Examples of substantial growth for business aviation continue to remain prominent—this time for Duncan Aviation, the largest privately owned business jet service provider in the world.
Textron Aviation has delivered five new Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft to Kansas State University’s Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus as enrollment in the university’s pilot training programs expands.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s flight program located in Arizona’s sunny High Desert region, has been growing at a rate of 15-20% a year for the past three years, along with its number of aircraft, flight instructors and airline-affiliated partnerships.
Enrolling with a flight school with the intention of becoming a commercial pilot should be a much more rigorous process than merely filling out a form, securing funding, and completing an often-informal interview.
The Flying Classroom Bombardier Academy celebrated its first graduating class of 30 students Feb. 2 at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) regional forum at Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport.
The helicopter operator believes the electric-powered advanced air mobility vehicles it has on order will require less MRO work than its current fleet.
Recognizing the potential of providing MRO services for ATR turboprop aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region, Collins Aerospace is introducing component exchange services for the aircraft’s 568F propeller in Malaysia.
Teresa Ortega, a commercially rated pilot and 25-year Textron Aviation veteran, founded Wichita-based Ortega Aviation Services with her flight instructor husband, Kirby Ortega, a former Textron Aviation chief pilot for piston engine operations, in 2018. The company initially offered classroom training along with consulting services for jet maintenance and expanded from there.
Teresa Ortega, a commercially-rated pilot and 25-year Textron Aviation veteran, founded Wichita-based Ortega Aviation Services with her flight instructor husband, Kirby Ortega, a former Textron Aviation chief pilot for piston engine operations, in 2018.
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is adding 17 aircraft to its training fleet, including 10 new Cessna 172 Skyhawks with Garmin 1000 avionics, five new Cirrus SR20 aircraft and two Beechcraft Barons.
New State Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Larchmont, New York, has acquired AVEX, a provider of sales and maintenance for Daher TBM turboprop aircraft in North America.
The U.S. Justice Department has unveiled an ongoing antitrust investigation into labor market allocation in the aerospace engineering market, revealing indictments against six executives who are alleged to have established an anti-poaching regime among their companies.
