Business Aviation

BOEING and VERTEX AEROSPACE teamed to provide landing gear overhaul for Beechcraft aircraft through AVIALL.

BOEING BUSINESS JETS announced order (placed in August) for two BBJ 787-9s from an unidentified VIP customer.

SKYFIVE has acquired air-to-ground communications business of NOKIA.

GE AVIATION was selected by Bombardier as Preferred Service Provider (PSP) for cockpit and cabin connectivity solutions as first step toward launch of

HIGH QA EUROPE was established in The Netherlands for providing QA software.

HONDA AIRCRAFT announced first installation of medevac interior on HondaJet Elite for WING SPIRIT, HI.

PILATUS AIRCRAFT unveiled new PC-12 NGX, with improved PT6E-67XP engine (with dual-channel integrated electronic propeller and engine control system)

SABRE has acquired Orlando-based RADIXX (retailing software for LCCs).

FLIGHTSAFETY INTL was selected by Gulfstream Aerospace to develop a full flight simulator for new G700 for installation at Savannah. It also has Honda

MTU AERO ENGINES signed agreement with Government of Serbia to cooperate in training of skilled labor as it plans to increase workforce in country to

BOMBARDIER increased baseline range of 16-pax Global 5500 from 5,700 to 5,900 nm at Mach 0.85.

SOLAIRUS AVIATION took delivery of first G600 for Part 135 or charter operations out of San Francisco Intl. Airport.

SINGATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT has acquired IAM JET CENTRE, Barbados, which doubles the commercial airline VIP handling network of Signature ELITE Class.

flyADVANCED was selected by Honda Aircraft as authorized HondaJet service center out of its facility in Wilmington, DE.

LILIUM completed 3,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Munich for its 5-seat all-electric VTOL jet, which has begun flight testing; aircraft will be

GE AVIATION was selected by Jet Aviation to provide C-FOQA flight efficiency services to support fleet with data analytics.

HONEYWELL forecasts delivery of 7,600 business jets worth $248b in 2020-2029 (vs 7,700 worth $251b in 2018 forecast). It says industry is expected to

GKN AEROSPACE unveiled mid-scale demonstrator tool at Filton, UK to manufacture composite wing spars using RTM technology under 'Wing of Tomorrow'

RAISBECK ENGINEERING unveiled new HARTZELL-designed composite 5-blade swept propeller for King Air 200s; it owns STC.

TEXTRON was forced to push back first flight of Cessna Denali from 2019 to 2020 due to delays with GE Catalyst engine.

FOREFLIGHT (Boeing) launched ForeFlight Dispatch flight planning component for its web application that empowers pilots, flight planners and ops

DASSAULT says Falcon 6X program is nearing initial assembly (design was frozen earlier and manufacturing is well underway) and is on track for first

BOEING and FLIGHTDOCS teamed to add Aviall inventory to Flightdocs Enterprise.

ADYSON AVIATION GROUP was established as global transaction-focused corporate aircraft brokerage firm with a deep bench of industry experts from US

The cabin electronics branch of Thales and telecom operator SES have demoed the use of a hybrid geostationary and medium Earth orbit sat network for improved inflight connectivity.