Business Aviation

DASSAULT AVIATION delivered 26 Falcon jets in 2023 vs 32 in '22; it booked orders for 23 vs 64 and has 84 on backlog.

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK reports manufacturers delivered 1,139 business jets in 2023 vs 1,077 in 2022.

COX MACHINE acquired THE MCGINTY MACHINE (precision aviation parts); both companies are based in Wichita.

Operators should expect strict parking restrictions, Prior Permission Required requirements (PPRs), traffic delays and potentially “eye watering special event fees," according to the OpsGroup.

Aviation Week’s database includes FAA data through Jan. 16, 2024.

A cross-section of business aviation leaders from a variety of segments in the industry give their predictions for 2024.

TRIMEC AVIATION, TX has FAA STC to install UNIVERSAL AVIONICS InSight flight display system on Falcon 2000/EX.

One significant reason for better fuel management by professionals is the use of checklists.

ExecuJet received fully electric ground-handling equipment at its Paris-Le Bourget Airport facility, its first location in Europe to use such machines.

The U.S. average price of Jet-A fuel declined 24 cents a gallon in January compared to December 2023, with an average cost of $6.82 a gallon.

EMBRAER delivered 65 Ipanema airplanes, including the 1,600th, in 2023, up 18% vs 2022. It plans to build 70 in 2024.

Brokers of used business jets have a mixed view of the 2024 market amid concerns of an economic slowdown and growing inventory levels.

Embraer’s Agricultural Aviation Division delivered 65 Ipanemas in 2023, surpassing a milestone in production of the piston-powered agricultural airplane.

Daher Aircraft delivered 74 TBM and Kodiak aircraft during 2023 and took orders for 100 with deliveries in 2024 and into early 2024, the company says.

Dassault Aviation Group delivered 26 new Falcon jets in 2023, compared to 32 in 2022, according to Dassault.

What makes this aircraft so popular.

DAHER delivered 74 TBM/Kodiak aircraft in 2023 vs 73 in 2022; it booked orders for 100 for delivery in 2024-2025.

CIRRUS AIRCRAFT unveiled the SR Series G7 single-engine piston with touchscreen interfaces, large high-resolution displays, advanced safety systems, improved visibility, increased legroom, and Cirrus IQ for real-time health reports.

Bart Gray, founder of Global Jetcare, plans to complete the flight in a Learjet 36A, one of six Learjets in Global Jetcare’s fleet.

VoltAero has selected Safran Electrical & Power to supply electrical wiring for its Cassio 330 electric-hybrid certification aircraft.

Pilot Pat Veillette explains what happens when aircraft decompression occurs—speaking from his own experience of decompression when co-piloting a Hawker.

Former United Airlines Vice President Lynda Coffman has been named CEO of Women in Aviation International, beginning Jan. 22, 2024.

Company officials announced the new version at a special event in Orlando Jan. 11.

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has completed heavy maintenance check on a Global 6000.

The January/February 2024 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on the agency’s Compliance Program.