According to the Aircraft Electronics Association's year-end market report, total worldwide business and general aviation electronics sales for 2016 amounted to some $2.2 billion, which was down 6.4% from 2015 figures.
For as little as $14 million, you can buy an early serial number 2003 Gulfstream G550, a large-cabin business aircraft that is capable of flying eight passengers more than 6,700 nm. These jets sold new for more than $45 million.
BCA subscribers, log in to download the entire 2017 Purchase Planning Handbook, including airplane comparison tables as well as Avionics Marketplace charts, which are available only in digital format.
Heritage Aviation announced the development of Heritage Aware, a remote aircraft maintenance-monitoring portal that allows customers real-time access to updates and work-in-progress reporting.
Ross Aviation (KLGB) in Long Beach, California, was named as a gateway FBO through the DCA Access Standard Security Program, granting flights leaving the operator the ability to fly directly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Amir Etezazi and his father, Masoud Etezazi, founded Etezazi Industries in December 2008 in Wichita, when the aerospace and business aircraft industries were booming.
Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 23 large cabin and seven midsize cabin business jets during the first quarter of 2017, up from 28 deliveries a year ago.
Tacoma Narrows Aviation has completed renovation of its 13,000 sq. ft. hangar at Tacoma Narrows Airport in Washington state, and will open its new executive terminal this fall.
After 38 years of flying, Doreen Welsh, a flight attendant on board US Airways Flight 1549, heard the three words she had trained for all of her career: “Brace for impact.”
Ride-hailing giant Uber planes to launch in-demand electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air-taxi service in Dallas and Dubai in 2020, and has selected partners for development of the technology and infrastructure.
The airport reported that, so far in 2017, its fixed base operation has seen a 37% increase in the large jets; there has been a 46% increase over the past two years.
Slovakian startup AeroMobil has unveiled its production flying car, which it plans to certify under Europe’s newly revamped CS-23 regulations for first deliveries in 2020.
A phased rollout of services to enable safe, efficient and secure access to European airspace for large numbers of UAVs is articulated in a blueprint drafted by the Sesar joint undertaking.
Airbus Corporate Jet Center has exited the business of Airbus Corporate Jet cabin completion, refurbishment and MRO work to focus on services for the airlines.
Completions specialist Flying Colours Corp. has delivered the first three CRJ200 ex-airliner-to-VIP conversions for Chinese luxury company Sparkle Roll’s SR Jet.
Weak economies and a strong U.S. dollar hit global sales of Beechcraft King Air turboprops in the first quarter, resulting in lower revenues at Textron Aviation.
