Business & Commercial Aviation

Boutsen Aviation, based in Monaco, closed on 17 aircraft transactions in 2017, including a Bombardier Global XRS and a Falcon 7X in December, the company said.

Bye Aerospace's Sun Flyer 2, a two-seat electric flight-training aircraft, is in the final stages of ground testing and is expected to fly for the first time this spring.

Private Jet Card Comparisons has launched Corporate Gift and Affiliate Referral Subscription programs. The website compares more than 100 jet card programs by more than 65 providers.

Paula Kraft, CEO and owner of Tastefully Yours and managing partner and co-founder of the DaVinci Inflight Training Institute, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Epic E1000 could well be called Project Phoenix. Rising out of the failed Epic Air more than a decade ago, Epic Aircraft now is a financially healthy aircraft manufacturer.

Piper Aircraft has received its largest order ever for training aircraft. The Vero Beach, Florida-based manufacturer received an order for 152 aircraft valued at $74 million from Fanmei Aviation Technologies, Piper's dealer in China.

Comlux has completed its first Digital Maintenance inspection on the Hyundai Motor Co.’s BBJ.

Lynn Nichols of Yingling Aviation explains how the Ascend 172 remanufacturing program developed. It is one example of how, he says, his organization has worked hard to diversify its services for GA aircraft through military drones.

A distillation of technologies from its larger turbofans, this may be General Electric’s most advanced engine yet.

Thanks to its GE Aviation Czech engine technology, Garmin G1000 cockpit makeover and wider, quieter and more functional cabin, the G90XT is very much a contemporary turboprop.

The U.S. business aviation and aerospace industry celebrated a key victory in Washington on Dec. 20 as the Republican-controlled Congress passed a major tax overhaul.

Canada's Transportation Safety Board reminds helicopter pilots to be ever vigilant for the situations that can lead to loss of tail-rotor effectiveness. The condition is insidious, comes without warning and can be fatal.

Sixty-plus years ago, Leroy Grumman created the Gulfstream, the world's first clean-sheet turboprop specifically designed to transport small teams of executives.

The FAA is investing $17 billion in a massive modernization effort, known as NextGen, which is introducing a new aviation lexicon.

The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers performed in January 2018.

Having acquired Diamond Canada just a year earlier, China's Wanfeng Aviation Industry Co. has now doubled down on the brand by buying Austria's Diamond Aircraft Group as well.

Mahindra Aerospace has selected Hartnell Propeller's three-blade, 84-in.-dia. aluminum propeller for its 10-seat single-engine turbine-powered Airvan 10 aircraft, which was certified in 2017.

AccuWeather has launched AccuWeather for the Google Assistant, an app that makes it easy to access weather forecasts using natural language commands.

Jet Aviation's eight FBOs in the U.S. have qualified for Stage 1 registration to the IS-BAH program, joining the company's 13 FBOs in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Lancair welcomed its first Mako production customer to its new 10,000-sq.-ft. Builder Assistance Center in Texas.

Bell Helicopter, working in collaboration with Uber is developing a four-seat air taxi. The Textron subsidiary debuted its design at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Manny's Catering is partnering with InflightOne to provide catering at six airports in the U.S. and Mexico. The companies offer 25 years of combined experience servicing the business aviation community.

When Michael Huerta's five-year term as FAA administrator ended Jan. 7, Deputy Administrator Dan Ewell became acting administrator. The Trump administration has not nominated a permanent administrator.

The NBAA's Certified Aviation Manager program reached a milestone this month when Kevin Flynn, director of aviation maintenance with AbbVie Inc. of Waukegan, Illinois, became the 400th aviation professional to be certified.

London Biggin Hill Airport has set out a number of goals for the business aviation facility, which include the creation of 2,300 jobs in the next two years and 3,000 by 2031.