Business Aviation

Organizers are calling the MEBAA (Middle East Business Aviation Association) Show Morocco a success.

FlightSafety International is building a new Cessna Citation XLS+ aircraft simulator for its Columbus, Ohio, learning center.

Jet Edge International, an aircraft management and charter company based in Los Angeles, has taken delivery of its fourth new Gulfstream G650.

Embraer Executive Jets has selected Atlas Air Service in Germany as its new authorized sales representative in Europe.

Southdown Aero Services has been awarded FAA repair station approval for its sites in Lasham and Alton in the U.K.

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Gama Aviation, which has a facility at Sharjah, has announced it's to phase out the Hangar8 and JetClub brands with immediate effect.

ExecuJet has been awarded as 'Best Private Aviation Operator' at the fourth annual Business Traveller Africa Conference and Awards this week in Johannesburg.

The National Business Aviation Association is launching a National Safety Forum at this year’s convention, which runs Nov. 17-19 in Las Vegas.

How a young flight instructor went from selling portable air traffic control receivers into Sporty’s Pilot Shop.

Bombardier’s Learjet facility in Wichita is seeking to take on outside work from third parties to diversify its business.

Alcoa is accelerating the development of 3D-printing materials and processes by expanding its Pennsylvania research center.

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a new paint facility at its sprawling site in Savannah, Georgia, to support in-service aircraft.

Business jet activity in Europe fell 5% in August, while business flights by turboprops and piston aircraft increased during the month, data by WINGX show.

In a final report released Aug. 20, the Office of Inspector General is recommending that the FAA “identify the factors contributing to greater resource use by the least efficient towers” and come up with a plan to fix the problem.

Champion Aerospace and United Technologies have finalized a life-of-program long-term supply agreement to support UTC’s forecasted aerospace production ramp-up.

Champion Aerospace and United Technologies have finalized a life-of-program long-term supply agreement to support UTC’s forecasted aerospace production ramp-up.

Embraer Executive Jets, based in Brazil, has selected Atlas Air Service as its authorized sales representative for Europe.

Morocco's Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA) and Director General D'Aviation Civile (DGAC) are working jointly on plans to develop Ben Slimane Airport (GMMB/GMD) into the country's main dedicated business aviation hub. This will include a new FBO – while an invitation has also been issued for FBOs at six of the country's main airports.

The FAA is launching a beta version of a new smartphone application designed for use by UAV users.

NBAA has filed formal comments over concerns about the EPA’s emission regulation plans as it implores the agency to respect global efforts.

Financing is widely available for most types of business aircraft, and while demand isn’t high, it isn’t low either, a business aircraft financing expert says.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the FAA has a structural flaw in its efforts to ensure that the FAA’s modernized air traffic management systems and procedures, also known as NextGen, will be compatible with similar programs at least nine other countries are deploying.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the FAA has a structural flaw in its efforts to ensure that the FAA’s modernized air traffic management systems and procedures, also known as NextGen, will be compatible with similar programs at least nine other countries are deploying.