Business Aviation

WICHITA—A Bombardier Global 7000 flight-test aircraft operated by the Bombardier Flight Test Center made an emergency landing when its right engine experienced an inflight flameout.

The rotorcraft industry delivered 465 aircraft during the first six months of 2017, up 16.8% from the same period a year ago.

In good news for private jet manufacturers, the population of ultra-high net worth individuals, or UHNWIs for short, continues to grow around the world, according to Air Partner.

Some encouraging signs are coming from the business aircraft resale market, said Amstat, which tracks the market information.

“Just as shared, electric, and autonomous vehicles are redefining ground transportation, urban air mobility is poised for massive disruption over the next five years," according to aerospace incubator Starburst.

The controversial move will cut use of the airport by larger aircraft an estimated 44%, according to a study authorized by the city.

General aviation delivery results were mixed in the first half of 2017, with an increase in deliveries and a decline in billings.

The U.S. is the top-ranked nation for aerospace manufacturing, and Georgia is the top state within it, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers 2017 Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings index.

Private aviation company Wheels Up has opened an office in Nashville, Tennessee, and will add additional aircraft to keep up with growth.

July business aircraft flight activity rose modestly overall in July with a 1.4% increase compared to a year ago.

Pilatus has obtained type certificates from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US-American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first ever Swiss business jet.

In this week's Washington Outlook: The U.S. can intercept missiles bound for Guam, and it can launch offensive strikes, say Pentagon leaders.

Teterboro Airport was the top airport measured by acukwik.com user traffic in July 2017, according to site metrics.

The Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition, to be held Aug. 15-17 in Sao Paulo, will celebrate its 15th year amid a “schizophrenic” business aviation market. an analyst says.

President Donald Trump’s 17-day visit to his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club is putting the squeeze on nearby airports and aviation-related ventures.

SimpleCharters, an on-demand air charter service provider based in Kittery, Maine, is now accepting payment for flights using bitcoin.

Oil and gas support operators of the Airbus H225 helicopter are taking a cautious approach to its return to service.

July was a peak month for business aviation departures in Europe, with a total of 87,826 departures, a 2.5% increase from a year ago.

Transactions of used business jets rose 5.6% during the first six months of 2017 compared to a year ago, according to market information from JetNet.

Business aircraft flight activity for the first half of 2017 grew 3.9% over the same period in 2016, while flight hours for the period rose 6%, according to Argus International TraqPak data.

The Kansas Department of Transportation is deploying what it calls the nation’s first statewide Unmanned Traffic Management initiative for use by the state’s 137 public-use airports.

JetAviva, a dealer/broker based in Kansas City, Kansas, has grown with the acquisition of Jet Quest, a pre-owned dealer focused on Cessna Citation sales.

Rockwell Collins still will not comment on an alleged offer to be acquired by United Technologies Corp. (UTC), Rockwell Collins Chairman, President and CEO Kelly Ortberg told the Jefferies 2017 Industrials Conference in New York on Aug. 8.

Rockwell Collins continues not to comment on an alleged offer to be acquired by United Technologies Corp. (UTC), officials told the packed Jefferies 2017 Industrials Conference in New York.

The U.S. District Court of New York has issued a permanent injunction striking down noise and access restrictions for East Hampton Airport in the Empire State.