Business Aviation

Since officially launching its satellite-borne ADS-B program in 2015, Aireon LLC, has signed 16 customers.

The Gulfstream G450, built from 2003 to 2017, is the last of the legacy Gulfstream jets with roots to Grumman’s original Gulfstream I turboprop.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

Business & Commercial Aviation News from November 1970

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a claim by business aviation leaders who sought to overturn an agreement with the FAA that allows for the closure of Santa Monica Municipal Airport in California.

Vista Global has partnered with Ferrari to provide private jet transportation to all Ferrari drivers competing in the international GT races and Prancing Horse monobrand championships.

The number of used business jets for sale in October declined 2% from a year ago, with 1,768 aircraft available, representing 7.3% of the total fleet, including all models and vintages, according to a report by Jefferies.

UK regional airline Flybe could resume operations in early 2021, after a company associated with former shareholder Cyrus Capital Partners agreed to acquire the airline from its administrators.

DASSAULT AVIATION is expected to roll out the Falcon 6X on December 8; first flight is planned in early 2021 and EIS in 2022.

BOMBARDIER AVIATION confirmed plan to double footprint of its London Biggin Hill service center to 250,000 sq ft to accommodate 14 Global 7500s

Greg Hoggett to General Manager-Biggin Hill Service Centre of Bombardier.

Daher recently rolled out the 1,000th TBM turboprop from its final assembly line.

The FAA has announced its policy for approving drone designs as a special class of aircraft.

Signature Flight Support and fuel supplier Neste have partnered to offer permanent supplies of sustainable aviation fuel to operators at San Francisco International and London Luton airports.

Jet Aviation’s Completions Center has completed the upgrade and redelivery of its first ACJ319neo.

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

Aviation startup ZeroAvia completes the first flight of its hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Piper M350 test aircraft.

Wheels Up has formed Wheels Up Aircraft Management, which was created after its integration of recent acquisitions Delta Private Jets and Gama Aviation Signature,

Flight services provider DroneUp has announced a pilot program with Walmart and Quest Diagnostics to deliver COVID-19 test sample collection kits by drone.

Embraer has delivered its 250th business jet in Latin America with Phenom handovers to two first-time jet buyers.

Clay Lacy Aviation has been awarded a 35-year lease at John Wayne Airport (KSNA) in Orange County, California, for its FBO.

Bye Aerospace is looking to advances in battery technology for future six-place eFlyer X and nine-seat Envoy all-electric aircraft.

Business-aviation manufacturing veteran David Coleal has vacated his position as president of Bombardier Aviation following a senior management reorganization.

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

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