Business Aviation

According to JetNet iQ Pulse, small-jet activity has remained the strongest in business-jet flight operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. From July

IATA is now forecasting a slower-than-expected recovery of air travel for this year and into 2021,

FlightSafety International is now offering training for the Gulfstream G280 at its Learning Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

328 Support Services GmbH, a divi­sion of the Sierra Nevada Corp., has opened a simulator facility for the Dornier 328 turboprop.

Bombardier plans to establish a company-owned service center in Berlin.

Kawasaki’s compound; Rolls’ eVTOL rig; ADAC OKs multicopters; Aerion’s eSTOL linkup; Eve for UAM; and Compact rotary power.

Switzerland’s RUAG International is selling production of the 19-seater Dornier 228 twin-turboprop regional aircraft to General Atomics’ European business.

GENERAL ATOMICS EUROPE, Germany agreed to acquire RUAG International's Oberpfaffenhofen-based business aircraft and helicopter MRO operation, as well

Dassault’s new ultra-wide Falcon 6X business jet will make its debut and roll out of its production facility in Bordeaux-Merignac, France, on Dec. 8, the company confirmed.

Items of interest to professionals in the business aviation industry.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

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Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

AEROCOR, a full-service aircraft sales company, has partnered with Terrapass, which specializes in measuring, managing and mitigating emissions to reduce jet owners’ carbon footprints.

Flightstar Corp. has completed a general-aviation U.S Customs and Border Protection facility at Willard Airport at the University of Illinois.

Jet Linx, an Omaha, Nebraska-based aircraft management and Jet Card membership company, has opened Jet Linx Minneapolis, a new private terminal at the Flying Cloud Airport serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul region.

Sino Jet, a business-aviation operator, management and charter company, has partnered with the Jiangxi Airport VIP Service Co. to build and manage the first fixed-base operator facility at Nanchang Changbei International Airport.

Garmin is transitioning its pilot training programs to a virtual-learning format.

Vaughn College bachelor’s degree programs in aeronautical sciences and aircraft operations have been approved by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) for five years, effective July 2019 through July 31, 2024.

Synergy Aviation, a charter and aircraft management company, has positioned a Cessna Citation CJ2 at London Oxford Airport in England.

Private equity firm Broadtree Partners has acquired Seanair Machine Co. of Farmingdale, New York, a family-run supplier of precision parts for the aerospace industry.

Astronics Corp. has received FAA and Transport Canada Civil Aviation approvals for an amended Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Max Viz 2300 Enhanced Vision System.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

NetJets says it is expanding its Global Sustainability Program with plans to purchase enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for all of its flights from San Francisco and its base in Columbus, Ohio.