Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

When COVID-19 cases began to appear in some number in Wuhan, China, in January, Icelandic health officials moved quickly and decisively, focusing on

In 1939, Jack Northrop, renowned aeronautical engineer and founder of Northrop Aircraft, received one of the first commissions for his newly

In the early 1980s, this writer traveled to Iceland on a delivery flight of a new Canadair Challenger 600 just bought by a European customer. I rode

The bizav sector is not entirely in charge of its own destiny, and the deleterious effects that the COVID-19 crisis is having across the wider air transport sector may yet throttle the industry’s resurgence.

Bell has opened a facility here to support multiple company programs and business areas, including engineering, supply chain, professional manufacturing and corporate services.

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

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened an Atlanta hub dedicated to global aircraft parts distribution.

Gulfstream’s new service facility at Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, UK, has opened, with the first aircraft arriving for scheduled maintenance.

Air BP has marked 250,000 aircraft fuelings using its digital Airfield Auto­mation technology.

Vertis Aviation adds a Gulfstream G450 to its management program to support increased demand from an emerging set of new clients seeking safe travel options.

Avant Aerospace moves to Hangar #12 at the St. Louis Downtown Airport from Dallas.

Signature Flight Support has acquired SEA Prime’s 40% minority interest in Signature Flight Support Italy. It is now 100% owner of the company.

This survey was conducted by Aviation Research Group/U.S. and reflects prices reported from over 200 FBOs within the 48 contiguous states.

Roei Ganzarski is CEO of the Redmond, Washington-based magniX corporation

A British airport has launched a campaign to promote the advantages of flying privately to those who have not done so before.

Aerion’s carbon-neutral fuel; Calspan tests trust in AI; Dubai advances Sky Dome; DLR backs clean aviation; Lilium’s modular vertiports.

South Korean electronics giant Hanwha Systems plans to cooperate with the country’s airports operator in developing infrastructure and services for urban air taxis.

Ask the Editors: Industry consolidation and growing automation and digitization will exacerbate pandemic-related layoffs.

Ask the Editors: Composite use is growing as a percentage of weight for manufacturers. Repair and recycling knowledge also are improving.

Fixed base operator Signature Flight Support has launched a safety, health and wellness standard, called SignatureAssure for its FBOs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aviation Week analysis suggests recovery may be faster and stronger than after the last world crisis.

Luxaviation Group has acquired the Paris-Le Bourget VIP Terminal, a fixed base operation, from Aeroports de la Cote d’Azur Group.

The public likes the cleaner air and lower noise of a locked-down world. Now business aviation may have to lead the way toward them.

Business & Commercial Aviation Editor-In-Chief William Garvey talks with Steve Varsano, founding director of The Jet Business, on business aviation after COVID-19.

The European Business Aviation Association responds to the COVID-19 crisis with help for members plus lobbying for political and financial aid that will carry through recovery.