Business Aviation

As climate activists disrupted events at EBACE's static park, inside the exhibit hall Bombardier was providing the first in-depth update on its EcoJet concept.

SKY2SHARE, Switzerland agreed to order 15 Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft (all three models) from VoltAero.

AIR-DYNAMIC agreed to order (and made PDPs) up to five Lilium Jets to serve Switzerland and Italy.

PRIME JET, CO acquired an ERJ 145 for large group charters, including sports teams, in 30-pax b/c configuration.

SMARTSKY NETWORKS has FAA STC for its LITE connectivity system for Lear 60.

GOGO unveiled Gogo Galileo product line with two fuselage-mounted, electronically steered antennas (developed with HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS).

SPARFELL, Switzerland acquired partial stake in M.R. ASSOCIATES DESIGN, Switzerland to enhance its interior design business.

IXAIR, France opened sales office in Los Angeles to market charters with its Global Express XRS with upgraded cabin.

TEXTRON AVIATION rolled out the 100th Cessna Citation Longitude for delivery later this year; first delivered in 4Q19.

COLLINS AEROSPACE launched IRT NX SATCOM system for Iridium Certus 700 to provide inflight connectivity.

JET IT grounded its fleet of 20 HondaJets to investigate runway excursion of an aircraft owned by Upfrunt Services.

Business aviation must lure good aviators from working for airlines and then keep them.

Julie Hughes, executive director of the HondaJet Owners and Pilots Association (HJOPA), announced the standdown in a video delivered to members of the group.

Targeting the bizav sector, eVTOL developer Lilium shows off the aircraft interior of the high-end Pioneer Edition at EBACE.

Training services provider CAE plans to locate its new business aviation training center in Vienna, Austria, ahead of a "bow wave of retirements" in the sector.

The first passenger-version SkyCourier is for use by Western Aircraft, which does business in Hawaii as Lanai Air.

Activists breached security at EBACE to make their point at the static display.

Textron expects to deliver its 100th Cessna Citation Longitude production aircraft later this year after earning FAA certification in September 2019.

Pratt & Whitney Canada will host an agreement signing at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) 2023 with Falcon Aviation Services for a Fleet Management Program (FMP) agreement.

ExecuJet MRO Services has been appointed by Embraer as its authorised service centre (ASC) for business jets in Africa.

Honeywell has developed Honeywell’s Cabin Sentinel, that can be included in Dassault Aviation’s FalconConnect line for new and existing Dassault aircraft.

The chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, has offered his insight into the current business aviation market during EBACE in Geneva.

As EBACE opened May 23, the keynote session began with a eulogy to EBAA's most recent secretary-general, Athar Husain Khan, who died in March.

Lilium CCO Sebastien Borel introduces the cabin of the Lilium Jet as the eVTOL startup targets the business aviation sector.

Frederic Lemos, head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters, talks about the market prospects for the ACH160.