Business Aviation

Quantum Air is acquiring 22 four-place Bye eFlyer 4s and a pair of two-place eFlyer 2 all-electric airplanes.

According to FlightAware, the ADS-B equipage rate to meet the FAA's Jan. 1 deadline among turbine-powered business aircraft rose to 79% in July.

The National Air Transportation Association and its Illegal Charter Task Force have launched a website to help identify, avoid and report illegal charters.

Drone delivery system developer Flytrex and jet charter and management company Causey Aviation have received FAA approval to begin food deliveries by drone.

Sierra Nevada Corp. subsidiary 328 Support Services is relaunching the Dornier 328 twin turboprop, targeting the regional, cargo and special missions markets.

Sweden's Kommunalforbundet Svenskt Ambulansflyg recently ordered six Pilatus PC-24s in an air ambulance configuration to provide aeromedical care.

In a two-step training package, CAE plans to buy a significant interest in SimCom Holdings for $85 million.

FlightSafety International is offering a specialized small Unmanned Aerial Systeme (sUAS) remote pilot course for civil and government services.

Volocopter, which is developing the VoloCity, a two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing) air taxi, has raised an additional $55 million (€50 million) .

Dassault Aviation has finalized the acquisition of TAG Aviation's maintenance, repair and overhaul business.

Bell recently delivered its 200th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. The aircraft went to Austrian operator Hubi-fly Helikopter and will be used for executive transport.

There are FBOs that go beyond client expectations, and then there's Sweden's Grafair Jet Center.

Lynn Nichols, chairman and CEO of Wichita-based FBO Yingling Aviation, has announced the promotion of his son Andrew to president from chief financial officer.

Business aviation flights in Europe declined 5.2% in July compared to a year ago but rose 5.2% when compared to May, according to Argus International TraqPak.

Eurocontrol, which coordinates air traffic control among 41 members plus Israel and Morocco, is grappling with staffing and airspace capacity issues .

“Environmental sustainability is a key issue on the political agenda in Europe,” Eurocontrol Director General Eamonn Brennan reminds non-European operators.

Just as the FAA is struggling to integrate unmanned aerial systems (UASes, or drones) into U.S. airspace, so are aviation authorities in Europe.

Eurocontrol has a multi-domain group supporting the integration of drones and cooperating with all the stakeholders in Europe and other continents.

The second-generation HondaJet Elite speaks reams about the long-term commitment of Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft to perfecting his pioneering light jet.

Falcon 8X operators are virtually unanimous in saying that the Dassault flagship is a substantial improvement over the smaller Falcon 7X.

The latest Dassault trijet, the Falcon 8X, is building ever stronger brand loyalty, an important asset for the planemaker's future.

Beechcraft King Air 350i, the second-generation Model B300, is significantly quieter, more comfortable and more capable than the original aircraft.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

BCA business aviation product and service previews.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from October 1969.​