The UK's first onshore elevated helipad with a Deck Integrated Fire Fighting System, based at King's College Hospital in London, has been certified to UK CAA CAP 1264.

Stratos Aircraft has completed the inaugural flight of its Stratos 714 VLJ. During the ten-minute flight the aircraft reached 128 kts at an altitude of 3,700 ft. The company is planning a product introduction at EAA's AirVenture 2017.

TRU Simulation and Training has signed agreements to provide five Level D full flight simulators for the H125, H145, AW139, AW169 and AW189 to Coptersafety, an independent helicopter flight training service provider based in Helsinki, Finland.

Leasing specialist Milestone Aviation Group has named Daniel Rosenthal as president and CEO, effective from 1 January 2017.

Satcom Direct has been authorised by Inmarsat's Global Government Business Unit to provision and resell Inmarsat's Ka-band Global Xpress (GX) service to government customers for use in military, head-of-state and other government operations.

Rockwell Collins is integrating regional sand and dust storm forecast information into the company's ARINCDirect flight planning tools, enabling business aviation operators in the Middle East and north Africa to improve safety and on-time performance.

UK broker Magnus Aviation is reporting a 46 per cent increase in UK residents chartering private jets for the 2016/17 ski season to resorts such as Verbier and St Moritz.

Pratt & Whitney Canada has adopted Librestream's Onsight software to connect on-site aircraft technicians and remote specialists using an interactive audio-video technology platform.

Signature Flight Support has officially opened its FBO facility at London Luton Airport with a Great Gatsby-themed evening.

Textron Aviation is to offer Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engines and an increased gross weight option on the King Air 350HW and King Air 350ER. Both enhancements are EASA certified and are available to new aircraft and as aftermarket modifications.