Textron Aviation avoided a strike by its hourly workforce when members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers accepted the company’s final offer of a new four-year labor contract on Sept. 19. 

The number of used business jets for sale in September declined by 2% compared to a year ago but rose 1% from August figures, according to Jefferies analysts.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

Wheels Up forms Wheels Up Aircraft Sales, offering aircraft brokerage, acquisition, trade and advisory services.

A group of pilots and Mooney aircraft owners have taken over the company’s management and ownership with plans to resurrect the company and make some “long overdue” changes.

The Corporate Angel Network is taking its annual auction fundraiser virtual.

The National Business Aviation Association has asked the Internal Revenue Service, as it updates its rulemaking, to avoid double taxation on commuting expenses and to retain deductions for business travel. 

There is a real danger in showing too much enthusiasm for today’s booming charter demand: it may not last, and it may lead the government to think that further relief money is unnecessary.