Business Aviation

CAE has begun a formal search for a successor to retiring chief executive Marc Parent.

The FAA has updated its BasicMed program, further expanding the operational limits on pilots, allowing them to operate larger aircraft and fly more passengers.

Bombardier concluded its 28th annual Safety Standdown.

CLAY LACY AVIATION broke ground on 14-acre FBO facility at Southern California's John Wayne Airport to include 41,800 sq ft pax terminal/office facility and four hangars totaling 145,000 sq ft. It also opened new 120,000 sq ft hangar at Connecticut's Waterbury-Oxford and secured lease to establish FBO on 10-acre site at Idaho's Friedman Memorial.

Electric aircraft can be accommodated by existing infrastructure initially, but will require further investment to scale their operations.

Alcinda Pereira, the first woman to lead AfBAA, wants to change the mentality of business aviation in Africa by filling the region’s connectivity gap.

WHEELS UP closed new $332m revolving credit facility with Bank of America, and completed acquisition of GrandView Aviation's 17 Phenom 300/300Es, plus related maintenance assets and customer programs (SPNWS; Oct 25).

PIPER AIRCRAFT achieved AS9100 Rev D certification, awarded by Dekra Certification, for manufacturing excellence.

Airports could see reduced environmental and other regulations once Donald Trump becomes president in January, says the CEO of the AAAE.

Some airports say they need the fees to help cover expenses, but the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and Experimental Aircraft Association oppose them.

New data for the August-October 2024 three-month period from Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.

Hourly flown figures for the leading business aviation carriers.

CIRRUS received certification from Transport Canada for its SR Series G7 and G2+ Vision Jet.

A subscale version of the hydrogen fuel cell powertrain has been test flying in France on a demonstrator based on a G1 Aviation ultralight aircraft.

ATR is ceasing work on the STOL version of the ATR 42-600 to focus on upgrades for the turboprop aimed at lowering operating costs for its airline customers.

With the presidential election, whether the change in administrations will slow or halt the audits remains to be seen.

Wheels Up increases corporate travel customers and revamps fleet as it focuses on profitability in 2025.

Aircraft brokers at Corporate Jet Investors Miami share reasons why closing used business aviation aircraft transactions takes more time than a few years ago.

Norman Public Schools (NPS) broke ground on its new facility, which upon completion, will operate as Oklahoma Aviation Academy (OAA).

Helping front-line workers perform better is the biggest opportunity for reducing aviation safety risk.

Having shaken up Southwest Airlines, activist investor Elliott Investment Management is setting its sights on a new target: Honeywell International.

Castle Aviation is celebrating its 40th year in aviation services with the opening of its newly built public fixed-base operation at Akron Canton Airport.

RightJet, a provider of private jet services, has launched the first ever Private Jet Lounge at Dubai’s Jumeirah Burj Al Arab hotel to offer bespoke private aviation solutions to customers.

CAE and BOMBARDIER teamed to develop a modular maintenance training program at Wichita, Tucson, and Opa Locka.

NATA executives are awaiting justification from the FAA on its planned rulemaking to tighten requirements for Part 135 carriers flying public charter flights.