Business Aviation

The FBI plans to purchase a new Gulfstream G550 ultra-long-range jet from Gulfstream Aerospace to support its Counterterrorism Division and for other missions.

Bell is closing its Lafayette, Louisiana, assembly facility after economic incentives provided by the state government were cut because the helicopter manufacturer failed to generate jobs.

Bell is closing its Lafayette, Louisiana, assembly facility after economic incentives provided by the state government were cut because the helicopter manufacturer failed to generate jobs.

A rapid expansion in aircraft fleets is expected to give the Asia-Pacific region the highest growth rate for all types of aviation workers over the next 20 years, according to a new Boeing report.

The FAA has granted 1,960 waivers to operators of small UAS—mostly to fly at night—in the two years since its Part 107 reg governing the commercial use of drones took effect.

Fair Wind Air Charter has notified industry and lawmakers of a safety hazard after an FBO mistakenly added diesel exhaust fluid to the fuel of a Dassault Falcon 900EX it manages.

Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have announced a bill that would re-establish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control at the EPA.

The LCH civil helicopter that Airbus is developing with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has made its first flight, the European company says.

Chinese authorities are encouraging private investment as part of a policy to encourage placement of non-government money into the civil aviation infrastructure.

South Africa’s Comair Flight Services (CFS) has been accredited with the International Business Council (IBAC’s) International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage One certificate.

Acorn Growth Cos., a private equity firm, has acquired Berry Aviation, based in San Marcos, Texas.

The FAA has granted Textron Aviation a temporary exemption to meeting fuel tank flammability requirements that would allow Citation Longitude deliveries to begin but require a retrofit of delivered aircraft by Jan. 31, 2020.

Students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have flown a quadcopter drone entirely powered by sunlight.

Business aviation departures in Europe set a record in July with 94,002 flights, up 4% from a year ago.

Over the next 10 years, the Latin American business aircraft fleet is expected to slightly contract, moving to 3,765 aircraft in 2027 from 4,525 in 2018.

Signature Flight Support posted revenue of $926.3 million during the first half of 2018, up 15.4% from the same period a year ago.

Acorn Growth Cos., a private equity firm, has acquired Berry Aviation, based in San Marcos, Texas.

London Biggin Hill Airport is celebrating 15 years of its dedicated animal-handling service, SkyPets.

Duncan Aviation has opened an aircraft sales office in Phoenix to respond to client requirements and acquisition opportunities, it said.

Sheltair Aviation plans to build, lease and manage a new 20-acre hangar complex at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport with fixed-base operator services.

The unmanned aircraft systems world is surely one of the most active sectors of aviation today and, arguably, in decades.

Questions for Brian Proctor, Mente Group founder, president and CEO.

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Piper company engineers elected to hot-rod the PA-42-720A Cheyenne III to field a viable challenger.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.