The Weekly of Business Aviation

The Aircraft Electronics Association has elected new members to its board of directors for three-year terms.

Feb. 20-22—Connect 2018 — The 15th International Route Development Forum, Tbiisi, Georgia, connect-aviation.com/index.php?lang=0&page=home

View the January 2018 Business Aircraft Activity In The U.S., Canada And The Caribbean chart in PDF format.

Authorities closed London City Airport and canceled all flights Feb. 12 following the discovery the previous day of an unexploded World War II-era bomb in the nearby Thames River.

Embattled British provider GKN fleshed out more of its proposed corporate restructuring and turnaround plan on Feb. 14, including improving "core" aerospace businesses, growing engine work, developing additive manufacturing (AM) initiatives, and "fixing" aerostructures operations in Alabama that still might be divested.

The move was expected and cements Adamczyk’s takeover after Cote’s long reign.

Rolls-Royce North America CEO Marion Blakey will leave her position at the end of June, the company announced Feb. 15.

Bruno Even, 49, who has run Safran’s helicopter engine business since 2015, will take over from Guillaume Faury, the company announced Feb. 14.

Piper’s order backlog extends well into 2019 and has resulted in a 25% increase in its workforce, it said.

Last year’s attendance totaled 17,778, exceeding 2016 figures by nearly 4,000. About 20,000 people are expected at this year’s show, set for Feb. 26-March 1

Fractional activity rose 2.2% in January while Part 91 activity rose 1.5% when compared to January 2017, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Fractional activity rose 2.2% in January while Part 91 activity rose 1.5% when compared to January 2017, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Most aircraft market sectors recorded an increase in transactions in 2017 with a reduction in the amount of inventory for sale, the report said.

This year’s HAI Heli-Expo 2018 is expected to surpass last year’s attendance.

Bombardier’s Business Aircraft deliveries and revenue declined in 2017, although fourth-quarter orders were the strongest for the quarter in three years.

The Trump administration's fiscal 2019 federal budget proposal for the FAA resumes the effort to make air traffic control a separate entity.

The average values for most business aircraft segments have risen since the beginning of the fourth quarter in 2017, Amstat says.

Baker Aviation has added three new aircraft to its charter fleet, including a King Air 350, Hawker 800XP and a Citation X. The King Air 350 is now conducting Part 135 operations.

Aeria Luxury Interiors was awarded a contract for the completion of a Boeing Business Jet BBJ 737-700.

Rockwell Collins and Stellar Labs have launched Stellar Cloud, a software delivery infrastructure platform for business aviation built on Amazon Web Services infrastructure.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section has placed an order for two modified Beechcraft King Air 350 cargo heavyweight turboprops to modernize its patient transfer and air ambulance fleet.

The Philippine Department of National Defense has purchased 16 Bell 412EPI helicopters that will be operated by the Philippine Air Force.

ACI Jet has added two Bombardier Global Express XRS ultra-long-range aircraft and an Embraer Phenom 300 light jet to its fleet.

C&L Aviation Group has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the Maine Technology Institute (MTI).

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) TPE331 turboprop and TSE331 turboshaft engines.