Business Aviation

Vaughn College bachelor’s degree programs in aeronautical sciences and aircraft operations have been approved by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) for five years, effective July 2019 through July 31, 2024.

Synergy Aviation, a charter and aircraft management company, has positioned a Cessna Citation CJ2 at London Oxford Airport in England.

Private equity firm Broadtree Partners has acquired Seanair Machine Co. of Farmingdale, New York, a family-run supplier of precision parts for the aerospace industry.

Astronics Corp. has received FAA and Transport Canada Civil Aviation approvals for an amended Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Max Viz 2300 Enhanced Vision System.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

NetJets says it is expanding its Global Sustainability Program with plans to purchase enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for all of its flights from San Francisco and its base in Columbus, Ohio.

GOGO was selected by Textron Aviation to supply its AVANCE L3 inflight connectivity system as option for King Air 360/360ER.

Benjamin J. Murray to President and Chief Operating Officer of Skyservice Business Aviation, Canada.

EXECUJET MRO SERVICES MALAYSIA was certified by Vietnam to perform line and heavy maintenance on Falcon 2000s.

When Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. designers were developing seats for the flagship G700 aircraft, part of the testing included sitting in them for 8 hr. a day while they worked.

Supersonic-business-jet developer Aerion is partnering with startup electric-short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft company Electra.Aero to create a high-speed interconnected transport system.

The founder, president and CEO of the Flight School Association of North America, discusses how the organization benefits student pilots as well as

Having incubated Embraer’s involvement in the nascent urban air mobility (UAM) market since 2017, the Brazilian manufacturer’s EmbraerX innovation unit has spun off Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions as an independent company.

GE Aviation announced its selection by Uber Elevate to develop a flight-data monitoring system for Uber’s urban air mobility program.

High-octane fuel is a threat to 230,000 lightplanes and helicopters.

JET IT, NC ordered 10 HondaJet Elite business jets for delivery through end of 2021 (first was delivered/four more by early 2021) to expand its hybrid

Actor and pilot Harrison Ford has become a spokesperson for Airlink, a Washington DC-based rapid response relief nonprofit organization responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections of 14,653 U.S. registered single-engine Cessna 172, 182, 206, 207 and 210 models to check for cracks in the strut attach fittings at the forward cabin doorpost.

Jet It, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based fractional ownership company, has placed an order for 10 HondaJet Elite aircraft with delivery over the next year.

Traditionally, CT scanners have been large, heavy devices limited to static use in hospitals.

Bill Boisture joined the Executive Team of Spike Aerospace, Boston.

FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS, TX unveiled certified ADS-B In receiver that operates on 978/1090 MHz bands to receive air traffic information directly from other

BOMBARDIER and JETEX have formed collaborative partnership to set up FBO at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore.

As Bombardier continues the expansion of its Singapore Service Centre, it is collaborating with Jetex to establish a fixed-base operator experience in Singapore, offering Jetex FBO and ground-handling systems.

PPG AEROSPACE was selected by Aerion to supply flight deck windshields/cabin windows for AS2 supersonic business jet.