Business Aviation

The advancement of business aviation in Africa is a focus at the 8th Aviation AFRICA Summit & Exhibition following the co-location of the African Business Aircraft Association’s (AfBAA) Symposium and Annual General Meeting.

J.P. MORGAN is forecasting delivery of 735 business jets in 2024/763 in 2025/780 in 2026/791 in 2027 vs 628 in 2023.

VOLATO launched G280 fractional ownership program in US with two aircraft, building on its HondaJet program.

WEST STAR AVIATION has developed Falcon 2000 floor plan reconfiguration to increase capacity from eight to 10 pax.

Aircraft dealers closed 366 business aircraft deals in the second quarter of 2024, up 20% from the same period a year ago.

Bombardier’s CEO says it would be open to buying back the plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it sold to Spirit AeroSystems in 2020.

We can’t cover every potential for disaster, but we can try to hit most likely scenarios. It’s time for a simple “Approach In Icing Conditions” procedure.

GAMA AVIATION (UK) ordered three cargo door-equipped King Air 360Cs for air ambulance services in Scotland for 2025.

The developers of UL100E, a leading high-octane unleaded avgas candidate, delivered an update on its status at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Aviation Week's Jeremy Kariuki takes a ride on Pipistrel's fully-electric Velis Electro during EAA AirVenture 2024 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

CAeS says it is close to securing funding to support flight-testing of a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

VoltAero and Kawasaki Motors have revealed new details about plans to power later versions of the Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft with a hydrogen-fueled version of its newly developed supercharged aero piston engine family.

Negative training can occur whenever ideas or solutions are offered that can be misunderstood.

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne took delivery of four Piper Pilot 100i trainers as part of eight for '24.

The imminent departure of CAE CFO Sonya Branco follows other recent sub-CEO management changes at the Montreal company, including the appointment of a new COO.

EAA AirVenture ’24 was filled with aircraft debuts, technology advancements, flying and commemorating milestones.

BOEING extended its exclusive parts/components distribution contract with Piper Aircraft for another five years.

DASSAULT AVIATION had €442m adjusted net income on €2.5b sales in 1H24 vs €405m on €2.3b in 1H23; it ended June with €41.2b backlog (83 Falcons) vs €34.4b (90 Falcons) a year ago. It delivered 12 Falcons in 1H24 vs nine in 1H23.

BOMBARDIER had $19m net profit on $2.2b revenues in 2Q24 vs $35m loss on $1.7b. It delivered 39 aircraft vs 29.

Bombardier swung to a profit of $19 million in the second quarter (Q2) thanks to rising business jet deliveries and aftermarket revenue.

Brunswick, Maine-based amphibious aircraft manufacturer Mallard announced several sales of its seaplane to Indian customers at Farnborough Airshow.

Organizers expect crowds of more than 670,000 throughout the seven days of the show, which runs July 22-28, equivalent to the record numbers of 2023.

NASA’s presence at EAA AirVenture 2024 drew a multitude of attendees to view its exhibits.

MARSH BROTHERS AVIATION has Transport Canada approval for its new flap roller bearing for Beechcraft King Air.

GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $319m on $2.9b sales in 2Q24 vs $236m on $2b in 2Q23, ending quarter with $20b backlog vs $19.5b a year ago. GULFSTREAM delivered 37 (31 large cabin) business jets vs 24 (18) in 2Q23.