Business Aviation

In a “dramatic flurry of activity,” pre-owned business aircraft transactions grew 71% during the third quarter of 2020 compared to a year ago, according to data from Asset Insight.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s fifth G700 flight test aircraft flew for the first time Oct. 23, three weeks after the fourth aircraft entered the flight-test program.

Scott Collier to Director of Aircraft Leasing-EMEA of Air Charter Services, UK.

FLIGHTSAFETY TEXTRON AVIATION TRAINING launched King Air 360 pilot training at Tampa and maintenance training at Wichita.

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE completed first flight of its fifth G700 flight test aircraft, which will focus largely on testing avionics.

HESTON AIRLINES is being established in Vilnius, Lithuania by Heston Aviation for startup in early 2021to provide charter and ACMI operations in EMEA

Stratospheric cell mast; Heaviside favors elegance; Pipistrel picks Honeywell; Volansi flies vaccines; Iris enables BVLOS.

Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam has partnered with Rolls-Royce to develop the nine-passenger P-Volt, an all-electric version of the P2012 Traveller regional aircraft.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

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Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Aircraft Specialties (ASI) in Omaha, Nebraska, has relocated its Part 145 repair station to a new, larger location 15 min. north of its original facility.

Axis Jet, an air charter, sales, and management company, has added a seventh King Air twin turboprop business aircraft to its charter fleet.

Bell Textron has delivered three Bell 407 GXi helicopters to the Polish National Police (PNP), a customer of about 20 years.

Textron Aviation is offering a new repair process for the aircraft main landing gear on Cessna Citation CJ series business jets.

Summit Aviation, specializing in aircraft sales, charter operations aircraft management and pilot training, has expanded its charter fleet with the addition of a fourth Embraer Phenom 300E.

Jota Aviation, a charter and cargo airline company, is launching an operational base at London Biggin Hill Airport in the UK.

Asian Sky Group Ltd. (ASG), a Hong Kong-based business aviation firm, has partnered with the aviation division of Comlux Group in Switzerland.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has certified ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia to perform line and heavy maintenance on Dassault Falcon 2000 aircraft.

Items of interest to professionals in the business aviation industry.

New Business Aircraft Deliveries Worldwide

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

AML Global Eclipse, a U.S. firm, has reached an agreement with One Aviation Corp. to buy the assets of Eclipse Aerospace and the Eclipse Aircraft project for a proposed $5.25 million.

AML GLOBAL ECLIPSE agreed to acquire ECLIPSE AEROSPACE (and Eclipse Aircraft project) from bankrupt One Aviation to avoid Chapter 7 liquidation; deal