Business Aviation

Cirrus has delivered four of seven SR20 G7+ airplanes with Garmin Autoland to Texas Southern University (TSU).

The U.S. government funding lapse has left the FAA operating with 75% of its staff, a U.S. Transportation Department summary of the agency’s plan shows.

Kennedy Ricci is president of 4Air, a provider of sustainability programs for business aviation operators, based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Oxford-based OXCCU has raised $28 million in Series B financing to scale up its one-step process to convert waste carbon into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The government of Peru has expanded its emergency response fleet with the addition of a second Beechcraft King Air 360C air ambulance.

Yingling Aviation has launched an airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic apprenticeship program to address a growing industry demand for skilled technicians.

Airbus Helicopters has named the town of Vemagal in India as the location for a new final assembly line for the H125 single-engine light helicopter.

A former U.S. Navy Seal gives advice on the critical strategies and tools business professionals should use when traveling in high-risk areas abroad.

GOGO confirmed EASA STC approval to install Ka-band tail mount antenna system on the Falcon 7X and Falcon 8X; certification was achieved in partnership with DASSAULT FALCON JET, which installed first antenna at Le Bourget.

GULFSTREAM introduced new 10-pax, super-midsize G300, featuring panoramic oval windows and all-new Harmony flight deck with six touchscreens, as replacement for G280; aircraft has 3,000 nm high-speed cruise range at Mach 0.84.

LUMINAIR, Hamburg, Germany took delivery of its second Falcon 900LX from Dassault; it has two more due by end of 2025 to increase company's overall charter fleet to five Cessna Citation XLS+ and four Falcon 900LX business jets.

PILATUS delivered the first PC-12 PRO, with Garmin G3000 Prime avionics, to private operator in Australia.

FLEXJET placed launch order with Otto Aerospace for 300 Phantom 3500 super mid-sized business jets with laminar flow aerodynamics/advanced all-carbon-fiber composites to cut drag 35%/fuel burn 61% for delivery starting in 2030.

SyberJet Aircraft, based in Phoenix, has unveiled a new SJ36 single-pilot, nine-set light jet with FAA certification and first deliveries expected in 2032.

Luminair, a German charter operator, accepted delivery of a new Dassault Falcon 900LX to its fleet.

MetroJet, a business aviation provider based in Hong Kong, received Air Operator Certificate approval by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands.

Fractional operator Flexjet has placed a firm order with start-up Otto Aerospace for 300 of the business jet developer’s Phantom 3500 super-midsize aircraft.

Airline bodies around the world have sounded an alarm about the extremely limited supply of CORSIA-eligible carbon credits.

Gulfstream on Sept. 30 unveiled a new G300 super midsize business jet.

South Korea has selected L3Harris to supply additional airborne early warning aircraft under its E-X Phase II program running through 2032.

As RoyalJet continues to focus on the customer experience and safety, CEO Shafiul Syed, said there are challenges in business aviation, predominantly the ‘gray market.’

The latest news in brief from the business aviation industry.

GlobeAir, the Austrian-headquartered charter provider, has decided to add the Citation M2 to the world’s largest Citation Mustang fleet.

LYON, France – Thales Alenia Space has started to build two reduced-scale proofs of concept for its Stratobus airship, aimed at carrying various payloads for long periods at high altitude.

The business aviation sector would likely argue that, among its attributes, few are as important as its inherent adaptability and agility.