All Business Aviation news – Page 34
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NewsTextron unveils cabin-updated CJ4 variant
Textron Aviation has updated the Cessna CJ4’s cabin to create a new variant of the light-twin business jet called the CJ4 Gen2
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NewsNevada Department of Transportation takes first 10-seat Pilatus PC-24
Pilatus has handed over the first PC-24 business jet configured in a 10-seat commuter layout, having secured European and US approvals for the modification in November 2020.
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NewsRival bidders link up to secure $4.7bn Signature Aviation takeover
Rival bidders for fixed-based operations specialist Signature Aviation have agreed a combined acquisition of the company, prompting the withdrawal of a previously-recommended takeover offer. A newly-formed UK-registered company, Brown Bidco, is being formed by investors Global Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone, and Cascade. GIP and Blackstone will each indirectly hold 35% of ...
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NewsEBACE cancelled for second year running
May’s European business aviation expo becomes the latest victim of pandemic uncertainty.
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NewsRobin pilots warned over carbon monoxide risk from swapped heater ducts
Operators of Robin DR400 light aircraft are being warned that a possible misfitting of ducts on the type could lead to the pilot becoming intoxicated by carbon monoxide ingestion. One in-service occurrence has emerged of the cabin-heater and carburettor-heater ducts on a DR400/120 model having been wrongly installed on the ...
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NewsWheels Up to become public company in Q2
US private aviation company Wheels Up Partners has unveiled a plan to become a publicly traded company by merging with a “blank check company”.
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NewsAMAC prepares for another busy year of completions
Swiss large business aircraft specialist has booked four major projects in 2021, as it prepares to open its fifth hangar.
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NewsLilium partners with Ferrovial to build ‘vertiports’ in Florida
German electric air taxi company Lilium has partnered with Spanish infrastructure company Ferrovial to build “at least 10 vertiports” in what it calls “strategic locations” across the southern US state of Florida.
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NewsGulfstream G650 demand holding up despite development of G700
Gulfstream continues to see strong interest in the eight-year-old G650, despite fears that newer models elsewhere in airframer’s line-up would kill demand for the ultra-long-range business jet.
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NewsTextron Aviation eyes partial rebound in 2021
Textron anticipates higher output from its aviation unit this year as the market for business aviation bounces back, in part driven by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCrashed Ju 52 was poorly-maintained and not airworthy: inquiry
Swiss investigators have determined that a Junkers Ju 52 was not fit to fly, having been poorly maintained, before it spiralled into the ground after stalling during a sightseeing flight in the Alps. But the inquiry believes that – despite being “not airworthy in a physical or formal sense” – ...
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NewsJu 52 fatal crash probe uncovers atrocious catalogue of safety violations
Swiss investigators have concluded, in a damning inquiry, that a Junkers Ju 52 on a pleasure flight stalled after the crew flew it into a narrow valley at low altitude, at a dangerously low airspeed and with its centre-of-gravity out of limits. The crew intended to exit the valley via ...
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NewsGerman general aviation show Aero postponed to July
German general aviation show Aero in Friedrichshafen has become the latest victim of continuing Covid-19 disruption – although, rather than cancelling outright, organisers have moved the event from April to 14-17 July.
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NewsVolocopter working toward FAA approval of VoloCity eVTOL
German urban air mobility company Volocopter has received FAA permission to pursue certification of its autonomous, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger drone design for flights in the USA.
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NewsGama expands US maintenance footprint with Jet East acquisition
UK business aviation services group Gama Aviation has almost doubled the size of its US maintenance operation with the $11 million acquisition of Trenton, New Jersey-based Jet East
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NewsSignature Aviation agrees $4.6 billion takeover
UK-listed aviation services provider Signature Aviation is to be acquired by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in a deal worth $4.6 billion.
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NewsNTSB calls for more scrutiny of flight instructors
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the federal agency responsible for aviation accident investigations, has recommended closer scrutiny of flight instructors following a 2019 crash in Mokuleia, Hawaii that killed 11 people.
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NewsSupersonic AS2 to get Universal Avionics enhanced flight vision system
Aerion Supersonic has selected Universal Avionics’ (UA) ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its in-development AS2 high-speed business jet.
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NewsWheels Up purchases charter company Mountain Aviation
US charter company Wheels Up continues to expand through acquisition, announcing it has purchased Colorado-based private aviation company Mountain Aviation.
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NewsPilatus hands over 100th PC-24
Pilatus has delivered the 100th PC-24 business jet, with the milestone aircraft handed to long-term customer Jetfly Aviation.