Business & Commercial Aviation

VistaJet has received a $150 million cash investment from Rhone Capital. The transaction values VistaJet's equity at more than $2.5 billion.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from October 1967.

Gulfstream Aerospace is launching a Connectivity Service program, which includes a bundled suite of inflight internet, voice and entertainment offerings for Gulfstream operators.

The business aviation industry in the U.S. has become a quiet leader in environmental protection and sustainability.

Luxaviation Helicopters has acquired Starspeed, a British helicopter management, charter and training company,

Most business aviation operators were cool to the concept of Flight Operational Quality Assurance programs as late as a decade ago.

French manufacturer Daher has opened an aerostructures manufacturing and logistics site in Queretaro, Mexico. to produce doors for Airbus A320 emergency exits and cargo bays.

Honeywell has launched a commercial infrastructure inspection service using Intel's Falcon 8+ industrial drone.

With firm orders for 12 of its new SKYe SH09 rotorcraft and letters of interest for about 100 more, Marenco Swiss Helicopters recently began flying its third prototype and anticipates adding a fourth to the certification program in early 2018.

Ed Smith, senior vice president of environmental and international affairs of GAMA, recently noted that the aviation industry, including business aviation, leads the way in its commitment to mitigating its effect on climate change.

Flying Colours has completed maintenance, avionics upgrades and extensive interior reconfiguration for a pair of Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft for an undisclosed Fortune 500 company.

Embraer launched development of the Legacy 500 in 2007, with the aim of creating business aviation's first super-midsize aircraft with fly-by-wire, throttle-by-wire, brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire systems.

Business aviation flights swelled by 28% Aug. 21, as pilots and passengers headed for airports located in the path of totality during the solar eclipse, according to Argus International TraqPak data.

One Aviation recently completed the first flight of the proof-of-concept wing for the Eclipse EA700 now under development.

Pilatus is ceasing production of its PC-6 Porter multirole aircraft, which has been produced without interruption since 1959. Production will end in early 2019.

Environmental responsibility is part of business aviation and is shown by the reduction in engine emissions realized by the growing use of flight simulators for pilot training rather than by deploying the actual aircraft.

Satcom Direct has become the first service provider to activate the Inmarsat Jet ConneX technology for a Brazilian registered executive aircraft, the company said.

BCA shares news of the latest products and services for the business aviation industry.

Clay Lacy Aviation in Seattle has earned the first North American IS-BAH Stage II registration after undergoing a rigorous third-party audit, resulting in the first stage of the registration. Only three other ground-handling operations have reached the milestone.

Business aviation traffic in Europe rose 8.8% in August when compared to the same month in 2016, marking the 10th consecutive month of traffic growth, according to the European Business Aviation Association.

Crystal Skye, a VIP Boeing 777-200L, was delivered Aug. 1 to Crystal AirCruises, marking an expansion by Crystal Cruises into special-interest aerial charters with a focus on the Asia market.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification in green building rating systems is much sought after among business aviation FBOs.

A new forecast by JetNet IQ predicts demand for 8,436 new business jets valued at $223 billion at list prices for 2017-26. Company says percentage of used business jets on the market is at its lowest level in more than nine years.

Along with its 10th birthday, the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry this year is also celebrating its award for Best Global Aviation Registry 2017 by the World Commerce Review, a business publication that covers the international marketplace from a cross border perspective.

VistaJet has launched VistaJet Direct, a digital membership app that provides members access to empty-leg flights on VistaJet's fleet of more than 70 aircraft.