Business Aviation

TEXAS AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES has FAA STC to install TRUE BLUE POWER TS28 emergency batteries on Citation jets.

GARMIN has FAA certification for G5000 integrated flight deck for Cessna Citation XLS+ and XLS Gen2 aircraft.

European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen has named Greek politician Apostolos Tzitzikostas as the new EU transport commissioner.

Skyservice Business Aviation opened its newest business jet center at King County International Airport–Boeing Field (BFI) in Seattle.

Hosted by Molly McMillin, Richard Aboulafia and Kevin Michaels, managing directors of AeroDynamic Advisory, discuss their book research of the industry.

Textron received FAA approval for its safety management system implementation plan to support the design and manufacturing of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft.

TEXTRON AVIATION received FAA approval for its new Safety Management System (SMS) implementation plan (includes a voluntary reporting tool) to support design and manufacturing of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft.

RAI JETS, MI added a Beechcraft Premier I to its charter fleet out of Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.

PRIVATE JET SERVICES (Elevate Aviation Group) has reconfigured three 757-200s to 78-seat VIP configuration (business class seats/Wi-Fi/in-seat power) for large group charter operation by NEW PACIFIC AIRLINES.

GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION was selected by Airshare to provide Gogo AVANCE, Gogo 5G, and Gogo Galileo LEO broadband satellite services (for Challenger 3500s and Phenom 300s) as option for its aircraft management clients.

Satcom Direct (SD) Avionics is advancing an electronically steered antenna (ESA) to connect business jets with satellite broadband service.

If aviation is a target, business aviation is a bullseye,” says Pedro Aguiar, a regional customer support manager for Embraer in the UK.

The public perception of business aviation in Europe is very different to how the sector is perceived in the U.S.

Among the many reasons high-net-worth individuals, public figures, business leaders and others choose to use business aviation, a key priority is privacy.

First Cessna Corsiar powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 turboprop engines flies near Wichita, Kansas, during a test flight. The Corsair is expected to join the Conquest in service in mid-1980.

With more than 1300 delegates expected to attend this year’s Aviation Africa 2024, the summit officially opened today, September 16.

Alcinda Pereira, the first woman to lead AfBAA, told the Aviation Africa summit of the importance of business aviation saying ‘a business jet is not a luxury, it is a tool to get you from A to B.’

WEST STAR AVIATION opened new 75,700 sq ft hangar at East Alton, increasing its footprint in US to 1.5m sq ft.

ATR has revealed new details of the preliminary hybrid power system architecture under study for the company’s advanced EVO family.

Chapman Freeborn looking to expand its presence across the African market.

The final tranche of funding for hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia came from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

On the cover of the Sep. 15, 2014 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology is a Gulfstream 550. It is performing a flight for Northrop Grumman to test various radars and battle management technologies that the company plans for its bid to replace a Joint Stars aircraft. The U.S. Air Force hopes to debut a business jet replacement for the Boeing 707-300-based Joint Stars in 2022.

Ray Sharp to Director of Maintenance-East Alton of West Star Aviation.

Dr. Dean Roberts to Vice President-Strategy, Sustainability and Development of Rolland Vincent Associates, TX.

David Taylor to Division Vice President of Sales-Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, of Gulfstream Aerospace.