Aircraft & Propulsion

Falcon Aviation Services plans to induct a large number of new aircraft over the next year, as it steps up its activities in the executive aircraft sector.

MySky and EJS announced their partnership to create an end-to-end aircraft procurement solution, MySky Procure.

The largest operator of BBJs, RoyalJet, is moving away from Boeing business airliners, signing an agreement for three Airbus ACJ 320neo aircraft.

Comlux’s new Dubai service and maintenance center will serve as its regional headquarters.

Airbus Corporate Jets’ ACJ220 is making its MEBAA debut at the show.

Jet Aviation launched its new IFE and cabin management system alongside its latest jet card charter program for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association has named Louis C. Seno, Jr. as its new executive director effective Jan. 1, 2025 succeeding Wayne Starling.

Deutsche Aircraft Group has named Nico Neumann as the new CEO of Deutsche Aircraft, which is developing a new version of the legacy Dornier 328.

Lilium insists things are business as usual while the German insolvency process plays out, as it continues to pursue customer deals.

December’s Program Profile features the twin-engine Airbus H160 medium helicopter, which debuted in March 2015. The aircraft was EASA certified in 2020 followed by FAA approval in 2023.

Such progress will enable Airbus, Daher and Safran to make decisions about their decarbonization projects.

Joby Aviation has ticked two more boxes on its journey toward launching commercial electric air taxi service in the U.S.

C&L Aerospace announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement for the bulk purchase and disassembly of end-of-life Cessna Citation business jets.

Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi is the founding and executive chair of the Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association, based in the United Arab Emirates.

Honeywell has signed what it calls a “landmark agreement” with Bombardier.

Deliveries of piston-powered aircraft, turboprops and business jets rose in the third quarter of 2024, GAMA says.

Canada’s SkyAlyn has ordered 19 PC-21 turboprop trainers from Switzerland’s Pilatus, which it will use to provide training to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The partnership of five agencies operates from a facility in Boise, Idaho, and is responsible for wildland fire management of 674 million acres of federal land.

The new records build on earlier speed-setting flights, which include a 8,225-nm flight in October 2019 from Sydney to Detroit.

The program has been put into practice at its sites in Brazil and other sites where it operates.

Both aircraft are based on Gulfstream business jets.

Air Marshall Islands, an airline owned by the Pacific island republic, is adding Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprops to its fleet.

Multiple private and public entities across the region have aligned behind the drive to be a leader in advanced air mobility.

The region’s business aviation market is growing in fleet, infrastructure, technology and flight hours.

What’s changing at the MEBAA Show this year.