Business Aviation

ARGUS INTERNATIONAL reports y-o-y global business aviation flight activity was up 1.7% in April; Europe rose 3.9%.

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE secured steep-approach certification for G600 from FAA.

Dick Rutan, 85, died Friday, May 3 at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

OXFORD–Saxon Air, the Norwich Airport-based helicopter and fixed-wing charter operator, has launched a low-emissions flight-training center.

A look at the rules, people and technology behind the scenes that enabled Taylor Swift’s safe air travel from Tokyo to the 2024 Super Bowl.

Dave Harvey to Chief Commercial Officer of Wheels Up (effective May 20).

TEXTRON AVIATION is moving to FAA certification flight testing of Beechcraft Denali after completing tests on GARMIN G3000 avionics suite; three flight test aircraft have now completed nearly 2,000 flight test hours for certification in 2025.

Gregg Brunson-Pitts, Advanced Aviation Team CEO, previously served in directorial positions with Air Charter Team and Air Partner.

Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop is on track for FAA certification in 2025, the company said in an update on the program.

The first FAA-approved 100-octane unleaded aviation gasoline is unavailable at the pump.

Icon Aircraft has selected SG Investment America as its proposed “stalking horse bidder” for the company in connection with the bankruptcy process.

In many cases, business jets exhibit no natural stall warning or aerodynamic buffet prior to the stall.

The business jet cockpit avionics upgrade market is being driven by a combination of factors, including evolution of technology and the resale market.

The corporate hangar facility at Waterbury-Oxford Airport is just a 20-min. to 30-min. flight to New York metropolitan area airports.

The two air taxi front-runners in the U.S. are developing piloted, four-passenger eVTOLS and aim to launch commercial service next year.

The light twinjet Beechjet 400A has remained a popular aircraft through various corporate changes.

The European business aviation sector is experiencing greater utilization of private aircraft than before the pandemic struck four years ago.

Robert L. Sumwalt describes the process of becoming a member of the NTSB, where he served as chairman from 2017-21.

Textron Aviation celebrated the opening of its expanded and revamped Global Parts Distribution facility at its Wichita headquarters.

Embraer says that all its aircraft are currently approved to use a blend of up to 50% SAF mixed with conventional fuel.

Business aviation boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as vaccine use spread, the private air charter world had to adapt.

The IRS will do dozens of audits on business aircraft involving personal use, focusing large corporations, large partnerships and high-income taxpayers.

Grand pauses by orchestras are brief, but they also allow musicians to catch their breath. The business aviation industry could be in such a pause.

The two German air taxi companies need state support to exit a funding crisis, but party politics and risk aversion may force their sale to foreign investors.

Newly appointed CEO Robert Stangarone's career spans leadership positions with Embraer, Cessna Aircraft and United Technologies.