Business Aviation

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has launched a new effort to help the business aviation industry get back to work following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NBAA launched BizAv Back to Work program to help members and overall business aviation industry reopen from COVID-19.

TALON AIR has added a Falcon 2000 to its managed fleet out of Scottsdale, AZ; it now has 41 aircraft in total.

SUNDT AIR ordered two King Air 350Cs to support air ambulance and medevac missions in Greece; aircraft will be owned by country’s Ministry of Health

CONSTANT AVIATION extended its leases at Orlando Sanford for eight years; since opening facility in 2017, it has added 35,000 sq ft of hangar space

Business aviation manufacturers are laying off employees although flight activity is “recovering smartly,” said Brian Foley, a consultant with Brian Foley Associates.

Embraer has signed a contract for a capital investment in Tempest Security Intelligence, giving it a majority interest in the largest cybersecurity company in Brazil.

Rachelle St Louis-Vincent to Head of the Legal and Compliance team of Aerion, Reno, NV.

Alessandro Salvia to Controller of Aerion, Reno, NV.

Robert Lewis to Director-System Test Evaluation of Aerion, Reno, NV.

AERION plans to move headquarters/production to new $300m facility in Melbourne, FL; groundbreaking is planned in 2H20.

Russian light-aircraft developer PRO-Avia has begun studying a light multipurpose twin-engine transport aircraft and has selected German manufacturer RED Aircraft’s A03 diesel-cycle piston engine for the preliminary design phase.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has canceled its 2020 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition—the world’s largest business aviation event—scheduled to take place Oct. 6-8 as challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic continue.

Vertis Aviation has added a Gulfstream G450 to its management program.

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Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

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Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Daher has launched a new Kodiak Care Maintenance Program designed to provide free scheduled maintenance for Model Year 2020 Kodiak 100 aircraft.

Flying Colours Corp. has delivered a reconfigured Falcon 2000LXS to a Canadian customer, marking its 12th project for the customer in 20 years.

Blackhawk Aerospace has received the FAA approval of its XR Upgrade Kit for King Air 350 Series aircraft.

FlightSafety International is now providing maintenance technician training at its new Learning Center at the Sunshine Coast Airport in Queensland, Australia.

Duncan Aviation is set to complete and make available its first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Aviation Clean Air (ACA) ionization system for a Global aircraft on July 24.