Over the next 10 years, business aviation aircraft deliveries are expected to total 11,346 valued at $250.1 billion, more than double the amount of aircraft retirements over the period, according to Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s just released 2017 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast.
Garmin International unveiled the next generation of its popular G1000 integrated flight deck, the G1000 NXi, with a number of performance upgrades such as wireless cockpit connectivity.
Business jet operations in North America rose 1.8% year-over-year in November, according to the FAA, noted Vertical Research Partners analyst Robert Stallard said.
Field Aviation has partnered with a Turkish corporation to develop a new special mission aircraft platform based on the Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet.
China Airlines Group will shift part of the capacity of Tigerair Taiwan to charter operations after taking full control of the budget airline this quarter, aiming at improving capacity utilization.
New flare-ups in old international trade grievances among aircraft manufacturers are raging again. If recent actions are a good indicator, they look unlikely to burn out any time soon.
Tamarack Aerospace, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, has received FAA approval for a Supplemental Type Certificate for its winglet system for the Cessna CJ business jet.
Bell Helicopter has begun converting more than 400 letters of intent for the Model 505 Jet Ranger X to purchase orders following type certification of the five-seat light helicopter by Transport Canada.
The Council of Ministers of Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) decided to initiate dispute settlement proceedings against Canada at the WTO, according to Embraer
For Compass Call, the Air Force wants to "re-host" the EC-130H fleet’s primary mission equipment on as many as 10 Gulfstream G550s, based on the highly customized conformal airborne early warning (CAEW) airframe used by Israel, Singapore, and Italy and ordered by the U.S. Navy. It would be designated EC-37B.
“Developing our repair capabilities on aircraft cabin interiors is a logical addition to our already extensive suite of support services,” said Cyrille Pillet, vice president of maintenance operations for TAG Aviation Europe.
Moscow-based Sukhoi Civil Aircraft received EASA approval of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Long Range (SSJ100LR) regional jet, paving the way for deliveries of the aircraft type to foreign customers, it said.
The first of two Gulfstream G550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft have been delivered to Italy as part of a reciprocal bilateral deal that saw Israel purchase 30 M346 jet trainers.
The British government has launched a consultation concerning the safety and privacy of unmanned aerial systems as it looks to widen their use in society.
The FAA plans to study the blood of more than 160 volunteers in a new trial to better understand the relationship between reduced or “mistimed” sleep and changes in gene expression, a process linked to the production of proteins by cells.
