooperate on type certification.

Located on a barge in the River Seine near the Paris-Austerlitz train station, the floating platform is to be used for takeoffs and landings.

The company’s in-house-developed engine has still yet to be fired up and fully tested.

Leonardo Helicopters has tested the performance of Daedalean’s visual awareness system in flights using two helicopters.