Business Aviation

Textron Aviation delivered its 300th Cessna Citation CJ4 in June to McNeilus Steel of Dodge Center, Minnesota.

Rolls-Royce recently announced its plan to acquire Siemens' electric and hybrid electric aerospace propulsion unit.

Here are some of the more prominent UAS groups that may be useful resources, especially for those seeking to network with other operators.

A number of companies offer solutions in the form of mattress packages designed to convert cabin seats into comfortable sleeping platforms within minutes.

This year's guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft. For out-of-production aircraft data, contact AirPower Software Group Inc.

AirPower Software Group's mission is to provide the aviation marketplace with data and information necessary to make informed decisions and manage risk.

FAR Part 135 charters today offer a complex variety of buying options that seem to cross over into scheduled operations.

Learjet 75 has been in production since November 2013 and flies higher, faster and farther than competitive light jets.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

The fleet is among the larger—and possibly is the largest—drone fleet operated by a state or local law enforcement agency in the U.S.

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced bipartisan legislation that would eliminate the federal cap on the passenger facility charge (PFC) that U.S. airports use to finance infrastructure projects.

“We’ve been talking to all of the large UAS manufacturers, then Northrop Grumman opened the Firebird to commercial sale,” President Thomas Swoyer Jr. says.

Grand Sky Development expects to receive its first Northrop Grumman Firebird optionally piloted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft in July 2020.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) and engineering partner Triumph Group have identified design changes that should allow them to exceed weight-savings targets established to morph the MRJ70 into a fully U.S. scope clause-compliant, 76-seat-dual-class regional jet (RJ).

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is celebrating the 50th consecutive year of its annual AirVenture convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with a full schedule of events at Wittman Regional Airport from July 22-28.

Textron Aviation’s decision to terminate its contract with Safran Aircraft Engines for the Cessna Citation Hemisphere program marks the end of Safran’s hopes to enter the business jet market any time soon. The 9,500- to 12,000-lb.-thrust Silvercrest turbofan program is now in limbo.

Jack Pelton, the former head of Cessna Aircraft, was elected EAA’s Chairman of the Board in 2012 and named CEO in 2015.

Jack Pelton, the former head of Cessna Aircraft, was elected EAA’s Chairman of the Board in 2012 and named CEO in 2015.

Startup Ampaire says it already holds “more than a dozen” letters of interest from regional airlines and charter providers for its "Electric Eel" conversion of the Cessna 337 Skymaster.

The civil helicopter industry “hasn’t caught a break” since oil prices fell below $100 a barrel five years ago, said aviation analyst Brian Foley in a recent analysis.

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.