Gama Aviation is the latest company to add its voice to the growing chorus of concern that the business-aviation community is flirting with disaster if it continues to ignore the implications of the U.S.’ 2020 deadline for ADS-B conversion/installation.
Charter operator Wijet is going to replace its aging Cessna Citation Mustang light jets with slightly larger HondaJets, the first of which is to be delivered this summer.
Key indicators for business jet sales are trending positively, including business and consumer confidence, corporate profits, number of high net worth individuals and unemployment rates and a decline in used jet and turboprop inventory, JetNet officials say during the 18th Annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE).
Safran still sees “a great future” for its troubled Silvercrest business jet engine program and is working on redesigning its high-pressure compressor, a process which should be complete by next spring, CEO Philippe Petitcolin says.
Hong Kong-based business jet operator HK Bellawings Jet Limited signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Bombardier for up to 18 Global 6500 and Global 7500 very long-range jets.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) told Sen. Bill Nelson (D–Florida), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, in a May 23 letter that consumer protections included in both chambers’ FAA reauthorization bills are “unnecessary, expensive and counterproductive.”
Germany’s Siemens is stepping up its involvement in the growing electric aircraft market, supplying propulsion motors for projects in the U.S. and Europe.
Business aviation’s alphabet groups have launched the “sustainable alternative jet fuel” (SAJF) initiative, an awareness effort to curb the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Embraer is talking up a host of cabin and cockpit improvements to its Legacy 450 and 500 business jets, and is showing new seats for the aircraft for the first time on a Legacy 450.
Piaggio Aerospace has won orders for four P.180 Avanti EVO business aircraft so far this year in a vote from the market that a recent restructuring and cash injection of 225 million euros will ensure its future.
Like a number of disruptive companies in the business aviation sector, VistaJet is enjoying fast rates of growth. In the 2017 financial year, the Malta-based global aviation outfit saw its flight revenues grow 22%, while flight hours in the U.S. increased by 39%.
Two new additions to Bombardier’s Global family were unveiled on the eve of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition: the Global 5500 and 6500.
Bombardier has changed the name of the Global 7000 ultra-long range aircraft to the Global 7500 thanks to performance improvements that continue to surpass expectations.
An ban on overnight flights at London’s Luton Airport and their almost total elimination at Stansted Airport this summer will severely hamper access to the UK’s capital city.
In 2017, Clive Jackson, founder of private jet charter marketplace Victor, realized he needed to build a supporting structure around his fast-growing company.
