Business Aviation

There were 1,214 accidents involving general aviation aircraft in 2016 and of those, 195 resulted in fatalities, an accounting released in October says.

According to ASI Executive Director Richard McSpadden, the reduction in general aviation fatal accidents -- preliminary figures for 2017 suggest the decline is continuing -- appeared to support the effectiveness of numerous industry initiatives to reduce those mishaps.

British aerospace trade association ADS has written to senior government ministers in a bid to urgently clarify post-Brexit trading agreements.

RUAG MRO INTL successfully supported aircraft acceptance of new Praetor business jet on behalf of Germany-based owner.

MINT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, Germany was selected by TAP Air Portugal to provide its MINT TMS web-based training and qualification management system.

AIRMED INTL added a Challenger 601 with dedicated medical interior to serve longer range flights; it is based in Sacramento.

INFORM, Germany released new app to enhance operational flow by providing frontline managers with real-time staff dispatch data based on GroundStar

BRISTOW GROUP announced that has received confirmation from US Bankruptcy Court for its Amended Plan of Reorganization and now expects to consummate

FAA has established a Women in Aviation Advisory Board and is now accepting nominations for qualified candidates at the Federal Register through

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES marked its 100th anniversary on October 7 and is the oldest airline to still be operating under its original name. It now has

DUFOUR AEROSPACE, Switzerland opened office in Zurich for developing electric and hybrid-electric tilt-wing VTOL aircraft.

CTG (Crestwood Technology Group) has opened office in Berlin to support demand for critical parts and material for the commercial and military

BOEING agreed to fund new lab facility within Stanford University’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics for research and testing of autonomous

AAR launched use of DONECLE drone technology at its Miami MRO facility to perform end-to-end visual inspections of 737s and A320s in under an hour.

AERSALE, FL has FAA STC to install its AerTrak ADS-B Out solution on 777-200.

TAP AIR PORTUGAL began operating 171-seat A321LR on Lisbon-Washington Dulles, the first narrowbody to operate on route; it plans to take 14 A321LRs

BOMBARDIER BUSINESS AIRCRAFT reports a Global 7500 flew record nonstop Sydney, Australia-Detroit, MI (8,225 nm).

EMBRAER and UFES (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo) completed taxi testing of first autonomous aircraft in Brazil: https://vimeo.com/364414355

JET AVIATION opened new 40,000 sq ft hangar (to accommodate most large aircraft) and renovated FBO at Teterboro, NJ.

JORAMCO received EN9110:2018 certification for its quality management system.

Triumph Group’s continued breakup to the benefit of TECT Aerospace rolled on Oct. 10 with a deal over Triumph’s Nashville, Tennessee, assembly operations.

Since new products drive so much of the tempo in business jets, expectations are rising for announcements at NBAA-BACEC, and analysts see the landscape shifting.

The Importance of Air Transport to the United Arab Emirates, from IATA, documents importance of air transport to UAE and ongoing prioritization of

J.J. Frigge joined Hartzell Propeller, based in Piqua, Ohio, in 2011 as the company’s controller. In 2013, Frigge took over the day-to-day operations of the business in addition to marketing and brand building. He assumed his current position in March. Previously, Frigge was finance manager at Proctor & Gamble.

Stillwater Flight Center, a fixed base operator at Stillwater Regional Airport in Oklahoma, has expanded.