All Business Aviation news – Page 15
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AnalysisHow will tens of thousands of eVTOL pilots be trained?
Designing regulations for a new breed of electric urban air taxis is uncharted territory. How to recruit and train thousands of pilots is just one of many big questions the sector faces.
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NewsGulfstream prepared for tougher G400 flight-test and certification programme
Gulfstream remains on track with developing and certificating its G400 large-cabin business jet, though the company anticipates the G400 will require a more-comprehensive flight-test and certification campaign than its G800.
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NewsTextron moves to snap up Pipistrel
Slovenian electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is to be acquired by US conglomerate Textron, parent company of Beechcraft, Bell and Cessna.
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NewsDassault Falcon 6X certification on track as twinjet wraps up cold weather testing
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X business jet has completed cold weather testing as the ultra-wide-cabin aircraft progresses towards certification expected later this year.
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NewsVietnam’s Sun Group to establish private air charter arm
Vietnamese leisure and infrastructure investment firm Sun Group is to establish a new luxury business aviation company, offering a range of aircraft types. The company will be known as Sun Air and will specialise in private jet charter and aircraft management. Sun Air will initially operate a pair of long-range ...
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NewsSanctions on Russia could ensnarl business aviation companies
New Western sanctions against Russia could reverberate deep in the business aviation industry, potentially ensnarling aircraft brokers, lessors, maintenance providers and other companies, say legal experts and aerospace analysts.
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NewsFAA and aviation stakeholders launch unleaded fuel initiative
The Federal Aviation Administration and general aviation (GA) interest groups have agreed on a roadmap to phase out the use of leaded fuel for GA aircraft in the USA by 2030.
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NewsVistaJet grows with Air Hamburg takeover
VistaJet parent Vista Global Holding has struck an agreement to acquire German charter firm Air Hamburg for an undisclosed fee.
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NewsPiaggio administrator confident on securing new owner this year
Piaggio Aerospace arrives at the Singapore air show in the midst of a second attempt to find a new owner for the Italian airframer after a previous effort foundered last year.
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NewsBombardier chief stresses ‘prudence’ but eyes output ramp on strong demand
Bombardier plans to deliver in excess of 120 business jets this year as it ramps up production year on year, and could increase output further as early as 2023 if the market remains strong.
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NewsDassault Falcon trijets to replace RAF’s VIP-roled BAe 146s
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is acquiring two Dassault Falcon 900LX business jets as replacements for its retiring British Aerospace BAe 146 VIP transports.
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AnalysisIs Asia-Pacific where urban air mobility revolution starts?
Passengers could soon be taking flights on electric air taxis, and many think the region, with its huge, gridlocked conurbations, is the perfect launch market.
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NewsDassault flies first production Falcon 6X to US completion centre
The first Dassault Aviation Falcon 6X has arrived at the company’s completion centre in the US city of Little Rock, Arkansas, marking another step toward the type’s planned year-end service entry.
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NewsFatal GIV crash probe focuses on post-maintenance spoiler asymmetry
Investigators have revealed that a Gulfstream GIV took off from Santo Domingo with a spoiler asymmetry shortly before diverting to another airport in the city, where it crashed fatally during its approach to land. The aircraft – owned by Helidosa Aviation Group, and registered HI1050 – had arrived at Santo ...
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NewsPrivate jet company Vista Global reports ‘incredibly strong year’
Vista Global, parent of charter operators VistaJet and XOJET, reports a “record-breaking” 2021 as customers flocked to private jets in response to coronavirus fears.
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NewsPiaggio administrator eyes speedy sale at second attempt
Potential bidders for Piaggio Aerospace have until the end of February to register their interest in acquiring the company after Vincenzo Nicastro, the extraordinary commissioner charged with salvaging the Italian firm, re-opened the sale process.
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NewsCirrus rolls out faster SR-series for 2022
Cirrus Aircraft has updated its single-engined SR-series light aircraft, rolling out new cabin options and aerodynamic changes that improve efficiency and boost speed.
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NewsGKN to produce structures and components for new Gulfstream business jets
GKN Aerospace confirms it has expanded its agreement with business jet maker Gulfstream to include the manufacturing of aerostructures and other components for the US airframer’s in-development G400 and G800 business jets.
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NewsComlux receives first ACJ TwoTwenty to outfit for Dubai’s Five
Business aircraft operator Comlux has taken delivery of the first corporate Airbus A220, a version branded as the ACJ TwoTwenty. The executive variant of the A220-100 airframe was unveiled in October 2020, with Comlux identified as the launch customer. Airbus says it has delivered the initial aircraft from its Montreal ...
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NewsTamarack challenges NTSB’s finding that Atlas winglet failure caused 2018 Cessna crash
Tamarack Aerospace has challenged the conclusion of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the failure of one of the company’s aftermarket winglets caused the deadly 2018 crash of a Cessna Citation 525A jet.