EBACE 2024

This week’s Flight Friday looks at the recovery in the single engine turboprop market within business aviation.

Flying with three engine types, Rolls’ unusually configured testbed is designed for high-altitude evaluation of the Pearl 10X for Dassault’s long-range Falcon.

Major business aviation manufacturers have a number of new programs under development ranging from a single-engine turboprop to ultra-long-range jets.

Business aviation insiders may be forgiven for thinking that sustainability already dominates much of the sector’s available bandwidth.

Since 2001, the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) has contributed to raise the profile of the industry.

The European market is important to manufacturers and others in the business aircraft industry.

Embraer, Eve Air Mobility and Groupe ADP are collaborating to establish services infrastructure at Paris Le Bourget Airport.

Lannie O’Bannion is Textron Aviation’s senior vice president of sales and flight operations.

The business aviation market is dominated by the North American market, with North American operators accounting for over 70% of all flight in 2023.

Textron Aviation's Cessna Citation Ascend midsize business jet program has seen over 125 flights and 350 flight hr. completed on the prototype, Textron says.

Lilium is in advanced discussions with the French government for subsidies and loan guarantees.

Listen in as editors discuss visits to Bombardier, Textron Aviation and Daher, where they covered events and announcements from across the business aviation industry.

The European business aviation sector is experiencing greater utilization of private aircraft than before the pandemic struck four years ago.