Business Aviation

The Weekly of Business Aviation polled industry leaders on their predictions for the business aviation industry in 2021. Below is Part 2 of a two-part series. Please see the Jan. 4, 2021, edition for Part 1.

Matthew Mejía, Aerion chief financial officer and executive vice president strategy and investor relations, discusses the status of the AS2 supersonic business jet program with Bill Carey, Business and Commercial Aviation senior editor.

In this week’s podcast, we go behind the scenes for a glimpse into how the cover story of the Jan 11-24 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology took

Business jet traffic over the Christmas holiday period was down 11% compared to a year ago, peaking at 12,000 daily flights on Dec. 23, according to WingX Advance data.

“No bucks, no Buck Rogers.” This quote from The Right Stuff neatly sums up the interrelationship between business aviation and the tax code. Many

The U.S. political crisis spilled into the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Thursday when DOT secretary Elaine Chao became the first cabinet official to resign in response to the mob invasion of the Capitol building by President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6.

Universal Avionics will supply its enhanced flight vision system for the future Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, the avionics company announced Jan. 6.

From flight trainers to regional miniliners, European light aircraft manufacturers are moving to exploit propulsion electrification.

A half-dozen startups are making the pace in the race to unlock UAM, with at least as many close behind. Who will be the winners?

The FAA on Jan. 6 announced a final rule that streamlines the application process for testing supersonic aircraft over land.

In an outgrowth of steps taken to protect clients from COVID-19 on its aircraft, Flexjet is offering fractional jet ownership clients complimentary diagnostic screenings for early detection of health risks.

FAA issued final rule to facilitate development of civil supersonic aircraft, streamling and clarifying procedures for certification.

Dassault Aviation has released orders and delivery numbers for 2020, where the impact of the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic appears.

There are a number of existing checklists to help pilots in single-pilot cockpits prepare, organize and safely fly. While torturing the mnemonic a bit

Wheels Up, a private aviation membership service, has continued its shopping spree with the acquisition of Mountain Aviation, the largest Part 135 operator of Citation X super-midsize business jets in the U.S.

Curtiss-Wright has begun assembly of flight control system actuators for Eviation Aircraft’s Alice under a fast-paced production effort following its selection for the all-electric commuter aircraft program in late 2020.

Pilatus Aircraft is celebrating the 100th delivery of its Swiss-made PC-24 midsize business jet. The milestone delivery to Jetfly Aviation comes less than three years after the company delivered the first PC-24 to a customer.

WHEELS UP acquired MOUNTAIN AVIATION, CO, a Part 135 operator out of bases in Denver, Teterboro, and Southern California with 59 aircraft (mostly

JET IT, NC reports it acquired six new HondaJet Elite business jets valued at >$36m in 4Q20, and now has 10 total aircraft in operation (SPNWS; Oct 16

DUNCAN AVIATION moved its Houston Satellite Shop to new hangar at Wilson Air Center at Hobby International Airport.

SUMMIT AVIATION (Greenwich AeroGroup) and CABIN CRAFTERS, NJ formed partnership to provide fixed and rotor wing interior refurbishments.

PILATUS delivered the 100th PC-24 to JETFLY, which now operates nine.

U.S.-based emergency air transport provider Hatzolah Air has placed four preorders for an air ambulance version of the CityHawk vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle under development by Israel’s Urban Aeronautics.

One of the Royal Air Force’s new E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft will be converted from a 737 previously flown by a Chinese operator.

At the close of a tumultuous 2020, several private charter specialists paint a picture of positivity around the sector that suggests better times will follow as COVID-19 vaccination programs begin to be rolled out worldwide.