Gulfstream’s new service facility at Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, UK, has opened, with the first aircraft arriving for scheduled maintenance.

Business aviation is poised to enjoy the best of times post-COVID-19, as the sector welcomes unprecedented numbers of new customers seeking the safety and convenience that private air travel offers, says Kenny Dichter, founder and CEO of Wheels Up.

Embraer has restructured its bizjet portfolio, and will no longer be producing Legacy 650 or Lineage 1000 aircraft.

NetJets has announced plans to recall all pilots and cabin crews furloughed in April from its NetJets Europe subsidiary, and has revised plans announced at the same time for the early retirement of a swathe of its European-based fleet. 

The flight-test program for Gulfstream Aerospace’s flagship $75 million G700 ultra-long-range jet is surpassing testing milestones in speed and altitude, the company said. 

Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita-based supplier for mostly Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft, agreed to an expanded role on the Aerion AS2 that includes producing the forward fuselage, the companies announced on July 28. 

Rob Scholl is senior vice president of Sales & Flight Operations at Textron Aviation in Wichita. He joined the company in 2012. 

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said he has placed a hold on the renomination of Michael O'Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the agency’s controversial order granting Ligado Networks spectrum near GPS frequencies.