Business Aviation

Mike Minchow to President of Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, NE; Kasey Harwick was appointed as EVP and COO of the Lincoln facility.

TAMARACK AEROSPACE completed its 200th active winglet installation on a CitationJet (now on 10% of fleet).

FLEXJET submitted its declaration of compliance to FAA for its new Safety Management System (SMS).

Dassault Falcon Jet and Nimbl delivered the first Part 91 Falcon 6X in the U.S. as part of Nimbl’s Ready Flight International program.

Embraer Executive Aviation ended 2024 with 130 executive jet deliveries, including 75 light jets and 55 medium jets, up from 115 a year ago.

Flexjet said it has formally submitted a declaration of compliance to the FAA that it meets the agency’s new SMS mandate.

EASA has certified ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East’s facility at Dubai’s Al-Maktoum International Airport (DWC) to perform line and base maintenance on Bombardier Global 7500 aircraft.

Aviation nonprofits work with conservation organizations to give an aerial view of environmental concerns.

Human brainpower is becoming the era’s chief bottleneck.

DASSAULT FALCON JET delivered first Falcon 6X in US with support of Nimbl’s Ready Flight International program.

Jon Hein to Regional Sales Manager-Landing Gear and Accessories of West Star Aviation, East Alton, IL.

EMBRAER delivered 44 executive jets (22 Phenoms/22 Praetors) in 4Q24 vs 41 (22 Phenoms/19 Praetors) in 4Q23; and 130 (75 Phenoms/55 Praetors) in 2024 vs 115 (74 Phenoms/41 Praetors) in 2023, meeting midpoint of original guidance.

The Swiss apprenticeship system provides a way for companies to grow the talent they need to stay competitive.

Although he ended up in aviation largely by accident, Ricardo Real says he would never leave the sector that has been his focus for his entire career.

Atlantic Aviation has acquired Ferrovial Vertiports from Spanish infrastructure developer Ferrovial for an undisclosed price.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered two additional Gulfstream G700 aircraft to the growing Qatar Executive fleet.

Artificial intelligence shows great promise, but safety and ethical considerations are a major challenge in aerospace.

THE BLACKHAWK GROUP (portfolio company of New State Capital Partners) has acquired the maintenance division (general aviation MRO; an authorized Cirrus and Textron Aviation service center) of GLENDALE AERO SERVICES, AZ.

Henry Brooks, President of Power & Controls at Collins Aerospace, was named Chair of the Board of GAMA.

ARGUS INTERNATIONAL reports y-o-y global business aviation flight activity was up 7.3% in December; NA rose 4.1%.

Ron Draper, President and CEO of Textron Aviation, was named Vice Chair of the Board of GAMA.

QATAR EXECUTIVE took delivery of two more G700s and now has six, plus 15 G650ERs, with another four on order.

EASA approval allows helicopter pilots to practice mirror and vertical reference techniques more realistically, efficiently, and safely than ever before.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has announced its Executive Committee leadership team for 2025.

Increased engine power would be installed in the de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL transport, which was under development, in an attempt to boost its hot weather capability and improve chances of off-the-shelf sales to the military, David A. Brown reported.