Business Aviation

GKN AEROSPACE was selected by Gulfstream to design and manufacture of empennage and floorboards and produce fuselage panels for G700. It will also

CAE was selected by easyJet to train 1,000 cadets for MPL license.

WEST STAR AVIATION secured its FAA Part 145 repair station certificate for its facility at Perryville, MO and it also received ANAC authorization to

REPSOL (oil/gas) has joined ALTA as an affiliate member.

JETNET says that 9.8% of global business jet fleet was listed for sale in September 2019, up from 8.9% a year ago.

YINGLING AVIATION joined MRO Insider maintenance-quoting network.

TS&S (Mubadala) changed its name to SANAD POWERTECH for engine MRO.

SIKA was appointed by Radiant Power (emergency power supplies) and Dukane Seacom (underwater locator beacons) as their reseller in India.

AIR PARTNER opened office in Dubai to provide air charters services in region.

LONDON HEATHROW handled 7m pax in October, up 0.5% vs October 2018; air cargo fell 8.2% to 138k tonnes and aircraft movements fell 0.6% to 41,247.

ETIHAD ENGINEERING opened EASA-approved additive manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with EOS and BIGREP to design, produce and

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 6.4m pax in October, up 1% vs October 2018; air cargo fell 7.3% to 179k tonnes and aircraft movements fell 1.3% to 45,938.

ITS was named by Vogt Aero as exclusive distributor in Latin America for its PMA parts, including cabin replacement parts and A320 mainship battery.

CATHAY PACIFIC reports year-over-year drop in inbound pax traffic to Hong Kong of 35% in October, consistent with August and September; outbound

DEDIENNE AEROSPACE plans in Feb 2020 to open 3,000 sq meter facility in Dubai for its tooling/GSE support solutions in region, including Africa/Turkey

STANDARDAERO has FAA approval for RB211-535 test cell at San Antonio.

The Dubai Airshow, one of the largest trade shows at Al Maktoum Airport in the United Arab Emirates, will be held Nov. 17-21.

Fuel distributor Shell Aviation is to support development of Europe’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant, planned to be built in the Netherlands by SAF supply chain developer SkyNRG.

The Kansas Department of Transportation says it has completed the first drone flight to inspect power lines without using visual observers or ground-based radar.

The Kansas Department of Transportation says it has completed the first drone flight to inspect power lines without using visual observers or ground-based radar.

As the U.S. Army researches hydrogen-fueled vehicles ranging from rescue trucks to unmanned aircraft, the service has awarded General Atomics a contract for a high-pressure hydrogen generation system to support refueling in the field.

Elliott Aviation, a provider of avionics upgrade and cabin refurbishments, has delivered a Citation Excel with a full G5000 retrofit.

In a short period of time, Bombardier has undertaken four bold moves to radically transform its aerospace business.

Mooney International has halted production of its high-performance aircraft and furloughed employees at its Kerrville, Texas, facility.

BBA Aviation has completed the sale of Ontic, a component OEM and MRO provider, to focus on its aviation services division, Signature Flight Support.