All Business Aviation news – Page 27
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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.
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NewsPel-Air’s King Air 350s start air ambulance flights in Australia
The Pel-Air Aviation unit of Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has commenced operations with five new Beechcraft King Air 350s serving in the air ambulance mission.
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NewsFAA issues special airworthiness bulletin regarding 5G cellular networks
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) asking the aviation industry to analyse and assess potential issues related to C-band 5G stations on radio altimeters.
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AnalysisWhat awaits the aviation sector in 2022?
Our special package of forecast articles looks at a dozen topics which are likely to be in the headlines during the coming 12 months.
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NewsIndustry groups collaborate to allay ‘5G’ network concerns
Wireless industry and aviation trade groups are working on a solution to the concerns that the aviation industry has expressed regarding the imminent introduction of “5G” wireless cell phone networks.
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NewsArcher Aviation’s Maker completes first flight
Archer Aviation’s in-development Maker electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has flown for the first time.
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NewsNo survivors after GIV business jet crashes at Santo Domingo
None of the nine occupants on board a Gulfstream GIV survived after the business jet crashed at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. The aircraft, operated by Helidosa Aviation Group, had been bound for Miami with two crew members and seven passengers. It appears to have departed Santo Domingo’s La ...
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NewsFirst business jet A220-100 carries out maiden flight
Airbus has conducted the first flight of a business jet variant of its A220-100, which the airframer has branded as the ACJ TwoTwenty. The aircraft, MSN50062, took off from Montreal’s Mirabel airport on 14 December with two test pilots and a flight-test engineer on board. Airbus is intending to deliver ...
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NewsPiaggio sale stalls as preferred bidder fails to table offer
Piaggio Aerospace has restarted talks with potential buyers after a previous exclusive bidder failed to submit a concrete offer for the Italian airframer.
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NewsPA-46 accident passengers wrongly believed they were flying with airline
Inquiries into a Piper PA-46 landing accident in eastern France have underlined how companies facilitating private flights can easily be mistaken for commercial airlines by unwary and uninformed passengers. French investigation authority BEA has detailed its concern over the way the flight to Courchevel mountain airfield was arranged, after the ...
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NewsExecuJet expands Malaysia MRO operations
ExecuJet’s Malaysian MRO unit will expand its maintenance facilities at its Subang airport base.
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NewsFrench firm Ascendance unveils fan-in-wing hybrid-electric aircraft design
French company Ascendance Flight Technologies has become the latest to unveil a proposed hybrid-electric aircraft design, a five-seat model intended to operate over a 400km range. Designated the ATEA, the aircraft features a double-wing and T-tailed configuration with rotary fan elements embedded in the wing structure. The developer says it ...
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NewsTextron’s Denali makes its first flight
Textron Aviation has performed the maiden sortie of its in-development Beechcraft Denali single-engined turboprop, kicking off the flight-testing phase.
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NewsDubai luxury hotel firm Five to take VIP A220 from Comlux
Dubai-based hotel and resort group Five is acquiring an Airbus A220 business jet from Switzerland’s Comlux Group. The twinjet – branded as the ACJ TwoTwenty – will be fitted with a VIP cabin interior specified by Five from January next year, and will enter into service with the company in ...
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NewsGulfstream to open new services facility in Arizona
Business jet manufacturer Gulfstream is investing some $70 million to build a new aircraft maintenance and services facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport in Arizona.
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NewsNTSB blames Tamarack winglet malfunction for 2018 crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that a 2018 accident that killed three was caused by Tamarack Aerospace’s Atlas active winglet system.
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NewsBacklog at Gulfstream soars to six-year high on booming demand
Gulfstream’s backlog is now at its highest for six years as the airframer continues to benefit from a resurgent market for business jets.
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OpinionWhy business jet sales are set to take off again
After a long period where sales were becalmed, corporate jet manufacturers are once again starting to see orders pile up, writes Brian Foley.