Business Aviation

Continued softness in the business jet and other aerospace and defense markets made for uninspiring—but unalarming—earnings results at major parts and services provider Honeywell, executives and analysts said Jan. 27.

Under an agreement between the FAA and the city of Santa Monica, California, the Santa Monica Airport will remain open through 2028, although its runway will be shortened, impacting larger business jet traffic.

Gulfstream Aerospace delivered fewer business jets in 2016, but sales are good and its pipeline for orders is solid, the company reports.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury says the company still has faith in its H225/EC225 heavy helicopter and is determined to restore confidence in the aircraft for the oil and gas community.

The Beech King Air B100 is a versatile big-cabin turboprop for operators on a tight budget.

Revenue and deliveries of business jets and turboprops at Textron Aviation fell during the final quarter of 2016 due to lower-than-expected demand and pricing pressures from customers.

Robert Wells, who most recently served as CEO of TAG Aviation’s holding company, joined Quest Aircraft Co. as CEO on Jan. 15.

VistaJet posted a record year for business in North America, with flight bookings up 137% in 2016, the Malta-based aviation services company reports.

JetEight, a German travel club startup, plans to begin offering an “all-you-can-fly” program in mid-2017.

Bombardier has announced senior management changes as it continues to execute a five-year turnaround plan launched in 2015.

Tamarack Aerospace Group, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, has received the FAA’s Parts Manufacturer Approval for its active winglet system for the Cessna CJ business jet.

The University of Colorado (CU) Boulder is taking advantage of a large gift and an ambitious new dean of engineering to help focus the state’s aerospace industry as a growing U.S. center for spaceflight innovation.

Worldwide sales of used heavy business jets in 2016 rose 9.3% over the previous year, according to Amstat market data.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury has said that 2016 was as difficult a year for the rotary-wing industry as 2008 at the height of the global financial crisis. And it is unlikely to improve this year.

When supply equals demand, it doesn’t spell good news for the business jet industry, aviation analyst Brian Foley says.

Spike Aerospace has expanded its effort to develop its Spike S-612 Supersonic Jet, an 18-passenger aircraft.

GI Aviation, a new private air charter company in the United Arab Emirites, is open for business, the company announced.

Charter operators are embracing the private club concept as way of “democratizing” private aviation.

Figeac Aero has been awarded the largest contract in its history by Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems.

2016 was below expectations for regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, as it received fewer orders for its ATR 42/72 turboprops and delivered fewer of them than predicted one year ago.

New certification requirements have forced Mitsubishi Aircraft to revise the design of the MRJ, the company said as it confirmed that the target for first delivery of the regional jet has slipped two years to mid-2020.

The biggest challenge for any business aircraft manufacturer is determining how much space and comfort plus amenities to dedicate to the crew and passengers. For ultra-long-range business jets, these factors are magnified by the amount of time these aircraft spend aloft.

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