Business Aviation

Flexjet-Flight Options said recently it is prepared to discuss implementation of most of the elements of a collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters.

Textron’s aviation subsidiaries are developing seven aircraft simultaneously, which analysts rate from iffy to nearly guaranteed successes.

Dassault’s cancellation of its Falcon 5X program could mean an opportunity for Gulfstream Aerospace while also negatively impacting Textron Aviation’s new large-cabin Citation Hemisphere busjet program, some experts say.

Faced with a new set of delays associated with Safran’s Silvercrest engine, Dassault Aviation has announced it is terminating the development of its Falcon 5X business jet program.

Honeywell International is unlikely to pursue another acquisition the size of United Technologies Corp. (UTC).

On-demand private jet operator XOJET has responded to a surge in business in 2017 with heightened investments in safety, flight standards and training, the company announced.

Jet Aviation has secured its air operator’s certificate for the central Mediterranean nation of Malta.

A recently delivered RV-7 aircraft kit officially became the 10,000th Van’s RV aircraft to transition from a collection of parts to the sky.

Honeywell has received a supplemental type certification from the FAA to offer synthetic vision in the Primus Elite Advanced Features software upgrade on Bombardier Global Express business jets.

Buyers purchased 516 used business jets during the third quarter of 2017, up 5.7% over the same period in 2016 but down 8% from the same time in 2014, which set records for used retail transactions.

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Business aviation activity in Europe rose 6.1% in November compared to a year ago, although activity remains 10.5% behind prerecession levels of 2007.

Colorado aircraft brokerage firms Front Range Aviation and Wetzel Aviation are merging effective Jan. 1, 2018.

Business aircraft flight activity in North America rose 4.8% in November compared to a year ago, but fell 4.9% when compared to October figures.

North Sea offshore helicopter operators have completed simulator trials of Honeywell’s Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system for helicopters.

It's almost a year since Abu Dhabi-headquartered Falcon Aviation opened its FBO at Dubai South and movements are up to between four and six per day, with a target of 20 per day by mid-2018.

UAS International Trip Support has been appointed exclusive charter manager of the world's only VVIP Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 787 'Dream Jet' by Deer Jet, the Chinese business aviation group which operates the aircraft.

In the last few months, our team has been working behind the scenes to improve the multimedia experience for subscribers of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Over 77% of business aviation professionals predict an upswing in demand for business aviation finance over the next five years, with more than one in six of those expecting the increase to be “dramatic”.

The second edition of the MEBAA Show Morocco was opened today by HE Mohammed Sajid, Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Crafts and Social Economy, Morocco.

Morocco's business aviation project is on track to meet its goals of creating a new industry hub in North Africa, according to Zouhair El Aoufir, CEO of Office Nationale des Aeroports (ONDA).

Advanced composites provider Hexcel has decided to double down on its investments in additive manufacturer Oxford Performance Materials.

Pilatus has received FAA and EASA type certifications for its PC-24 twin-engine business jet, the company’s first business jet, the Swiss company announced.

Expansion is not tied to any one particular program but rather to the growth in demand for Boeing and Airbus airliners and in defense work.

The board requested $105.2 million for the current fiscal year, a level equal to the funding Congress appropriated for the NTSB in fiscal 2016.