Business Aviation

As business aviation rebounds in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, owners and operators are returning idled aircraft back into service, Cleveland-based Constant Aviation reports.

Chris Moore is president of business aviation for Satcom Direct, based in Melbourne, Florida. Moore joined Satcom in 2012 as chief commercial officer and was promoted to his current position as president in March 2019.

CONSTANT AVIATION reports that its AOG division (mobile response team) is operating at 120% capacity to help bring idled aircraft back to service.

Western Aircraft, a division of the Greenwich AeroGroup, is expanding for the second time in six years.

Brazilian-U.S. light aircraft maker Texas Aircraft Manufacturing is collaborating with the UK’s Oxis Energy to develop an all-electric training aircraft powered by advanced lithium-sulfur batteries.

King Schools has upgraded its Cessna Flight Training System courses and launched a video instruction course to help prepare pilots for interviews.

WESTERN AIRCRAFT is investing $17m to add 93,000 sq ft (53,000 sq ft hangar/40,000 sq ft of back shop/office space) to its 90,000 sq ft business jet

With the groundbreaking of Aerion’s new Florida headquarters approaching, company CEO Tom Vice talks to Senior Propulsion Editor Guy Norris about the design, development, and sustainability of its newly reconfigured AS2 supersonic business jet.

SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION was appointed by Aviation Clean Air (ACA) as authorized dealer/installation center for its surface and air purification

Germany is to purchase three Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to carry out its signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission.

ATP Flight School, based in Jacksonville, Florida, has renewed an order with Piper Aircraft for 100 training aircraft and has taken delivery of six new Piper Archer TX trainers as part of the order.

Ask the Editors: The latest work on tiltrotors focuses on reducing cost and minimizing compromises between vertical and forward flight.

Market conditions for the sale of pre-owned twin-engine helicopters deteriorated in the second quarter of 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a crude oil price slump, according to a report by Aero Asset, a Canadian helicopter brokerage firm.

Embraer delivered 13 business jets during the second quarter of 2020, down from 25 in the same quarter a year ago, a reduction largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world, it said.

EMBRAER delivered 13 business jets (nine Phenoms; Legacy 650; three Praetors) in 2Q20 vs 25 (19 Phenoms; five Legacy; Praetor) in 2Q19; and 22 (14

DC AVIATION completed 48-month check on a Challenger 605 at Stuttgart; workscope included full cabin refurbishment.

Europe recovered the fastest in terms of business aviation activity in June, with jet and turboprop activity up 43% through June 23 compared to a year ago.

Pipistrel’s Velis Electro two-seat trainer recently became the first Western-made all-electric aircraft to earn type certification.

Signature Flight Support has acquired SEA Prime’s 40% minority interest in Signature Flight Support Italy. It is now 100% owner of the company.

Blackhawk Aerospace has received FAA approval of its XR Upgrade Kit for the King Air 350.

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The Airbus H160 twin-engine medium helicopter was awarded EASA type certification but with several special conditions and deviations.

This year’s guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft.

Selected accidents and incidents in June 2020. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

In what could be evidence of business aviation’s steady recovery from COVID-19, Gogo Business Aviation reported it had hit 3,000 daily flights during the week of June 22.