Business Aviation

Website designed to be a central place for information about private aviation’s sustainable leadership and societal benefits.

NetJets says the union rejected a proposal to increase wages 52.5%, declined to submit the offer to its members and has not submitted a counterproposal.

Gulfstream Aerospace continues to eye the end of 2023 for FAA certification of its new G700 ultra-long range business jet, the company said Dec. 20.

Belgian climate protesters described a weekend of demonstrations against the aviation industry as “a huge success,” with disruptions at three airports.

Embraer, a Brazilian-based aircraft manufacturer, is doubling its maintenance service capacity in the U.S. to support the country’s growing customer base.

As the year draws to a close, listen in as editors from across the Aviation Week Network reflect on 2023 and share what they think lies ahead in 2024.

Forecasts, snapshots and business aircraft to watch.

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

GENERAL ATOMICS AEROTEC SYSTEMS, Oberphaffenhofen repainted a G450 for SCK Aviation in a matte-black finish.

GOGO announced its AVANCE LX5 single-box inflight connectivity system received STC and PMA from FAA; first-article STC was completed by the Engineering & Certifications Services team of DUNCAN AVIATION on a Citation Excel.

EMBRAER added three Executive Aviation MRO facilities at Dallas Love Field, Cleveland and Sanford, FL to its network, doubling its business jet service center capacity in US. It is also increasing its Mobile Response network by 28 teams.

FLAMINGO AIR acquired 92,000 sq ft corporate aircraft MRO facility (17 hangars) at Cincinnati Municipal Airport (Lunken Field) from Air Tolin and will rename facility GCA MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR; it plans to add avionics repair.

Gogo Business Aviation has received FAA approvals to begin producing Avance LX5 systems for its coming 5G air-to-ground service, the company announced Dec. 20.

The deliverable is a list of 20 criteria that can be applied to certain software and hardware technology developed for non-aviation applications.

It is the second three-month extension passed by Congress since Sept. 30 in place of a long-term FAA reauthorization bill.

The three-person panel “will identify potential ways the FAA could better address controller fatigue,” the agency said in a Dec. 20 statement.

The German federal government has given up on plans to raise a domestic fuel tax only days after it first announced the proposal.

Fractional ownership providers, maintenance and sustainability efforts are things to watch in 2024.

Turbine blades in particular can be tough to find for some engine models.

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has taken delivery of six Cessna special mission aircraft from Textron Aircraft.

FAI, based in Nuremberg, Germany, announced Dec. 19 that it has renewed the partnership it struck with McLaren Racing in 2020.

Luxaviation announced the launch of its “Go-to-Zero” investment fund as part of its accelerated efforts to decarbonize its operations by 2030.

A new volcanic eruption in Iceland so far poses no threat to aviation services, either in the country or further afield, according to the country’s government.

The report on the Dec. 31, 2022, incident at Bordeaux Airport spotlights a widespread issue that has gone relatively unnoticed so far.

T&E surveyed 217 companies and found that 104 had kept their air travel emissions to less than 50% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022.