Business Aviation

FAI TECHNIK completed Global Express interior/exterior refubishment project (20,000 man-hours) that included 30/60/120/240-month inspections and new

DASSAULT AVIATION has begun parts production of first Falcon 10X in preparation for final assembly in 2023.

GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION is launching first global broadband service in business aviation to use an electronically steered antenna (ESA), developed with

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE is adding a second fully outfitted G700 production test aircraft to evaluate more interior features; total flight test fleet has

GLOBAL JET CAPITAL forecasts new/pre-owned business jet transaction market of $186.8b in 2022-2026

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA was selected by JetFly to provide its carbon offset service for its PT6As and PT6 E-Series engine-powered Pilatus aircraft that

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA launched P&WCSMART Flat-Rate ZTSO exchange for PW615F-As for Citation Mustang.

Kaman is to acquire the aircraft wheel and brake business of Parker Hannifin, enabling Parker to proceed with its acquisition of UK-based Meggitt.

It is to everyone's advantage that there are a multiplicity of methods of getting to a sustainable aviation ecosystem, the panelists agreed, and "we have to stay motivated and we have to stay determined" to get there.

Three Textron Aviation aircraft are on show at EBACE for the first time: the Citation CJ4 Gen2 and XLS Gen2 business jets and the Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop, an upgrade from its legendary King Air 350.

New aircraft buyers accounted for 36% of bizjet sales, Embraer says.

Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, now under Textron ownership, plans to grow its workforce and accelerate development of new products, including the Nuuva hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft.

GE Aviation has ground-tested its Passport long-range business-jet engine, the powerplant for the Bombardier Global 7500 and new 8000, on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time.

Bombardier unveiled the newest member of its business jet portfolio at the European Business Aviation Association’s annual event EBACE today, with the introduction of the Global 8000 aircraft claiming it as the world’s fastest and longest-range purpose-built business jet.

The UAE has overtaken Saudi Arabia as the largest installed fleet in the Middle East according to the latest Insight report from London-based Ionic Aviation.

An upgrade on the Global 7500, the $78 million Global 8000 will be the fastest in its class, officials said at EBACE, with entry-into-service in 2025.

German eVTOL manufacturer Lilium has signed a formal partnership with its avionics provider Honeywell and Japanese automotive specialist DENSO to co-develop and manufacture electric motors for the Lilium Jet.

By 2002 Dassault already had commitments for 40 of its Falcon 7X trijet, the first of which was estimated to be delivered in 2006. In this issue, our

Satcom Direct (SD) is nearing commercial introduction of its Plane Simple Antenna System supporting inflight broadband connectivity for business aviation using the Intelsat FlexExec network.

With aviation facing a growing sustainability challenge, the Lindbergh Foundation and XPrize Foundation have come together to launch the Forever Flight Alliance. Their goal is to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation through incentive prizes.

Catch up with the latest executive appointments at EBACE.

Satellite operator Inmarsat and equipment supplier Honeywell have launched SwiftJet, an enhanced L-band satcoms service for business aviation, at EBACE 2022.

JETMS plans to turn the former RAS Completions and Interiors businesses into a UK-based direct rival to the big European completions houses.

A selection of news briefs on Day One of EBACE 2022.

“Despite the challenges facing businesses and sectors, it’s been one of the most active few years for Global Jet both with charter and aircraft sales,” the company said ahead of the opening of EBACE 2022.