Pilatus Aircraft has registered its third PC-24 flight-test aircraft in Switzerland with the tail number HB-VSA, as work continues on the development of the mid-light business jet.
Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier has years to go on its turnaround plan, but the company is far enough along to begin thinking of its next new aircraft, CEO and President Alain Bellemare told an industry conference March 2.
Charter flights rose 11% in January compared to a year ago, while non-charter activity, such as military, freight and general aviation, were roughly unchanged, according to the UBS Business Jet Update.
Textron Aviation has selected Doreen Welsh, one of the crewmembers on board the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight, as the keynote speaker during its annual customer conference in April.
Global Jet Capital, which provides aircraft financing for corporate aircraft, expects that more than 520 private jets could be delivered into Mexico from now through 2025.
Delta Private Jets, based in Erlanger, Kentucky, has added five light and midsize jets to its private jet travel and management business to keep up with growing demand.
Domestic business jet arrivals and departures rose 2.6% in January compared to the same time a year ago, while international operations fell 3.4%, the FAA reports.
The global in-service Western civil helicopter fleet is expected to grow from 28,500 aircraft in 2017 to about 31,770 by the end of 2026, according to Aviation Week Network’s 2017 Fleet and MRO Forecast.
The opening of Beijing’s new airport in 2019 should offer some relief for Chinese business aviation as operators struggle for runway access amid healthy growth of commercial traffic, Dassault Aviation said at the Avalon Australian International Airshow.
Bell Helicopter has been quietly studying commercial derivatives of its V-280 tiltrotor, but says the civil version will only be possible if the aircraft is adopted by the military first.
Gulfstream Aerospace’s second G600 flight-test aircraft flew for the first time Feb. 24, joining the manufacturer’s flight-test program. The flight lasted 4 hr. 26 min. The first G600 aircraft had its first flight Dec .17 from Savannah Hilton Head International Airport. Since then, the aircraft has flown more than 150 hr. The aircraft is undergoing flutter testing, and is expanding the flight envelope. The second G600 will begin flight-loads testing soon, the company said.
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the second Gulfstream G600 completed its first flight, spending 4 hours and 26 minutes in the air and officially joining the flight-test campaign.
The business and general aviation markets declined in 2016, with business jet shipments falling to their lowest number since 2004, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association says.
French aerospace manufacturer Safran said it wants to move forward with its planned acquisition of Zodiac Aerospace following criticism of the plan, as it published a 21.7% jump in full-year net profit and a rise in orders.
The FAA budget for fiscal 1968 was $741 million in new obligational authority—$27.8 million more than in fiscal 1967 (not counting the $200 million authorized in fiscal 1967 for the SST).
