Business Aviation

SKYSERVICE acquired 76,000 sq ft hangar facility at Vancouver International Airport from London Aviation Services.

The substantial damage in nine autorotation accidents reviewed by the author was attributed to hard landings.

Pete Schneider to Vice President-Program Management and Special Projects of King Aerospace, Addison, TX.

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

The program, in the planning stages for three years, features specially designed pricing, discounts and benefits.

EPIC FLIGHT ACADEMY opened its third satellite flight school at Tucson, AZ with Cessna 172 with G1000 glass cockpit.

The fleet of Bombardier’s Global 7500 aircraft has surpassed 100,000 flight hr. and broken 20 speed records on a number of key routes, the company notes.

Embraer delivered 28 executive aircraft and 15 commercial aircraft during the Q3 of 2023, up 30% from 33 total aircraft delivered for the period a year ago.

A highly experienced pilot and senior vice president of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Richard McSpadden was thought to be the pilot flying Oct. 1.

The new program is currently partnering with multiple aviation companies to secure employment upon completion of the course.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

TEXTRON AVIATION earned $160m on $1.3b revenues in 3Q23 vs $131m on $1.2b in 3Q22; it has $7.4b backlog. It delivered 39 jets/38 turboprops vs 39 jets/33 turboprops a year ago. BELL delivered 23 commercial helicopters vs 49.

One tool that would help to reduce runway incursions is the anti-blocking circuit in ATC and aircraft radios.

Textron Aviation delivered a “strong” third quarter (Q3), shipping 39 business jets, flat with a year ago, and 38 commercial turboprops, up from 33 a year ago.

Carson Air currently operates King Air 350s for medevac, with bases in Kelowna and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Leaders of the general and business aviation industry applaud the Senate’s 98-0 vote to confirm Michael Whitaker as the next permanent administrator of the FAA.

The NBAA hosted a career fair at NBAA-BACE, as the shortage of workforce professionals is projected to reach historic levels.

GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $268m on $2b sales in 3Q23 vs $312m on $2.3b in 3Q22; book-to-bill ratio was 1.44 vs 1.15 a year ago. GULFSTREAM delivered 27 (22 large) green business jets in 3Q22 vs 35 (28) in 3Q22.

MID-CANADA MOD CENTER has FAA/TC STC to install UNIVERSAL AVIONICS InSight flight deck upgrade on Falcon 50.

For the first nine months of 2023, the Savannah, Georgia-based manufacturer delivered 72 aircraft, down from 82 a year ago.

De Havilland Canada has selected Universal Avionics as the lead supplier of integrated flight decks for its line of firefighting aircraft.

The industry is on the fast track to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but faces considerable hurdles, executives said at the NBAA-BACE show.

The application of a pilot test barrier of colloidal activated carbon has reduced groundwater PFAS concentrations at Martha’s Vineyard Airport.

HAHN AIR, Germany ordered a Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 (European launch customer) and Citation Latitude for 2026.

Hahn Air is the European launch customer for Textron Aviation’s Citation CJ3 Gen2, the Wichita manufacturer announced.