Business Aviation

The new standard addresses the structural airworthiness requirements of small aircraft, from lightweight propeller-driven aircraft to light business jets, ASTM International said.

Textron Aviation is no longer building the Citation CJ2+ light business jet, a second-generation CJ2, though the company has said it could build one if a customer requested it.

Australia is unexpectedly buying two Gulfstream G550s as intelligence and electronic warfare (EW) aircraft from L-3 Communications for $93.6 million.

Australia is unexpectedly buying two Gulfstream G550s as intelligence and electronic warfare (EW) aircraft from L-3 Communications for $93.6 million.

Germany light-sport aircraft manufacturer Flight Design reports that an FAA audit closed successfully late last year.

The National Business Aviation Association’s Domestic Operations Committee has created a customs checklist to help business aviation operators meet Customs and Border Protection requirements at U.S. ports of entry.

Gulfstream Aerospace has promoted Nicolas Robinson to the position of regional vice president of new aircraft Sales for Africa.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has appointed Nicolas Robinson as regional vice president of new aircraft sales for Africa.

Business aviation operators responding to a survey reported plans to refurbish and buy new and used aircraft.

ExcelAire, based in Ronkonkoma, New York, has begun private jet charter service to Cuba.

Two innovative general aviation ridesharing services have been shot down by the FAA and an appeals court, grounding “aviation’s Ubers.”

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has a new logo and brand. It’s a small step in a process to attract more people to fly.

Dassault Aviation’s business jet unit saw reduced orders and deliveries in 2015, a disappointing year that was offset in part by new export contracts for the company’s Rafale combat jet.

Embraer delivered its first Legacy 450 mid-light business jet to a company: Smart Air SA, in Europe.

Aero Shade Technologies has acquired the assets and intellectual property of MSA Aircraft Partners, which filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in June.

Putting the focus on how a variety of products are integrated within the business jet cabin, Inairvation is gaining momentum.

Near-to-eye display systems available to military pilots will soon be available to the civilian side in a condensed, lower-cost evolution of head-up display technology.

Broadband connectivity to and from the cockpit will unlock the door to weather situational awareness across the air traffic network.

Cabin completion and refurbishment leader GDC Technics has had what General Partner Mohammed Alzeer calls “an excellent year,” and the San Antonio-based center is expecting more of the same.

Finmeccanica-owned companies such as AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi and Selex ES have now been absorbed into the larger Finmeccanica entity and will operate as divisions rather than separate companies.

Finmeccanica-owned companies such as AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi and Selex ES have now been absorbed into the larger Finmeccanica entity and will operate as divisions rather than separate companies.

Comlux The Aviation Group has announced major developments to its VVIP fleet of aircraft.

Textron Aviation has scrapped its unsold Model 162 Skycatchers that it had in storage.

Toxicology testing detected methylone, a synthetic illicit stimulant with similar effects to cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA, in the pilot’s blood. Given the level of methylone, it is likely the pilot was impaired at the time of the accident.

Phoenix Air’s Aeromedical Biological Containment System (ABCS) is shown erected beside one of the operator’s Gulfstream III air ambulances. Note the “exoskeleton” fabricated from aluminum stock and the disposable isolation tent for patients suffering from dangerous communicable diseases that it supports. The system breaks down for storage and is designed to be assembled in the Gulfstream’s cabin and secured in the seat tracks.