Business Aviation

Eric Cabezas, SVP-Finance of Wheels Up, was named interim Chief Financial Officer (effective September 9).

SHELTAIR has added three additional hangars comprising nine oversized t-hangars (17,622 sq ft) and 10 box hangars measuring (25,000 sq ft) at Kissimmee Gateway, FL to accommodate most single- and light twin-engined aircraft.

Matthew Knopf to Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Wheels Up, Atlanta (effective September 9).

NetJets has terminated the employment of two “high-ranking” union leaders in the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), the union alleges.

Bombardier’s flagship Global 7500 ultra long-range business jet has set more than 50 speed records in less than 50 weeks, the company announced.

Safety investigators interview two sons of the captain and delve deeper into the history of the Learjet 25.

Airhart Aeronautics Founder and CEO Nikita Ermoshkin is aiming to revamp the general aviation landscape with a new, affordable fly-by-wire aircraft.

Tom Phillips to Regional Director-Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, of Satcom Direct.

HONDA AIRCRAFT completed updates to HondaJet maintenance program (Revision J) to optimize 600-hour maintenance interval task list to reduce the planned maintenance workload; >250 aircraft have now flown >230,000 hours.

VOLATO GROUP, Atlanta announced plans to remove five leased HondaJets from its fleet to align with future delivery schedule (it continues to expect to take delivery of 10-12 new aircraft in 2024, including 8-10 HondaJets and two G280s) and projected demand growth; it says this action is expected to provide approximately $1.2m per quarter in cost savings.

Tom Phillips to Regional Director-Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, of Satcom Direct.

Why did singer Jenni Rivera’s jet plummet into a mountainside in Mexico?

HARTZELL PROPELLER, OH expanded its preheating capabilities with two new engine preheat options, including TANIS AIRCRAFT PRODUTS brand that uses heated bolts and silicone pads to provide engine preheat and newly acquired REIFF PREHEAT SYSTEMS brand that utilizes heated coils and aluminum pads to heat engine cylinders and oil sumps.

Bill Otte to Turbine Engine Service Sales Representative-Pratt & Whitney of Duncan Aviation.

Surf Air said it expects to conclude the conceptual design review phase for the electric variant by year-end.

The NBAA has sold its interest in Europe’s largest business aviation show to Brussels-based European Business Aviation Association EBAA.

Ramone Hemphill is the founder of The 99th Squadron, a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing students of color to the aviation industry.

This cover shows the Rutan Voyager, the two-place composite aircraft, designed by Burt Rutan for Voyager Aircraft Co., flying over Mojave Airport near Edwards AFB, California in 1984.

The Montreal-based company’s sales reached $1.07 billion in the April-June period, compared to $1.01 billion during the same period a year earlier.

The FAA has selected companies to receive a total of $291 million in grants under the Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition, or FAST, program.

Gulfstream’s G400 has successfully completed its first flight, officially launching the flight test programme.

Overregulation is threatening the private air charter industry.