Business & Commercial Aviation

Baltic Air Charter Association was started in the 1930s by the Baltic Exchange to represent the needs of British air charter operators.

Greenpoint Technologies, a business jet completion center, has delivered its second V-VIP 787-8 interior completion.

The FAA has opened its new Atlanta Flight Operations Facility at Cobb County International Airport in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Europe's PrivatAir is clipping its wings. According to the carrier, a number of events have had a significant impact on the companies' business forecast and viability, which forced the companies to file for insolvency.

One Aviation, maker of the Eclipse 550 very light jet, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October.

Honda Aircraft Co.'s HondaJet Elite has received type certification from Japanese authorities. Honda began sales in Japan in June through HondaJet Japan.

Universal Avionics has received an FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) for its new touchscreen control display unit for the InSight Display System.

Dassault Aviation has been awarded a contract to study a future maritime surveillance aircraft based on its Falcon 2000 LXS business jet.

Nextant Aerospace has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the 604XT Pro Line Fusion flight deck.

The Citation Jet Pilots Owner Pilot Association's 10th annual convention in San Antonio in October drew record attendance of 474 people and 65 exhibits.

PrivateFly, an on-demand charter service provider, has begun private jet flights between London Luton Airport and Geneva during ski season.

Jet Aviation has signed a preferred fixed-base operation service agreement with Excellent Air, a German-based charter service.

In the arena of environmental responsibility, Wilson Air Center has become a showcase FBO.

In late November, the Piaggio Aerospace board declared the Italian planemaker insolvent and requested it go into receivership.

Pilatus recently delivered its first PC-24 aircraft with a medevac interior to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.

Air BP has upgraded the infrastructure at its fuel terminal in Dolvik, Norway.

Vertis Aviation in Switzerland has added a second Boeing Business Jet to its international charter fleet.

Tubreaux Aviation Services, based in Shreveport, Louisiana, has joined the Avfuel branded fixed-base operator network, including Avuel Contract Fuel and AvTrip rewards.

Huron Regional Airport’s fixed-base operator in South Dakota has a new owner and a new name.

The B-29 Superfortress known has "Doc" has a new home in Wichita.

BCA business aviation product and service previews

West Star Aviation has expanded its MRO Chattanooga facility with 40,000 sq. ft. of hangar space and more than 25,000 sq. ft. of office and support space.

The Citation Jet Pilots Owner Pilot Association's 10th annual convention in San Antonio in October drew record attendance of 474 people and 65 exhibits.

Jet Aviation has signed a preferred fixed base operation service agreement with Excellent Air, a German-based charter service operating what it says is Europe’s largest fleet of Cessna Citation CJ2 aircraft, along with several Citation XLSs. The aircraft are based in Memmingen, Germany.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from January 1969.​