Business Aviation

Highlights from Aviation Week Network's Thought Leadership panel discussion during NBAA-BACE 2023. summary here

Flight into wet snow can be deadly. Snow can contain liquid particles on the flakes or liquid can fall among the snowflakes and pose a significant safety hazard.

Gulfstream “is on the one-yard line” for the G700, says Scott Neal, senior VP of worldwide sales, speaking at Corporate Jet Investor Miami 2023.

Avionics sales during the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2023, totaled $814.4 million, up 9.9% from the same time a year ago.

Kriya Shortt talks about her new role, the company’s goals and its challenges with Molly McMillin, editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network.

Scott Roth to Regional Sales Manager-Western US and Canada of Texas Aerospace Technologies, TX.

AEA reports global business/general aviation avionics sales at $814.4m ($339.6m retrofits) in 3Q23, up 26.1% vs 3Q22.

Chad Archer to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Textron Aviation (effective January 2024).

BOMBARDIER had $37m net loss on $1.9b revenues in 3Q23 vs $27m profit on $1.5b in 3Q22 and ended quarter with $14.7b backlog vs $14.8b a year ago. It delivered 31 business jets (15 large) vs 25 (13), and 82 of >138 planned in 2023.

Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group says supply chain issues are impacting the industry’s operation of the Sikorsky S-92.

Business aircraft deliveries to the Middle East, including business turboprops and jets, are expected to total 141 over the 10-year period from 2024-2032.

U.S. Air Force welcomes eCTOL; simulating hydrogen turnaround; China’s TCab flies eVTOL; and flying quantum sensor.

How flight departments can legally trading time for time.

Mark Baker piloted the fuel demonstration aircraft for one hour on Oct. 31 with G100UL feeding the left engine and 100 Low Lead fueling the right engine.

The partnership will help grow 4AIR’s presence in the U.S., giving customers in the region access to 4AIR’s carbon offset and reduction programs.

The Wings Club Foundation this year presented a record 17 scholarships totaling $250,000 to students pursuing careers in aviation.

How do we provide sufficient training to pilots to make certain they are proficient in the complex emergency procedures in a rotorcraft?

PRESIDENTIAL FLIGHT, UAE purchased ex-PAL 777-300ER (61733) for VIP operations in deal arranged by Stratos.

COMLUX took delivery of the third ACJ TwoTwenty from Airbus for completion at Indianapolis.

AVCON INDUSTRIES has FAA STC for its extended nose bay and under-fuselage mounted pod for King Air 300s.

Bombardier delivered 31 aircraft during Q3, up by six compared to a year ago.

There are many causes of windscreen crazing, or fine cracking, some due to manufacturing stresses that pilots and mechanics cannot control.

Leonardo Helicopters is planning to further grow the capacity of the skidded-landing gear variant of its AW169 twin-engine intermediate-medium rotorcraft .

The advantages of a simulator are clearly evident during the practice of emergency procedures.

GULFSTREAM completed 142,000 sq ft precision manufacturing facility at Savannah for G400, G500 and G600 as part of overall plan that includes expanded wing and empennage production as well as customer support service center.