Gulfstream’s new, longest-range and roomiest business jet, the G700, made its first flight Feb. 14, departing Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia at 1:17 p.m. EST, according to flight tracking service FlightAware.
The number of used business jet sales transactions in 2019 declined 14.5% compared to the same time the year before, while turboprop sales fell 11.2% and piston aircraft sale transactions were down 13.8%, according to JetNet.
With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the charter flight industry has been responding to requests for charters related to travel disruptions brought on by the virus.
Kaman will work with United Arab Emirates military supplier Trust International on potential sales opportunities for Kaman’s unmanned K-MAX helicopter.
Bombardier will continue mulling a split-up of the Canadian train and business jet maker, with the company’s chief executive sounding like he favors staying in the latter business, according to comments made during a Feb. 13 teleconference.
General aviation groups have launched a 2020 European General Aviation survey to understand the trends in flight activity, aircraft equipment and fleet composition in Europe to support safety analysis.
In the next 10 years, the business aircraft fleet in Asia is expected to grow 2.5% a year from 1,360 aircraft in 2020 to nearly 1,395 by 2029, according to Aviation Week Network’s 2020 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast.
Babcock CEO Archie Bethel says the company is unlikely to make any additional investments in its oil-and-gas helicopter support business and suggests it will exit the business once existing contracts have been fulfilled.
Fort Worth-based Bell Textron will work with Japan Airlines (JAL) to explore on-demand air mobility services in Japan with the OEM’s Nexus 4EX electric-vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Dassault has completed the critical design review of its next business aircraft, the long-range, widebody Falcon 6X twinjet, and is closing in on the preliminary design of the advanced low-noise follow-on.
Yingling Aviation, a Wichita fixed base operator and maintenance, repair and overhaul provider, is in the final days of an expansion that includes a dedicated business jet maintenance hangar, paint support and interior completions facility and additional hangar and office space as it works to meet demand.
Private investment firm Summit Park has obtained a majority interest in Elliott Aviation, a Moline, Illinois-based business aviation services provider.
Collins Aerospace has named Stephen Timm as president in place of Kelly Ortberg, who is leaving his CEO’s role to become a special advisor to the chief executive of United Technologies Corp. as it merges with Raytheon.
