Business Aviation

Wheels Up, a private aviation provider, has acquired Gama Aviation, doing business as Gama Aviation Signature and the exclusive operator of Wheels Up’s fleet of King Air and Citation aircraft.

ACROPOLIS AVIATION, UK took delivery of the first LEAP-powered ACJ320neo (8403) following completion at AMAC AEROSPACE, Basel.

DC AVIATION was selected by Comlux to perform ACJ, Global Express and Challenger line maintenance and warranty work at Stuttgart its customers based

More than 45,000 respondents have commented on the FAA’s draft regulation for remote identification of drones as of the March 2 deadline.

The Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are business jets produced by Brazilian manufacturer Embraer that are based on the EMB-545 and EMB-550 types

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Leonardo S.p.A. Model AW189 helicopters.

Nomad Aviation has added a factory-new Bombardier Global 6000 to its charter fleet in Switzerland.

The Bell Training Academy is conducting a fleet-wide installation of Precise Flight’s Pulselite System, an FAA-certified lightweight electrical system controller that pulses the landing and auxiliary lights of a helicopter.

Satcom Direct, based in Melbourne, Florida, has launched a new tail-mounted antenna series with the introduction of SD Plane Simple, which positions the company to provide end-to-end connectivity for business jet and government operators.

Magellan Jets is offering a new toolkit to help travelers stay healthy during the flu season and amid concerns of the growing coronavirus crisis.

Air BP has extended its agreement with BAA Training to supply Avgas 100LL aviation fuel to all BAA training flight bases and unleaded aviation fuel to BAA’s training aircraft in Lleida-Alguaire and at other Spanish airports.

KlasJet, a European private and business charter operator, will add a newly refurbished Boeing 737 VIP aircraft from Saudi Arabia.

C&L Aerospace has purchased a package of ATR inventory from Intertrade.

ExpressJet Airlines, a United Express carrier, will become the largest operator of 50-seat Embraer ERJ 145 jets, with an order of 36 additional aircraft for its fleet.

North American business aviation flight activity declined 0.5% in January compared to a year ago, according to Argus.

The first prototype of Lilium’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft has been damaged in a fire, the latest in a spate of incidents impacting electric aircraft technology developers.

Downturn in energy prices has reduced helicopter use and sent three major operators into Chapter 11; now consolidation is underway

FAA certification was anticipated by the end of 2019 but has not occurred yet.

Despite sluggish sales, Dassault is betting on the future of the Falcon family of business jets by significantly increasing research and development (R&D) expenditures on the Falcon 6X and an unspecified “future Falcon.”

Spanish startup Dante Aeronautical has conducted wind tunnel testing of configuration options for its planned 19-seat hybrid-electric commuter aircraft, the DAX19.

Drone operators who voluntarily equip their aircraft to transmit identification and location data to the ground—the function called Remote ID—will be favorably considered when they apply for waivers, government contracts and access to airspace, the FAA says.

South Korean technology giant Hanwha Systems is working with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator under the Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle program.