Business Aviation

King Schools has upgraded its Cessna Flight Training System courses and launched a video instruction course to help prepare pilots for interviews.

WESTERN AIRCRAFT is investing $17m to add 93,000 sq ft (53,000 sq ft hangar/40,000 sq ft of back shop/office space) to its 90,000 sq ft business jet

With the groundbreaking of Aerion’s new Florida headquarters approaching, company CEO Tom Vice talks to Senior Propulsion Editor Guy Norris about the design, development, and sustainability of its newly reconfigured AS2 supersonic business jet.

SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION was appointed by Aviation Clean Air (ACA) as authorized dealer/installation center for its surface and air purification

Germany is to purchase three Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to carry out its signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission.

ATP Flight School, based in Jacksonville, Florida, has renewed an order with Piper Aircraft for 100 training aircraft and has taken delivery of six new Piper Archer TX trainers as part of the order.

Ask the Editors: The latest work on tiltrotors focuses on reducing cost and minimizing compromises between vertical and forward flight.

Market conditions for the sale of pre-owned twin-engine helicopters deteriorated in the second quarter of 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a crude oil price slump, according to a report by Aero Asset, a Canadian helicopter brokerage firm.

Embraer delivered 13 business jets during the second quarter of 2020, down from 25 in the same quarter a year ago, a reduction largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world, it said.

EMBRAER delivered 13 business jets (nine Phenoms; Legacy 650; three Praetors) in 2Q20 vs 25 (19 Phenoms; five Legacy; Praetor) in 2Q19; and 22 (14

DC AVIATION completed 48-month check on a Challenger 605 at Stuttgart; workscope included full cabin refurbishment.

Embraer delivered a total of 17 jets in the second quarter of 2020, of which four were commercial aircraft and 13 were executive jets (nine light and four large).

Acceleratum is a new company focused on advancing standards and best practices in the drone industry.

The NBAA decision to cancel its annual convention continued COVID-19's unrelenting felling of aviation gatherings this year.

The long-range, large-cabin Bombardier Global 5500 recently passes a milestone with entry-into-service.

Japan’s National Police Agency has ordered one H225 twin-engine and four H135 twin-engine helicopters from Airbus.

Embraer’s Services and Support division completes the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500.

Avant Aerospace moves to Hangar #12 at the St. Louis Downtown Airport from Dallas.

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Europe recovered the fastest in terms of business aviation activity in June, with jet and turboprop activity up 43% through June 23 compared to a year ago.

As with the PC-12, operators say they expect the PC-24 to become considerably more capable as post-certification development continues. It’s off to a strong start, and it can only get better.

This year’s guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft.

Signature Flight Support has acquired SEA Prime’s 40% minority interest in Signature Flight Support Italy. It is now 100% owner of the company.

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