Business Aviation

In their westward migration from Norway more than 1,000 years ago, the seafaring Vikings navigated their longboats across the treacherous North

When COVID-19 cases began to appear in some number in Wuhan, China, in January, Icelandic health officials moved quickly and decisively, focusing on

In the early 1980s, this writer traveled to Iceland on a delivery flight of a new Canadair Challenger 600 just bought by a European customer. I rode

In 1939, Jack Northrop, renowned aeronautical engineer and founder of Northrop Aircraft, received one of the first commissions for his newly

The bizav sector is not entirely in charge of its own destiny, and the deleterious effects that the COVID-19 crisis is having across the wider air transport sector may yet throttle the industry’s resurgence.

Daher has selected Elliott Aviation in Moline, Illinois, to install Garmin’s emergency autoland system on TBM 940 turboprops delivered in the U.S. in 2019 and the first half of 2020.

BOMBARDIER awarded five suppliers with Diamond certification for excellence in operational performance standards in 2019: AIDC, Taiwan; DIEHL

Wireless charging system developer WiBotic on Aug. 6 announced Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorization of its line of transmitters and receivers for charging drones, mobile robots and industrial automation devices.

The National Air Transportation Association has launched General Aviation Advancing America, an initiative involving focus groups discussing how rural airports and general aviation businesses help a community with economic development, job recovery and emergency response, NATA said.

PrivateFly, the St Albans, UK-based online charter broker, has launched its own jet card.

Bombardier recorded a 15% decline in business jet deliveries during the second quarter of 2020 and a 28% related revenue decline as the company manages through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Embraer has made a series of cabin enhancements for its Praetor 500 midsize and Praetor 600 super-midsize business jets.

Amy Spowart is President and CEO of the Dayton, Ohio National Aviation Hall of Fame

Madison and Shape Fidelity have finalized a full stock merger of their business operations.

Australian regional and charter carrier Alliance Aviation is buying a fleet of Embraer E190s to take advantage of growth opportunities it foresees in the local market.

European fractional ownership company Jetfly Aviation has taken delivery of the first PC-12 NGX along with its fifth PC-24 aircraft.

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Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

EmbraerX has begun “flights” of an engineering simulator for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

The International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2020 has shortlisted Greenpoint Technologies twin-aisle VIP interior design concept, called Affinity.

Amy Spowart, president and chief executive of the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, speaks about the organization based in the

FXAIR, described as a provider of “premium on-demand charter,” was formally launched in late July, several months earlier than planned, as its owner, Directional Aviation, restructures its global businesses to better respond to post-COVID-19 opportunities.