Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales declined 6.2% during the first nine months of this year when compared to the same period in 2015.
On Nov. 8, the U.S. elected Donald Trump its next president, as well as a Republican House and Senate. Aviation Week editors explain how they think those dynamics will shape the nation’s policy and spending choices in the short term and the long run.
Jet Edge International, a private jet management and charter operator, will enter into a multiyear, $200 million supplier agreement with JetSmarter, a ridesharing and charter partner.
With the aviation industry facing a pilot shortage, Hong Kong-based aviation consulting firm Asian Sky Group (ASG) has warned that the Asia-Pacific region will be one of the hardest hit.
Bombardier’s new Global 7000 made its maiden flight Nov. 4 in Toronto. First delivery is expected in the second half of 2018. The OEM provided this promotional video touting the first flight milestone. Courtesy: Bombardier Business Aircraft
Winglet specialist Aviation Partners and joint venture partner FlexSys are working with an undisclosed customer to retrofit an aircraft with the first commercial morphing wing.
Bolstered by the selection of its Silvercrest mid-thrust turbofan for Cessna’s newly launched Hemisphere business jet, Safran Aircraft Engines has detailed a revised development schedule incorporating improvements made to counter problems uncovered in early tests.
Cutter Aviation is having a busy year, with ongoing construction of a new fixed base operator (FBO) terminal in Colorado Springs; purchase of a hangar complex in Addison, Texas; delivery to customers of three HondaJets; and the acquisition of Atlantic Aviation’s FBO in Phoenix.
Atlantic Aviation’s acquisitions of fixed base operators (FBO) in Colorado and California in the last year aptly demonstrate the large chain’s measured long-term growth strategy.
That business experiment was called DayJet. Although it failed for several reasons, its plan was so revolutionary, even mighty Boeing was watching with concern—with good reason.
As Bombardier nears first flight of its Global 7000 large business jet, the company is making progress on the additional flight-test vehicles for the test program.
UK-based Gama Aviation continues to expand, adding a new maintenance base in Massachusetts and adding aircraft, including turboprops and jets, to the Wheels Up fleet, which accounts for most of its U.S. operations.
Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered 36 business jets in this year’s third quarter, including seven Learjet, 19 Challenger and 10 Global aircraft, the company said.
Listen in as our editors on site at the NBAA Convention and Exhibition discuss the latest technologies and other major developments in the business aviation industry.
We strapped into the left seat of Legacy 500 s.n. 52 for a brief demonstration of the improved performance of its Rockwell Collins HGS-3500 compact head-up display.
U.S. light helicopter manufacturer Robinson Helicopters says New Zealand’s civil aviation regulatory environment needs to better harmonize with the U.S. if it is to resolve concerns over the safety of its aircraft.
Fred George, Business & Commercial Aviation’s Aircraft Evaluation Editor, shows us the features and performance of the Gulfstream G500 as he takes us up on its 66th test flight.
After a protracted development program, the Hawker 400XPR—a Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP upgraded variously or separately with new engines, avionics and winglets—has received FAA approval.
