Improving the ability of business aircraft to land in poor weather might not appear to be of much interest to anyone outside the private aviation community. But an extensive project funded by the EU’s SESAR Joint Undertaking has shown how the entire aviation sector could benefit if business aircraft were able to land in a wider range of conditions at airports where instrument landing equipment is not installed.

Paris Le Bourget Airport was the top airport for business aviation in Europe between May 2016 and April 2017, according to an analysis of acukwik.com usage. Six airports serving London ranked among the top 50. With seven of the top 50 airports, Italy accounted for the most airports of any of the 22 countries represented on the list.

Of all European airports requested by Aircharterguide.com users between May 2016 and April 2017, Paris Le Bourget Airport was requested as a destination and departure airport most, according to Air Charter Guide Worldwide Trip Builder records.

Honda Aircraft Company Inc.'s first production airplane is the HondaJet — designated the HA-420. It competes with entry-level jet aircraft such as the Cessna Citation M2, Cessna Mustang, Eclipse 550 and Embraer Phenom 100/100E.

Registration of the world’s first VVIP Boeing 787 Dreamliner has landed in the tiny Channel Islands’ Bailiwick of Guernsey.

The slow evolution of Aerion Corp.’s supersonic business jet will gain speed sometime this summer or fall as the 14-year-old company finally selects an engine. Co-chairman Brian Barents describes making that decision as the pacing item of the project, and exhibits a certain resignation to the choices near at hand.

Leonardo-Finmeccanica is offering more helicopter types in Turkey, adding the AW169 and AW189 to the family of new-generation aircraft to be distributed there through Kaan Air.

NetJets has joined forces with the London Heliport at Battersea – the UK capital’s only commercially licensed heliport.