Business Aviation

Luton, Stansted, Gatwick, Heathrow, Biggin Hill, Northolt, Farnborough and Oxford airports are all now effectively closed or severely restricted for overnight flights

Boeing HorizonX Ventures has led a $16 million investment on Silicon Valley-based Matternet, an early leader in the emerging urban drone delivery market.

Air Partner has opened an office in Los Angeles to service southern California and the West Coast markets and to strengthen its U.S. network, it said.

Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina, Kansas, has added a graduate certificate in unmanned aircraft systems information assurance for those interested in cybersecurity of unmanned aircraft systems.

Sino Jet has opened an operation in Guangzhou, China, following the government’s 88 billion yuan investment in the Greater Bay Area of China.

Ross Aviation in Anchorage, Alaska, has been named a gateway fixed base operator through the DCA Access Standard Security Program

Jersey Aero Club, based in the British Isles, has placed an order for two Tecnam P2008JC MkII and one P2010 aircraft, Tecnam announced.

Jersey Aero Club, based in the British Isles, has placed an order for two Tecnam P2008JC MkII and one P2010 aircraft, Tecnam announced.

Jet Aviation has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 approval for Bombardier Learjet 60 aircraftå

DC Aviation Group in Stuttgart, Germany, has added a Dassault Falcon 7X to its fleet for charter flights for DC Aviation Al-Futtaim clients in the region

Jet East Aviation is seeking to hire experienced Aircraft and Powerplant mechanics and avionics technicians in the Greater New York area to keep up with its expansion and growth.

AvFab, based in Clinton, Missouri, has received Transport Canada approvals for two additional King Air products. The authorizations are for its King Air two-place divans and toilet cabin seat. The divans offer 400 lb. total occupant weight and another 20 lb. per storage drawer. Its toilet cabin set can be occupied for both takeoff and landing and is installed in the baggage area or the aft side of the entrance door.

London Biggin Hill and Associated Aircraft Group have launched a New York

Executive Airshare has signed a multiyear agreement with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Under the agreement

AvFuel has signed an agreement with Gevo, a biofuels company, becoming Gevo’s exclusive aviation fuel distributor of the sustainable alternative jet fuel portion.

Royal Thai Air Force took delivery of its third Sukhoi business jet.

Delta Private Jets has opened its second MRO base at the 548,000-sq.-ft. Sheltair Aviation facility at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

AVEMEX was appointed by Honda Aircraft as the exclusive dealer

FAI Rent-A-Jet in Germany has added a fifth Global Express to increase its owned and managed fleet to 25 aircraft.

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2018-0104; Product Identifier 2017-CE-036-AD; Amendment 39-19311; AD 2018-12-07]

BOMBARDIER AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2017-1247; Product Identifier 2017-NM-085-AD; Amendment 39-19316; AD 2018-13-04]

Tom Carlson has joined Wipaire as services and components sales manager.

Brian Cox has been appointed president of Tamarack Aerospace Group after serving as its chief operating officer.

Jeff Ross, president and CEO of Ross Aviation, will serve as chair of the National Air Transportation Association’s board of directors.

Joshua Diggs has joined Avfuel Corp. as district manager, and Jacob Jones has joined the company as contract fuel inside sales coordinator.