VistaJet, based in Malta, posted record sales growth during the first half of 2017 with Program Membership sales up 57% year-over-year across all regions, it said.
The supply of used business jets has remained “stubbornly” above 10% of the fleet, but “it’s not always a buyer’s market anymore," noted Haggerty Jet Group.
Advanced specialty materials and parts provider Allegheny Technologies and GE Aviation on July 5 unveiled a joint venture (JV) for the development of a new meltless titanium alloy powder manufacturing technology for 3D printing.
When the Voegeli family sold Exacta Machine in Wichita to Precision Castparts Corp. in 2013, brothers Casey and Ben didn’t expect to return to the aerospace business—at least not this soon.
Electronic flight bag provider Comply365 said July 5 it received a “strategic growth investment” from San Francisco-based investor group Luminate Capital Partners.
The Falcon 5X has performed its first flight with a “preliminary version” of the Safran Silvercrest engine—an unexpected milestone in Dassault’s new business jet program.
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon claims its pilot hiring program is on track to address the pilot shortages that have caused it to cancel a large number of flights this summer.
Duncan Aviation’s satellite avionics facility at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas has received certification by Mexico’s Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil.
Warter Aviation, a manufacturer of aviation and racing gasoline based in Sligo, Ireland, has become a technical partner for the Red Bull Air World Championship.
General Dynamics Mission Systems, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has delivered its 10,000th air traffic control radio to the FAA and U.S. Defense Department.
The amendment introduced by senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) was among several accepted by the Senate Commerce Committee for inclusion in proposed legislation that would reauthorize the FAA through 2021.
Key U.S. senators responsible for reauthorizing the FAA on June 29 pushed forward their version of legislation that lacks any provision to outsource air traffic control (ATC) services. The move predominates a counterpart bill moving in the House of Representatives.
