Business Aviation

The first-ever European Business Aviation SAF Summit has concluded with a strategic plan for advancing the production, availability and use of sustainable aviation fuels in the region.

Amazon has officially launched operations out of its brand-new $1.5 billion air cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), part of a push by the e-commerce giant to accelerate shipping speeds across its network.

Dassault's newest aircraft, the twin-engine Falcon 2000S, has completed its first year of flight testing. As of today, the test aircraft has accumulated nearly 300 flight hours in more than 100 flights.

ExecuJet has announced that its African, Middle Eastern and Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) operations have successfully completed audits to become Wyvern Wingman members or have renewed their Wyvern status.

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has announced it is using the Farnborough International Airshow to gauge the market for its Baron G58 ISR.

Overair is emphasizing low noise and robust performance margins as it unveils the production configuration for its Butterfly quad-tiltrotor electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

ROLLS-ROYCE delivered its 100th Pearl 15 (for Global 5500 and Global 6500) to Bombardier; engine is built in Dahlewitz.

WHEELS UP announced record revenue growth of 113% in 2Q21; active members grew 47% and live flight legs rose 146%.

BEACON (EmbraerX) was selected by Inflite The Jet Centre to provide its maintenance coordination platform.

Vista Global Holding, which includes VistaJet and XO, recorded record sales growth during the first half of 2021 with a 67% increase in flight hours and subscription sales at an all-time high.

Garmin International has introduced Smart Glide, a safety feature to help reduce pilot workload in a single-engine-aircraft loss-of-power emergency.

Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive has begun cooperating with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on aerodynamic research to support development of its planned electric urban air vehicle.

U.S. agriculture and biofuel organizations have urged the U.S. Congress to base a proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel on the most updated and accurate lifecycle carbon assessment methods and not the modeling used by the ICAO.

C&L AVIATION SERVICES has FAA STC for its 16-pax business class seating and floor leveling solution for ERJ 135.

SPIRIT AERONAUTICS opened business jet avionics installation/mod facility at Baker Aviation's new 70,000 sq ft hangar at Meachum International Airport

Joby Aviation has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange, a milestone on its 15-year journey to launch commercial aerial ridesharing services in the U.S. in 2024.

What Adobe Systems did to launch a flight department.

Five things to consider when dealing with unwell passengers.

GE AVIATION was selected by Transcend Air, Boston to develop and certify a custom variant of its CT7-8 turboshaft helicopter engine to power new Vy

Robert Suarez to Market Research Analyst-Aircraft Sales & Acquisitions of Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, NE.

PRO STAR AVIATION, NH was named by Embraer as authorized Phenom, Legacy and Praetor service center in Northeast US.

COMPLETE AIRCRAFT GROUP (CAG), UK has acquired Chester, UK-based AEROCARE AVIATION SERVICES (MRO).

JET IT CANADA took delivery of its first HondaJet (managed by SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION) for fractional ownership.

AEA reports global business and general aviation avionics sales were $500.9m in 2Q21, down from $490.7m in 2Q20.

Business-aviation and air-medical services provider Aero-Dienst on Aug. 10 announced a four-year contract award from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to maintain its Dassault Falcon 2000LX Inflight Systems and Technology Airborne Research aircraft.