Business Aviation

Stephen Maiden to Chief Executive Officer of West Star Aviation, OH; Allen McReynold was named President and COO.

ADAC subsidiary Aero-Dienst will operate the twinjet, which is slated for delivery in 2026.

Didier Kayat to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Daher Group, France; Olivier Genis was named VP of the Board of Directors.

Deutsche Aircraft has begun construction of a final assembly line for its 40-seat turboprop aircraft.

Meanwhile, the Spirit board has tapped one of its own, Irene Esteves, to take over while the company tries to sell itself to Airbus and/or Boeing.

Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board to succeed Patrick Daher, who is retiring.

Aviation Week's Thierry Dubois shares his highlights from our EBACE 2024 coverage.

Amod Kelkar, Honda Aircraft senior vice president and chief commercial officer, joined the company in February 2021 as vice president of customer service.

Photos from Bombardier Defense and Lufthansa Technik Defense show the modified Global 6000 with large cheek and under-fuselage fairings.

Rampmaster’s Electric Vehicle Refueler replaces the standard diesel engine with an electric motor and hydraulic pump powered by lithium batteries.

Tecnam Aircraft has begun U.S. customer deliveries of its P-Mentor single-engine two-seat trainer.

Aviation Week Network’s associate editor, Jeremy Kariuki, discussed sustainability as one of the main topics at EBACE 2024.

The latest news in brief from the business aviation industry.

Sky Valet, a European fixed-base operator (FBO) provider, announced the expansion of its Sky Valet Connect network in France and Greece.

The need to maintain competitiveness and treat business operators fairly must be balanced with climate concerns.

Angus Batey, Show News writer for Aviation Week Network, had a conversation with Wieland Timm from Lufthansa Technik, about the Celestial Star 777 design.

The expansion by the specialist African private aviation trip support provider General Aviation Services was received well at EBACE 2024.

The company's new fuel tank cleaning process aims to solve a problem that can cause considerable damage and correspondingly high costs for aircraft operators.