The Weekly of Business Aviation

Clay Lacy Aviation has completed its first five installations of Starlink. According to the company, the installations took place at its Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) and Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) FAA Part 145 repair stations.

Textron Aviation has relocated its Alaska-based parts stockroom from Fairbanks to Anchorage to enhance its parts distribution in the region.

Avcon Industries, a subsidiary of Butler National, announced the reception of an FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) of dual Avcon Camera ports and the Avcon “Special Mission Pod” on Textron Aviation’s Cessna Model 208B aircraft.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) is accepting applications for its business aviation scholarships.

Elliott Aviation announced the first delivery of a Garmin G1000NXI avionics system installation at its facility at Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (PDK) in Atlanta.

Airbus announced the delivery of the first H160 helicopter in the U.S. to PHI Aviation.

For the duration of the summer, Bombardier is displaying a mockup of its Challenger 3500 midsize business jet at Costa Smeralda Airport in Olbia, Italy.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Ottobrun near Munich, ERC Systems is seeking to launch services later this decade.

Textron Aviation has delivered the first CE-408 Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine utility turboprop with a Combi interior conversion option.

Bombardier workers have ended an 18-day strike after ratifying a new three-year collective agreement.

Pyka and Brazil’s SLC Agricola have signed a commercial agreement for the delivery of Pyka’s Pelican Spray autonomous aerial application aircraft.

The UK regulator also struck an agreement with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to closely cooperate on type certification.

Located on a barge in the River Seine near the Paris-Austerlitz train station, the floating platform is to be used for takeoffs and landings.

The company’s in-house-developed engine has still yet to be fired up and fully tested.

Leonardo Helicopters has tested the performance of Daedalean’s visual awareness system in flights using two helicopters.

Japanese nonprofit MASC has launched a project to commercialize advanced air mobility (AAM) in Japan’s Setouchi region.

Developed by the Klimov division of UEC, the hybrid powerplant is based on the VK-650K.

During the second quarter of 2024, Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 11 of its recently certified G700 ultra long-range business jet.

The European Flight Academy, which trains future Lufthansa Group pilots, announced that it has expanded its fleet of Diamond DA42 twin piston training aircraft.

China’s AVIC AG600 Kunlong seaplane has entered initial production, ahead of its type certification planned for the end of 2024.

The new sanctions package approved by the European Union on June 24 for the first time specifically targets Russia’s business aviation sector.

Vertical Aerospace has dropped plans to perform flight demonstrations at the Farnborough Airshow, citing a need to prioritize its flight test program.

Deutsche Aircraft is delaying entry into service of its planned 40-seat turboprop D328eco by one year, to the fourth quarter of 2027.

Airbus' new H160 twin-engine medium helicopter has begun route-proving trials in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of its offshore energy transportation debut.