Business Aviation

As the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition opens in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Textron Aviation notes that demand for its jets and turboprops in the region is strong, especially in Brazil.

EMBRAER has Avantto contract to provide its Executive Care Program in support of seven Phenom jets.

VOAR was selected by Embraer as MRO partner to provide unscheduled services for business jets at Congonhas Airport.

Embraer has partnered with Voar Aviation, a fixed base operator, to offer unscheduled maintenance, repair and overhaul services to Embraer business

Joby Aviation has signed a potential $45 million expansion of its contract with the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program.

The biggest advantage to this stabilized approach method is that it more realistically tracks pilot expectations and is therefore more credible.

Robert Takacs to Director of Business Development-Rotary and Fixed Wing Operations of First Aviation Services, NC.

Roberto César Oliveira to Dedicated Field Service Representative for Brazil, based in São Paulo, of Gulfstream Aerospace.

VISTA GLOBAL reports y-o-y membership increase of 43% in 1H22. It successfully closed acquisitions of AIR HAMBURG and JET EDGE and added >100 aircraft

BRISTOW ordered five ALIA-250 eVTOLs (six seats/250 nm range) from BETA Technologies and optioned 50.

A French startup has unveiled plans to develop a hydrogen fuel cell-powered four-seat aircraft to provide flight schools and other general aviation customers with a zero-emission alternative to today’s gasoline-fueled light aircraft.

Satellite connectivity provider Satcom Direct announced the first planned installation of its Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system on a first special mission aircraft, an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante operated by airborne data capture company Fototerra of Brazil.

FBO operator Atlantic Aviation has opened a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) gateway at its FBO location at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Connecticut.

Clay Lacy Aviation broke ground in July on a new FBO and maintenance facility at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Oxford, Connecticut, a project that represents a $20 million expansion of its current presence at the airport.

Global helicopter operator Bristow Group has further widened its range of bets on the emerging advanced air mobility market, placing a firm order for five Beta Technologies Alia-250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

If the company can navigate the island nation’s stringent regulatory environments, other cities in Asia may follow.

Pursuing higher speed and longer range for regional air mobility, Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft is preparing to fly a 50%-scale model of its planned Cavorite X5 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

The potential economic and environmental benefits of new aircraft types risk being “stifled” by restrictions on airspace integration, a UK government-funded working group has warned.

Business aviation associations hailed U.S. Senate passage of legislation containing a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blenders tax credit that is not universally welcomed across the fuel industry.

Vertical Aerospace has secured a $100 million funding line to bolster its finances as the UK startup ramps up spending on development of its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

Swiss autonomous flight startup Daedalean has established a U.S. presence as its first artificial intelligence-based avionics system moves toward FAA certification.

Denver International’s altitude continues to create problems for aircraft collision-avoidance systems, the FAA said in a recent safety alert.

More reasons why pilots fail to follow Standard Operating Procedures for unstable approaches.

XTI has reverted to all-turbine propulsion for the initial version of the TriFan 600.

Bombardier has received an order for the Challenger 3500 super midsize business jet from Italy’s Air Corporate SRL, the first company to offer the aircraft for charter operations in Europe.