Business Aviation

Fractional activity rose 2.2% in January while Part 91 activity rose 1.5% when compared to January 2017, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Fractional activity rose 2.2% in January while Part 91 activity rose 1.5% when compared to January 2017, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Most aircraft market sectors recorded an increase in transactions in 2017 with a reduction in the amount of inventory for sale, the report said.

This year’s HAI Heli-Expo 2018 is expected to surpass last year’s attendance.

Bombardier’s Business Aircraft deliveries and revenue declined in 2017, although fourth-quarter orders were the strongest for the quarter in three years.

The Trump administration's fiscal 2019 federal budget proposal for the FAA resumes the effort to make air traffic control a separate entity.

The average values for most business aircraft segments have risen since the beginning of the fourth quarter in 2017, Amstat says.

A special target for the airlines’ appeals to experienced pilots are the ones who fly business aircraft.

In its fiscal 2019 federal budget submission, the Trump administration proposes laying the groundwork to separate the FAA from its responsibility for ATC.

Rolls-Royce North America CEO Marion Blakey will leave her position at the end of June, the company announced Feb. 15.

With the damage and costs of wildfires soaring, Sikorsky has booked orders for up to 15 Firehawk firefighting helicopters in just a few months.

Airbus begins Skyways flights; Singapore creates urban drone zone; Marine squads get quadcopters; BAE tests weapons bays; V-Bat VTOL UAV shows endurance.

Abu Dhabi Airports hosted last week a healthy lifestyle and wellness event at Al Bateen Executive Airport and its headquarters (HQ), providing a range of services and raising awareness amongst staff and stakeholders alike.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish licensing and service rules for the operation of large unmanned aircraft within a designated radio frequency band.

The Feb. 12 release of the Trump administration’s federal budget proposal for fiscal 2019 will provide insight into how much of a priority President Donald Trump still places on spinning off U.S. air traffic control from the FAA.

Launch customer PlaneSense has taken delivery of the first of six PC-24 twin jets the fractional ownership operator has on order.

Honda Aircraft Co. has received its largest order to date for HondaJet very light jets, the company said.

Jetex Flight Support plans to open its first FBO in the U.S. with the launch of private terminal service at California’s San Bernardino International Airport.

Airbus’ Skyways unmanned parcel delivery air vehicle has completed its first flight demonstration in Singapore.

With tax cuts and market growth fattening balance sheets, industry is busy trying to right the wrongs of its past.

Combat UAV provider AeroVironment is banking on turning three new offerings into core pillars of business, the company’s CEO told financial analysts Feb. 7.

Textron Aviation’s assembly line for its new Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet is now at full-rate production in Wichita, the company said.

Flight testing of the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ has addressed the areas of greatest risk, the company said.

The civil helicopter market in China is less skewed toward the oil and gas sector than Southeast Asia’s helicopter market.

Embraer has not yet received a proposal from Boeing for a possible combination of the manufacturers, Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery said.