Business Aviation

Bestfly has partnered with Krimson Aviation, a flight support, charter and aviation consultancy based in Ethiopia, to form BFK Aviation.

Transport Canada has approved the Saab 2000 for passenger operations, nearly 30 years after the 50-seat twin turboprop completed its first flight.

Nearly $1 billion in grants from the U.S. Transportation Department and FAA will go to 99 airports across the U.S. under the Airport Terminal Program.

Angolan aircraft operator Bestfly and Addis Ababa-headquartered flight support, charter, and aviation consultancy Krimson Aviation have formed a new Joint Venture, BFK Aviation.

Eviation is using masses of data from the first flight of its all-electric Alice commuter aircraft last year to inform the design of the production version.

The worldwide in-service fleet of single- and twin-engine helicopters is projected to grow from 21,588 in 2023 to 24,293 by the end of 2032.

A variant of the MBB-BK117, twin-engine Airbus H145 was the final variant of the series marketed as the Eurocopter EC145, MBB-BK117 D2 and is limited to VFR ope

An oversupply of helicopters and what Safan Helicopter Engines chief Franck Saudo calls a “capacity overhang” has been largely eliminated, he says.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has named Embraer’s Phenom 300 the world’s best-selling light jet.

Business aviation departures in the U.S. rose nearly 10% in 2022

Sheltair Aviation has evolved and endured as a family-owned business in the FBO industry.

TEXAS AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES, Abilene has sold several TXA201 tri-axial accelerometers to Southeast Aerospace for installation on various legacy FDRs.

FLEXJET has acquired Cleveland-based CONSTANT AVIATION (business jet MRO), which has >650,000 sq ft of facilities in Cleveland, OH.

David Allen to Chief Operating Officer of Keystone Aviation, Salt Lake City.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Skyryse has reached a milestone in its plans to improve the safety of general aviation by equipping aircraft with a highly automated flight control system.

Bell is claiming to be the first OEM to fly a single-engine rotorcraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Items of interest to professionals in the business aviation industry.

The inventory of used business jets for sale in February 2023 totaled 831, rose by 40% compared to a year ago.

Three ways to a helicopter can enter VRS state and steps to prevent it.

New entrants for commercial operations are coming up with ideas for supersonic and hypersonic aircraft, as well as high-altitude pseudo satellites.

Aerial firefighting operators have formed a new association to better represent their role in combatting wildfires.

Bunce made his comments during GAMA's annual state of the industry press conference on Feb. 22.

The move is intended to serve the demands of Flexjet’s growing fleet, which grew by 40% in 2022, with in-house MRO capabilities.