Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Over 5,000 airports providing jobs, facilitating commerce and easing the pandemic crisis.

Whether it is aircraft manufacturers, fuel providers, airport administrators or end-user customers, the business aviation industry is eager to increase efforts to reduce the sector’s carbon emissions and boost its environmental responsibility and sustainability.

Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) recorded 9,041 takeoffs and landings in July, marking the busiest month for flight operations at the general aviation hub since July 2015

Signature Flight Support is expanding its European presence with the acquisition of TAG Aviation’s FBOs at the Geneva and Sion airports in Switzerland.

European fractional ownership company Jetfly Aviation has taken delivery of the first Pilatus PC-12 NGX along with its fifth PC-24.

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a company-owned service center at Palm Beach International Airport, while Jet Aviation, a sister company, also opened a hangar and FBO there.

XAIR, a provider of “premium on-demand charter,” was launched in late July as owner Directional Aviation restructures its global businesses to better respond to post-COVID-19 opportunities.

Gulfstream Aerospace has extended its contract with World Fuel Services to continue to provide Gulfstream with a steady supply of sustainable aviation fuel produced by World Energy, the company says.

Signature Flight Support and fuel supplier Neste have partnered to offer permanent supplies of sustainable aviation fuel to operators at San Francisco International Airport and London-Luton Airport in the UK, in an initiative called Signature Renew.

Researchers find lack of large flakes may give crews false sense of security in snowy takeoffs.

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a new, company-owned service center in Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, while Jet Aviation, its sister company, has opened a new hangar and fixed base operation complex there.

The business aviation management and services company announced the sale of TAG Aviation SA and the company’s 51% share of TAG Aviation Asia to its joint venture partner and another private investor.

Epic Fuels, a global provider of fuels and services and a division of Signature Aviation, has launched the coast-to-coast U.S. tour to send a sign of positivity for business and general aviation.

The UK government should put in place quarantine rules for certain regions of foreign countries, rather than the nations as a whole, to help avoid sudden drops in passenger demand.

General aviation operations at Chicago Executive Airport reached a five-year record for traffic in July, following a drop in the spring from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority in Pennsylvania joined state and local officials to celebrate the completion of Hangar 11 at Lehigh Valley International Airport.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

The COVID-19 pandemic that forced the NBAA to cancel its 2020 Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition is the latest event termination this year for the organization.

Garmin’s Autoland system recently received European and FAA certification on the Daher TBM 940. The airframer has branded the emergency system as

Gulfstream Aerospace opened a new 225,000-sq.-ft. service center at Farnborough Airport in July. The facility can accommodate up to 13 large-cabin

NetJets recently announced plans to recall all pilots and cabin crews furloughed in April from its NetJets Europe subsidiary and has revised plans

Hartzell Propeller’s four-blade composite carbon fiber propeller, known as the Odyssey, is now available for Cirrus SR22 and SR22T aircraft. The 78-in

Contaminated runways are “normal daily life” at Norwegian airports.

The new NOTAM reporting format for field conditions integrates well with the Runway Condition Assessment Matrix.

Scandinavia and Canada have led the way in researching better methods for quantifying anticipated runway braking action.