Business aircraft flight activity in February leapt over activity in February 2015, with a 6.9% increase – the 12th straight year-over-year gain, according to Argus TraqPak data.
Business and general aviation trade associations quickly endorsed a bipartisan Senate bill that authorizes FAA funding and programs until Sept. 30, 2017.
Key business jet market indicators, measured by a monthly UBS Business Jet Market Index survey, point to a weakening global market and have fallen back to levels tracked in 2008-2009, the latest index said.
Dassault Aviation’s new Falcon 5X business jet will not enter service until the first half of 2020 due to difficulties in developing the Silvercrest engine at Safran’s Snecma motors division.
Jet Aviation, a division of General Dynamics, will acquire Avjet Corp., a Los Angeles-based jet charter and management company, for an undisclosed sum.
The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that the probable cause of the fatal crash of a King Air B200 into the FlightSafety International training center here was the pilot’s “failure to maintain control of the airplane after a reduction in left engine power” and “inappropriate rudder input.”
ASL has received approval from the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority to commercially operate the Embraer E545 Legacy 450 business jet, becoming the first commercial operator of the aircraft type in Europe.
Dissolving infrastructure constraints will be key for business aviation in the Middle East to realize its full growth potential, industry officials pointed out at the Global Aerospace Summit here this week.
Duncan Aviation announced recently that the Lincoln, Nebraska-based aviation services company has been selected as the exclusive aircraft-on-ground (AOG) service partner for inflight connectivity specialist Gogo Business Aviation.
The European Commission (EC) soon will begin negotiations on bilateral aviation safety agreements (BASAs) with China and Japan to allow mutual recognition of safety certification standards.
Business aviation departures in Europe rose 2.3% in February when compared to the same time a year ago, due to a boost from leap year, according to WINGX’s Business Aviation Monitor.
VistaJet experienced double-digit growth in 2015 in passenger and flight traffic, the European private jet charter and aircraft management company said.
Honeywell International said early March 1 it would no longer pursue a merger with United Technologies under the terms the companies discussed last month.
Swiss independent helicopter manufacturer Marenco Swisshelicopter is preparing to begin industrialization of its SKYe SH09 single-engine light helicopter.
