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USAIG has announced that FlightSafety International has been added to its Performance Vector safety initiative.

Highly qualified flight crew are already in short supply as airlines around the world soak up the existing supply and fewer military pilots become available. That leaves the business aviation industry wondering how to attract corporate pilots.

Fast-moving fractional operator Flexjet is busy recruiting pilots here this week. “The company intends to grow its fleet by 14%, which will require growth in pilot ranks by 25% this year,” says a spokesman.

Boeing yesterday announced enhancements to Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck, a popular electronic flight bag solution for the business and general aviation market.

Modern Aviation has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of XJet Holdings LLC at Colorado’s Centennial Airport.

After a “soft launch” earlier this year, Terrafugia, the Massachusetts-based roadable aircraft company purchased last year by China’s Geely Group, is taking orders for its Transition vehicle for the first time at this year’s NBAA Convention and Exhibition.

Bombardier delivered 31 business jets in the third quarter of 2018, bringing the number of deliveries year-to-date to 96, an increase of one unit.

A lot has changed at TAG Farnborough Airport since its CEO, Brandon O’Reilly, first joined the team. Yet the biggest difference he has noticed has been in the business aviation industry’s perception.

It had a painfully slow start, but the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet is, at last, climbing away into the blue yonder of production in serious numbers.

Developed under a veil of secrecy for Bombardier’s Global 5500/6500 ultra-long-range business jets, Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 15 turbofan has passed the 10,000-cycle milestone in the run-up to entry into service in late 2019.

Million Air’s growth may be slower than some of its competitors, but there have been developments within its FBO family over the last year.

Blackhawk Modifications increases the power output of utility aircraft suffering from tired-engine syndrome. Today, they are celebrating the completion of the 800th upgrade and releasing details of a new project that will soon be enlarging on that number.

VistaJet operates a global fleet of 72 business jets that it makes available to customers under a pay-by-the-hour membership plan. An uptick in customer numbers and aircraft use in North America is driving global growth.

Boeing and Flightdocs have entered into a multiyear agreement to exclusively market and sell the Flightdocs Enterprise platform.

The biggest challenge today is labor. Competition for labor is acute, says Mark Johnstone, Signature Flight Support CEO.

Conklin & de Decker has released its 2018 Aircraft Performance Comparator.

Take a slow look around the interior of your average business jet. Are most of the lines straight, or of constant curvature – a bit, well, “samey”? Contrast that with the concept interior for the BBJ MAX 7 highlighted, the creation of Sky Style, a U.S. company founded by Argentinians Lucas Columbo and Max Pardo.

Bombardier plans to invest $80 million in a new service center in Miami, doubling the size of its customer service capabilities in Florida.

Wheels Up founder Kenny Dichter expects the next five years for the company to be the “true heyday” for the business.

Cutter Aviation’s bourgeoning relationship with Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has raised the revenue potential for the small FBO chain.

Sheltair announced recently that it would build, lease and manage a new 20-acre Northside Hangar Complex at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport with FBO services offered by Banyan Air Service.

Pratt & Whitney Canada says initial flight tests of its newest engine, the PW812D demonstrator, have met expectations as it continues to define the production configuration for Dassault’s Falcon 6X large, long-range business jet.

Business has taken off this year at London Biggin Hill Airport as it increasingly becomes the gateway of choice to the UK’s capital city.

Ahead of NBAA in 2017, ShowNews spoke with Eric Stuck, the product manager at Satair in Atlanta who manages that company's program in partnership with Honeywell to carry out ADS-B Out upgrades to Primus II-equipped business aircraft in the U.S.

Over the past 20 years, Duncan Aviation has directed nearly $280 million back into the company, reinvesting in new facilities, equipment and leadership development, and another $55 million in training.