The Weekly of Business Aviation

Dan Prieu has been promoted to senior project manager at West Star Aviation’s facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model Mystere-Falcon 20-C5, 20-D5, 20-E5, and 20-F5 airplanes.

ACI Jet has established a California-based Bombardier parts depot for Global- and Challenger-series business jets.

Magellan Jets partnered with Terrapass, a third-party certified carbon-offsetting provider, to offset 100% of its office operations. Magellan Jets is also offering carbon offsetting options to members and charter customers.

Erickson has secured FAA approval for a composite main rotor blade for its S-64 Aircrane heavy lift helicopter.

Satcom Direct has signed an exclusive supplier agreement with International Jet Management.

German-based FAI Rent-a-Jet, part of FAI Aviation Group, has acquired its second Premier 1A jet on behalf of a corporate client.

Krimson Aviation has launched Krimson Koncierge, a luxury destination management service for Ethiopia.

King Aerospace recorded an increase in business in 2019.

Southern Utah University, based in Cedar City, Utah, is adding a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to its fleet.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute has released a new episode in its Accident Case Study video series.

Swiss-based charter company Vertis Aviation has introduced a new carbon offset program called VA Footprints.

New York-based startup company FlyBlack has launched a private jet booking platform, specializing in on-demand private jet charter and one-way “JetDeals” for members.

AeroTime Hub has launched a new tool called Pilot Salary to help professionals better understand the pilot job market.

FlightSafety International has launched training for the Pilatus PC-24 business jet at its Paris Le Bourget Learning Center to serve its European customers. FlightSafety also offers training for the aircraft at its Dallas facility.

Preliminary conclusions reached by a U.S. congressional team investigating the Boeing 737 MAX certification and its role in two fatal accidents underscore the need to change the FAA’s processes through legislation, committee leaders said.

A report commissioned by the Norwegian government recommends Norway should be a driving force in the development, testing and early implementation of electrified aircraft.

The UK will withdraw as a member state of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) after a transition period and shift responsibility for aircraft certification and safety regulation to its own Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), British Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps said.

The Shetland Islands airfield of Scatsta is to close following the renewal of a major North Sea offshore oil and gas support contract.

Organizers of Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany have postponed the show, scheduled for April 1-4, to a yet undetermined date because of the spread of COVID-19.

Business aviation operators are feeling the impact from the spread of the COVID-19 virus and are adopting a variety of risk management solutions to cope.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 third-scale demonstrator for the Mach 2.2 Overture airliner is now planned to fly by mid-2021, CEO Blake Scholl told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Aviation Summit in Washington on March 5.

Organizers of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition set for May 26-28 in Geneva are proceeding with planning for Europe’s largest business aviation event, but keeping watch on a fluid situation related to the coronavirus outbreak.

World Fuel Services has completed the $170 million acquisition of the UVair fuel business from Universal Weather and Aviation, making it the exclusive contract provider for Universal Weather and Aviation.