Business & Commercial Aviation

JetNet is introducing an Aircraft Flight Activity/Utilization Program under which the company provides aircraft activity details by owner/operator, serial number and fleet.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told attendees at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that the FAA's national drone registry had surpassed 1 million recreational and commercial users.

Jet Aviation's third hangar at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore is now in operation and providing maintenance, repair and overhaul services to an Airbus ACJ, a Boeing BBJ and a Gulfstream G550.

Elliott Aviation has completed FAA ground and flight testing of its new low-cost ADS-B solution for the Citation Excel and XLS.

Business aircraft activity in North America rose 2% in December from a year ago, down from a forecasted 5.6% increase, Argus International says.

Two former executives of Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo have been acquitted in a corruption case related to alleged bribes paid to secure a lucrative Indian helicopter deal.

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.

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.

GE Aviation's Advanced Turboprop engine has launched into certification testing on the new Cessna Denali single.

Business & Commercial Aviation News From February 1968

StandardAero plans to cease operations at its repair center at Los Angeles International Airport by the end of March but will continue to maintain mobile service in Southern California.

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The UAE's Falcon Aviation says three Leonardo AW169 helicopters will be deployed on a five-year contract with The Kuwait Oil Co.

Aireon and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar sign an agreement that will bring real-time air traffic surveillance to high-trafficked, terrestrial African corridors.

The second Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft has achieved first flight, according to the manufacturer.

Honeywell Aerospace unveils a Future Air Navigation System testing capability for general and business aviation customers as part of its GoDirect Data-link services.

United States Aircraft Insurance Group is celebrating 90 years as an insurance provider to the aviation and aerospace industries.

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.

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

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.

Leonardo has received European Aviation Safety Agency certification for its AW109 Trekker twin-engine light helicopter.

According to the AOPA, more than 25,000 pilots are now flying under BasicMed rather than with an FAA aviation medical certificate.

Gogo Business Aviation is expanding its Gogo Vision wireless inflight entertainment service by introducing digital magazine content and a broader selection of business news.

Piper Aircraft has received FAA certification for the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck for the Piper M500 single-engine turboprop and M350 pressurized, single-engine piston aircraft.

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.