Business Aviation

SPEEDBIRD, FL acquired four Citation CJ3/3+s and two Challenger 605s as part of fleet growth program through 2025.

HARTZELL PROPELLER received FAA STC to install its three-blade aluminum Voyager props on Cessna Skywagon.

ARCHER AVIATION completed first full transition flight of its eVTOL, which occurs when aircraft transitions from lift generated by propellers at low speeds to l

eVOLARE, UK agreed to order 10 limited-edition Lilium Pioneer Jets, and option 10, for forward sale to private operators.

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA secured FAA certification for PW812D for the Falcon 6X; entry into service is mid-2023.

Embraer has focused its studies of sustainable aircraft on hybrid-electric and hydrogen fuel cell 19- and 30-seat regional airliners.

Service providers are making progress in sparking demand for SAF in business aviation, but the heavier lift is on the supply side.

Switzerland’s Rega Swiss Air Rescue organization has ordered 12 Airbus H145 twin-engine light helicopters for its emergency medical service operations.

Virtual reality simulator developer Loft Dynamics, formerly VRM Switzerland, has raised $20 million in venture financing to expand into international markets.

Bombardier has eyes on a new MRO facility in the Middle East as it continues its global expansion following the opening of a major new service centre at London Biggin Hill Airport.

Across from the entrance to the MEBAA event, the new ExecuJet MRO and FBO is rapidly taking shape.

Skyplan Aviation Academy is at MEBAA with news that its Dubai-based flight dispatcher training is launching at the show.

The MENA region’s business aviation showcase opens its doors this morning after a four-year hiatus due to the global pandemic. But, according to the team behind the event, it has come back bigger and stronger than before.

KinectAir has seen initial success in the Pacific Northwest with a consistent, repeat customer base of local businesses so has added corporate accounts.

Jekta Swiss Aviation plans to revive the decades-old concept of the amphibious flying boat with a 19-seat regional aircraft aimed at the global market.

Archer’s Maker electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft made its first full transition to wing-borne flight on Nov. 29.

NTSB is urgently recommending U.S. and Canadian regulators require “ immediate and more frequent inspections” of certain Bell 407 helicopter components.

UK startup ARC Aerosystems has completed full transition flights of a full-scale prototype of its C150 VTOL uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Xwing has signed a contract with the FAA to research how to coordinate large commercial UAVs and general aviation aircraft in complex air traffic situations.

Flight tests have been conducted to demonstrate how automated ATM could be used to avoid conflicts between autonomous air taxis and crewed aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney Canada has received FAA certification for its PW812D engine, which is expected to power the Dassault Falcon 6X business jet.

MONTE was selected by RVL Aviation to identify most suitable zero-emission propulsion technology for its fleet of King Air aircraft; it will also offer financin

FLY2SKY AIRLINES received its FAOC from Canada to provide A320 commercial air transport services in Canada.

Bombardier formally opened a 22-bay MRO facility here Nov. 30 as the airframer ramps up worldwide support for its range of increasingly large aircraft.

Seven air tour crashes in and around Ketchikan, Alaska, highlight the need to address flight safety hazards, says the NTSB.