Business Aviation

Gulfstream’s new service facility at Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, UK, has opened, with the first aircraft arriving for scheduled maintenance.

Business aviation is poised to enjoy the best of times post-COVID-19, as the sector welcomes unprecedented numbers of new customers seeking the safety and convenience that private air travel offers, says Kenny Dichter, founder and CEO of Wheels Up.

Embraer has restructured its bizjet portfolio, and will no longer be producing Legacy 650 or Lineage 1000 aircraft.

NetJets has announced plans to recall all pilots and cabin crews furloughed in April from its NetJets Europe subsidiary, and has revised plans announced at the same time for the early retirement of a swathe of its European-based fleet.

GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $159m on $1.97b sales in 2Q20 vs $331m on $2.14b in 2Q19; year-over-year backlog was flat at $12.1b on June 30

The flight-test program for Gulfstream Aerospace’s flagship $75 million G700 ultra-long-range jet is surpassing testing milestones in speed and altitude, the company said.

ARSA conducted survey of FAA-certificated repair stations that found average year-over-year declines in revenue of 45.9% over first five months of

Timothy Spihlman to Chief Financial Officer of West Star Aviation, East Alton, IL.

Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita-based supplier for mostly Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft, agreed to an expanded role on the Aerion AS2 that includes producing the forward fuselage, the companies announced on July 28.

Rob Scholl is senior vice president of Sales & Flight Operations at Textron Aviation in Wichita. He joined the company in 2012.

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said he has placed a hold on the renomination of Michael O'Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the agency’s controversial order granting Ligado Networks spectrum near GPS frequencies.

The sleek, mimimalistic design is intended to blend safety for six passengers with maximizing the novel view of Earth from the edge of space.

NETJETS is offering to reinstate all NetJets Europe pilots/cabin crew furloughed in April and is restoring portion of its European fleet to reach

BLUETAIL, AZ released improved version of business/general aviation aircraft records management software.

Switzerland’s Dufour Aerospace has completed 550 flights of a large-scale technology demonstrator in an initial phase of testing for its tilt-wing electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Scott White to Vice President-Supplier Relations of AVIAA, Park City, UT.

NEW WORLD AVIATION, PA joined AVIAA's global network of MRO partners for Gulfstream, Bombardier (Challenger/Learjet), Dassault and Hawker business jet

ABS JETS, Prague renewed its IS-BAO Stage III certification for safety. It has six Legacy jets, two G550s and one G650.

Garmin on July 27 said that aviation applications were among the company’s web-based platforms returning to service following a cyberattack four days earlier.

GULFSTREAM opened new 225,000 sq ft service center at Farnborough, UK to accommodate up to 13 large-cabin aircraft.

JET MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS (JET MS), Lithuania joined the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA).

EMBRAER extended intervals between scheduled maintenance requirements for Phenom jets by 33% from 600 flight hours and/or 12 months and multiples to

This webinar took place July 27, 2020 The cost of entry to business aircraft cabins has decreased through a variety of devices including travel clubs

EmbraerX has begun “flights” of an engineering simulator for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

DASSAULT AVIATION had €32m net income on €2.6b sales in 1H20 vs €254m on €3.1b in 1H19, and ended June with €16.2b backlog, including 42 Falcons; it