The Weekly of Business Aviation

West Star Aviation has rebranded MSP Aero, an FAA Part 145-certified repair station, as a West Star Aviation satellite location.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Vulcanair S.p.A. Model AP68TP-300 “Spartacus” and Model AP68TP-600 “Viator” airplanes.

Jet Aviation has completed the integration of Hawker Pacific’s Aircraft Management business, creating a flight services location for the company in Singapore.

Aerobatic pilot Sean Tucker will be the keynote speaker at Textron Aviation’s 2019 Customer Conference, scheduled April 29-May 1 in Wichita.

The Av8 Group parts unit, based in Houston, has acquired extensive parts inventories for the Hawker 800A and Challenger 604/605 aircraft.

FlightSafety International has introduced a new VITAL 1150 Image-Generation visual system, which is an upgrade from its VITAL 1100.

SkyView Aircraft and Dezhong Aviation have signed an agreement for the purchase of five Quest Kodiak aircraft.

Jiachen Group, a manufacturing and metal distribution company in Liaoning Province, China, has ordered an ultra-long-range G650.

Textron Aviation celebrated the production of its 200th Citation Latitude from its Wichita facility in a ceremony with employees.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s in-service fleet of G500s has amassed nearly 2,000 flight hours, the company said.

Daher announced the sale of a 2019 TBM 910 turboprop to a European customer during the recent Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany.

Textron Aviation and China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) opened the Asian Business Aviation Association Conference (ABACE) and Exhibition in Shanghai, held April 16-18.

OJets has extended its partnership with Elit’Avia, a business aircraft charter, management and operations service provider.

Presidential Aviation, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has added a Learjet 40 to it managed fleet of aircraft.

UAS International Trip Support and Honeywell have partnered to provide connectivity to the business jet fleet of Hongkong Jet.

PhilJets, a helicopter charter operator based in the Philippines, has joined the Luxaviation Helicopters Charter Alliance.

Shenzhen-based aircraft management and services company Amber Aviation has signed up Ameco to provide its maintenance services.

HK Bellawings on April 18 firmed up an option for four Bombardier Global 7500 business jets, bringing its total to 10.

Australia has received the first of three Dassault Falcon 7X business jets that will re-equip the VIP squadron based at Canberra.

As it works to complete the prototype of its electric regional aircraft for display at the Paris Air Show in June, Israel’s Eviation has selected startup MagniX as the second supplier of motors for the nine-seat aircraft.

An Italian startup developing micro-turbines to power unmanned aircraft has won the $1 million grand prize in New York state’s Genius NY accelerator competition.

The FAA has grounded the fleet of Cirrus Vision SF50 light aircraft because of issues with the aircraft’s Angle of Attack sensor.

uAvionix, a developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, says it is testing a prototype control radio for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility vehicles.

uAvionix, a developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, says it is testing a prototype control radio for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility vehicles.

Citing traffic congestion in the capital, Manila, a startup has launched a helicopter ridesharing service in the Philippines.