Business Aviation

Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin says the company still sees “a great future” for its troubled Silvercrest business jet engine program and is working on redesigning its high-pressure compressor to have a fix finalized by next spring.

Britain’s Gama Aviation is the latest to add its voice to the growing concern that the business aviation community is flirting with disaster if operators continue to ignore the Jan.1, 2020, deadline for equipping their aircraft with ADS-B technology.

VistaJet and Avinode have announced a partnership that will allow brokers to request flights directly.

HK Bellawings Jet plans to field up to 18 Bombardier Global 6500 and Global 7500 very-long-range jets.

The National Air Transportation Association has formed a group to address a growing concern among members and the industry: illegal charter operations.

MagniX promises to have an electric motor installed and flying on a Cessna 208 Caravan by August 2019.

A Gulfstream G650ER has completed a record-breaking flight over the North Pole, flying from White Plains, New York, on May 12 and arriving in Shanghai on May 13. It completed the 6,870-nm trip in 13˛hr., 40 min. at an average speed of Mach 0.86.

Gogo Business Aviation has reached the second major milestone for its Gogo Avance L5 as the 200th aircraft has taken flight with the new system on board.

FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell has called for the agency to embrace innovation and emerging technology by forming partnerships with industry and entrepreneurial organizations.

The recent purchase and leaseback of four Sikorsky S-92 helicopters raised Milestone Aviation Group's fleet of the type to more than 95, thus one-third of all S-92 aircraft in operation globally.

Controller-pilot data-link communications technology is now operational at California’s Van Nuys Airport.

Pentastar Aviation has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation.

Harrods Aviation has a new automated check-in system for its VIP and group charter flights at its London Luton and London Stansted FBOs.

BBA Aviation, parent company of Signature Flight Support, is buying Epic Fuels for $88.1 million.

The London Oxford Airport and Oxfordjet FBO team have received the Sapphire Pegasus award for Best Business Aviation Airport for the second successive year.

West Star Aviation's Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport location has received FAR Part 145 Repair Station Certification.

Ross Aviation in Anchorage, Alaska, was recently named a gateway FBO through the DCA Access Standard Security Program, granting flights leaving the operation the ability to fly directly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington.

Hong Kong-headquartered TAG Aviation Asia has agreed to a six-year agreement with the Macau Airport Authority to provide a full-service facility operating 24/7.

Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service has announced that Air BP has become its third national partner.

Republic Airways recently announced it will open a “Leadership in Flight Training Academy” in Indianapolis and equip the school with 50 Diamond Aircraft DA40 NG and DA43-VI training aircraft.

An airplane’s thrust reverser system is designed to help the airplane decelerate after landing by diverting the direction of the engine exhaust gas stream.

Airbus says it will need to reconsider its footprint, investments and dependency on the UK in the event of a hard Brexit.

The Thai air force took delivery of a Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) on June 19, completing a 2014 order for three aircraft.

The PC-24 has made its first landing on an unpaved runway.

Pilatus is on schedule to deliver its 1,600th PC-12 aircraft this year, by far the largest number of single-engine pres- surized turboprops in the business aircraft fleet.