Activity has picked up at Inairvation as it wins supersonic business jet designer Aerion as its first customer for integrated cabins, and names three partners to offer complete integrated cabin retrofits for Bombardier Global Express/5000/6000 aircraft.
Wheels Up predicts a 50% boost in revenue next year and an 80% increase in revenue flight hours. The company has been in operation only for 837 days, "really proving that anything can happen in America."
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America is launching two new safety-focused programs in the first quarter of 2016 – the next version of the MU-2 icing video and certification of a new angle-of-attack system for the turboprop twin.
Is there a new Gulfstream in the works, even as the company works full speed ahead to bring the 500 and 600 to fruition? Yes, says Jetcraft, a leading consultancy in international business aircraft sales, marketing and ownership strategies. It describes a void in a market segment where Gulfstream previously offered the G350 (a scaled-down Gulfstream 450) that likely points to an incoming new model.
Commuter Air Technology is taking orders – and offering show discounts – for its new CAT 350ME, a maximum-endurance King Air that can travel coast-to-coast or across the Atlantic nonstop with enhanced payload capabilities to boot.
A new Hartzell Propeller five-blade, carbon-fiber, swept-tip prop will maximize performance of the 1,300-strong Pilatus PC-12 fleet and provide the foundation for a more far-reaching upgrade announced on the eve of this year’s show.
Aerion Corporation has added new sales strength and some of the partners its needs to make its AS2, and hence supersonic business aviation, a commercial reality.
While Western observers believe the Chinese market for business aviation has all but collapsed under the weight of the government’s anti-corruption campaign, there is another side to the picture: Flying activity there might be at record levels.
ASG had previously forecast single-digit growth at the upper end in early 2015, but it now appears that annual growth may be just under 5%, half of what the Hong Kong-based consultancy and brokerage had earlier predicted.
Wing-morphing adaptive-control surfaces have the potential to boost airfoil performance over a wide range of angles of attack, indicated airspeeds and Mach numbers.
Embraer’s newly certified Legacy 450 will receive an increase of max range from 2,500 nm to 2,900 nm with four passengers, giving the twinjet New York-Los Angeles nonstop flight capability.
Pilatus flew its second PC-24 twinjet prototype on the eve of NBAA – even taking advantage of the time difference with Europe to have a photograph ready to display at its pre-scheduled Monday press conference.
The latest variant in the Super King Air family, the Beechcraft King Air 350i offers extra cabin space, winglets, and increased Maximum Takeoff Weight compared to its predecessors.
Teterboro Airport was the most searched North American business aviation airport on acukwik.com in October 2015, according to an analysis of site traffic. And three Texas airports ranked among the top 10.
We flew the first flight test aircraft to evaluate the progress of the program, to gauge how well Dassault is meeting the trijet’s stated weight, performance and cabin comfort goals and to sample its handling qualities.
In the 12 months from Sept. 1, 2014, through Aug. 31, 2015, more business aviation flights departed from the Southeastern United States — the FAA's Southern region — than any other U.S. region, ARGUS International Inc. says. Comparing the regional, state and city data reveals a number of conclusions. For example, Teterboro Airport accounts for 71 percent of business aviation departures in the state of New Jersey.
The FAA’s new Compliance Philosophy does not contain the phrase “promote and foster aviation.” There are, of course, a few troubling aspects, particularly the accepted belief that “policy” has the force and effect of regulation. But if the FAA succeeds in implementing this philosophy, the sometimes-strained relationship between agency and operators will improve, and safety will continue to improve.
The news that Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger will be a main speaker at the NBAA Convention later this month brought me such pleasant anticipation that I can grudgingly forgive the event planners for choosing, again, to hold it in Las Vegas, arguably America’s most venal city.
Pilatus Aircraft's first jet will be able to operate from short, unimproved landing strips and will feature a large cargo door, providing flexibility to operators.
Embraer is introducing the E2VS, short for Embraer Enhanced Vision System, a two-part package that includes Rockwell Collins’ HGS-3500 compact head-up guidance systems and its new triple-band EVS-3000 enhanced vision sensor. E2VS could be a breakthrough for business aviation.
Dassault launched the Falcon 2000 program in 1989 as a large cabin aircraft that would have double-club seating, 3,000 nm range and operating costs nearly as inexpensive as midsize jets.
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas was the destination most in demand for those shopping for charter travel with the Air Charter Guide Worldwide Trip Builder in September 2015, according to an analysis of Air Charter Guide data.
