Business Aviation

Wichita-based MRO provider Global Aviation Tech has completed its first installation of a Tamarack active winglet as Tamarack’s newest authorized dealer.

Organizers say the first biennial Business Aviation Asia Forum and Expo in Singapore in March comes at the right time for the industry in Southeast Asia.

This is the third part of a four-part series in which business aviation leaders share their thoughts and predictions for the coming year.

Daher has opened a technology center in southwestern France located at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to advance its efforts toward sustainable aviation.

Leonardo is the subject of a $2.6 billion compensation claim launched Jan. 10 by the family of a Thai billionaire who was killed in an AW169 crash in 2018.

A firefighting Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper was taken out of service Jan. 9 after it was struck by a drone while battling the Palisades fire in Los Angeles.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s new $130 million customer support service center at Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona, is now open, the company says.

NBAA’s fuel calculator provides business aviation users a way to test inputs around SAF and carbon offsets.

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport hopes a decision will finally be made in 2025 on whether nearby Lelystad Airport can be brought into use as a relief landing ground.

Britten-Norman has won its largest potential order for more than a decade, with a letter of intent for 15 aircraft from Germany’s Evia-Aero.

A total of $332 million in FAA grants will fund upgrades at 171 airports across 32 states under the latest round of the Airport Infrastructure Grants program.

Embraer delivered 75 aircraft in 4Q24 – or 27% higher than in the previous quarter when 59 aircraft were delivered.

TAMARACK AEROSPACE completed its 200th active winglet installation on a CitationJet (now on 10% of fleet).

FLEXJET submitted its declaration of compliance to FAA for its new Safety Management System (SMS).

Mike Minchow to President of Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, NE; Kasey Harwick was appointed as EVP and COO of the Lincoln facility.

EXECUJET MRO SERVICES MIDDLE EAST was certified by EASA to perform Global 7500 line and base maintenance at Dubai.

Dassault Falcon Jet and Nimbl delivered the first Part 91 Falcon 6X in the U.S. as part of Nimbl’s Ready Flight International program.

Embraer Executive Aviation ended 2024 with 130 executive jet deliveries, including 75 light jets and 55 medium jets, up from 115 a year ago.

Flexjet said it has formally submitted a declaration of compliance to the FAA that it meets the agency’s new SMS mandate.

EASA has certified ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East’s facility at Dubai’s Al-Maktoum International Airport (DWC) to perform line and base maintenance on Bombardier Global 7500 aircraft.

Aviation nonprofits work with conservation organizations to give an aerial view of environmental concerns.

Human brainpower is becoming the era’s chief bottleneck.

DASSAULT FALCON JET delivered first Falcon 6X in US with support of Nimbl’s Ready Flight International program.

EMBRAER delivered 44 executive jets (22 Phenoms/22 Praetors) in 4Q24 vs 41 (22 Phenoms/19 Praetors) in 4Q23; and 130 (75 Phenoms/55 Praetors) in 2024 vs 115 (74 Phenoms/41 Praetors) in 2023, meeting midpoint of original guidance.

Jon Hein to Regional Sales Manager-Landing Gear and Accessories of West Star Aviation, East Alton, IL.