Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The Air Charter Association (ACA) has formed a new group made up of young aviation industry professionals focused on helping form the direction of the association and future of the industry.
Business Aviation

By Angus Batey
Since March, private aviation has highlighted the inherent advantages it offers people who need to travel but are unwilling to take the risk of exposure to COVID-19 that comes with flying on a commercial airliner. But how best to identify and address this potential new market?
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 32 aircraft in the third quarter, down from 38 a year ago, although sales activity in the quarter was a “quantum leap” better than in the second quarter, a top official said.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Alphabet’s internet connectivity provider Loon has claimed a stratospheric flight duration record of 312 days with one of its autonomous balloons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
As it looks ahead to certifying its VoloCity electric air taxi by the end of 2022, Germany’s Volocopter is working with a Lufthansa subsidiary to build the digital backbone for its planned urban air mobility service.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The FAA has issued an updated request for information (RFI) to industry under the interagency Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR) program, seeking information on commercial products that could replace some legacy radar systems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $283m on $2b sales in 3Q20 vs $393m on $2.5b in 3Q19; it has $12b backlog, up from $11.4b a year ago. GULFSTREAM
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Italy is to purchase an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform based on the Gulfstream G550, defense planning documents have revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
In an effort to facilitate the integration of unmanned aviation into everyday life, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has approved an initial batch of test sites in 13 cities across the country.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Ontic has acquired manufacturing rights from Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. for a number of JT15D engine parts, in a fourth phase of a process that began in 2015, the product manufacturer said.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Corey Trudgen to General Manager of Melbourne (Australia) Service Center of Bombardier Aviation.
Business Aviation

BOMBARDIER plans in 2022 to open 50,000 sq ft business jet service center (w/ 4,000 sq ft parts depot) in Melbourne, Australia.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Tamarack Aerospace has completed the first series of winglet installations on two Cessna Citation Jets, a CJ1 and a CJ2, at its newly opened European installation center.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin
In the first three weeks of October, global business aviation activity is down 16% compared to a year ago, while activity for the year is 24% lower, according to WingX’s Global Market Tracker.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace is optimizing its new and expanded network facilities with the move of work from its facility in Long Beach, California, to other locations.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE plans phased closure of its Long Beach service center over next six months and is moving service work to 66,000 sq ft facility at
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Stratos Jets has compiled a list of celebrities and heads of state who spend the most on private jet travel per year, either on government-provided aircraft, their own jets or through private chartered flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
In a “dramatic flurry of activity,” pre-owned business aircraft transactions grew 71% during the third quarter of 2020 compared to a year ago, according to data from Asset Insight.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace’s fifth G700 flight test aircraft flew for the first time Oct. 23, three weeks after the fourth aircraft entered the flight-test program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Scott Collier to Director of Aircraft Leasing-EMEA of Air Charter Services, UK.
Business Aviation

FLIGHTSAFETY TEXTRON AVIATION TRAINING launched King Air 360 pilot training at Tampa and maintenance training at Wichita.
Business Aviation

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE completed first flight of its fifth G700 flight test aircraft, which will focus largely on testing avionics.
Business Aviation

HESTON AIRLINES is being established in Vilnius, Lithuania by Heston Aviation for startup in early 2021to provide charter and ACMI operations in EMEA
Business Aviation

Rady Fahmy, part of the founding team of the African Business Aviation Association and the organisation's first chief executive has died at his home in Quebec aged 45. Jane Stanbury gives this tribute.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Stratospheric cell mast; Heaviside favors elegance; Pipistrel picks Honeywell; Volansi flies vaccines; Iris enables BVLOS.
Emerging Technologies