Business Aviation

Textron has announced that its new flagship business jet, the Hemisphere program has been put on hold.

Operating since 2018, Morocco’s Sarah Airways is concentrating on VIP transport and medical evacuations – both growing markets in Morocco.

Gulfstream Aerospace has outfitted an industry-leading 300th aircraft with Jet ConneX, the inflight broadband service.

The flights were unique, Everdrone says, because the landings were performed in a GPS-denied location between tall buildings and were only possible because of the drone’s onboard sensing system.

Textron Aviation has suspended the Cessna Citation Hemisphere large-cabin business jet program citing continuing development issues with the aircraft’s Safran Silvercrest engine.

The autonomous vehicle is designed to fly at 90 kph (56 mph) at 100-300 m (300-1,000 ft.) altitude, carrying a person or cargo payload up to 150 kg (330 lb.) over a range of 15 km (9 mi.).

Textron remains on track to deliver its first Longitudes in the third quarter, following an FAA certification process that has dragged on. The company believes a final FAA approval will trigger a burst of orders for its newest business jet.

Schafer Meadow, an airstrip in a designated wilderness area, has a warning to visiting pilots: Watch for horses or big game on the 3,200-ft. grass runway.

Diamond Aircraft has received type certification for the seven-passenger Diamond DA62 twin aircraft by the Chinese Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

Backed by $25 million in Series A investment from Hanwha, the new air taxi company will be led by Karem Aircraft CEO Ben Tigner, with Ryan Doss as chief commercial officer and Abe Karem as chief designer.

Qatar Airways has placed an order for 18 large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft in a deal valued at more than $1 billion.

The Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission is looking to streamline licensing and regulation of small satellites to catalyze their development and related services.

IATA has called on the South African government to make policy changes, or face missing out on potentially doubling its aviation industry by 2047.

Jet card membership and private jet management company Jet Linx has announced release of the latest version of its mobile app, featuring a new flight sharing program called OpenSeat Exchange.

U.S. airport executives are requesting that airports be exempted from liabilities associated with their use of firefighting foams that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

South Africa’s Pegasus Universal Aerospace, pioneer of the Vertical Business Jet (VBJ) Pegasus One, has named Robbie Irons as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Bombardier has announced that its industry-leading Challenger 350 aircraft is the fastest business jet in history to reach 300 deliveries in the medium and large categories.

Bombardier Aerospace has delivered its 300th Challenger 350 super midsize business jet, the company said.

Bombardier has secured its first order for a Global 5500 business jet to be based on the West Coast of the U.S.

A high-level task force convened to address the challenge of drone incursions at U.S. and Canadian airports issued an interim report July 12.

Boeing is seeking an urgent exemption from FAA regulations governing rotorcraft external-load operations to enable flight testing of its CV2 unmanned cargo air vehicle (CAV).

One More Orbit, a multinational attempt to simultaneously break the speed record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth via both poles, succeeded July 11.

Airbus Helicopters is streamlining and shuffling its top-level management.

The FAA has lifted restrictions placed on Cessna CitationJets equipped with Tamarack Aerospace’s active winglets, which were responsible for grounding the fleet.

Business aviation departures in Europe in June totaled 87,236, down 1.7% from a year ago, in line with an overall decline in activity during the first half of 2019, according to WingX Advance.