All Business & General Aviation articles – Page 3
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NewsRevived Piaggio targets stateside success with P180 twin-turboprop
After seven years in the bankruptcy protection wilderness, the manufacturer of the Avanti is at NBAA-BACE, bullish about reviving its fortunes in its key North American market.
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In depthResilient business aviation industry still thriving despite Trump tariff uncertainty
Despite President Trump’s turbulent tariff policy and concerns about the economy, business aviation in the USA has proved resilient. Can it last?
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InterviewJulie and the jet set: arranging flights from rock tours to investor roadshows
Becoming a jet-setting aviation professional was never one of Julie Black’s childhood career goals. However, by her 20s she was travelling the world with rock stars supporting tours for a specialist charter brokerage.
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NewsBusiness aviation sector wants stronger privacy amid concerns of flight data’s misuse
Business aviation advocates want greater protection of the personally identifiable information associated with private aircraft tail numbers, but blocking access to that data is not like flipping a switch.
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In depthOtto Aerospace aims at super-midsize business jet market with torpedo-inspired Phantom 3500
US developer claims laminar flow breakthrough will allow its medium-class Phantom 3500 to punch above its weight, delivering range performance previously confined to larger aircraft.
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NewsFrance orders five more Falcon 2000LXS-based Albatros maritime surveillance jets
Paris has signed a follow-on order to provide the French navy with a maritime surveillance derivative of Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 2000LXS business jet.
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NewsGulfstream reveals more about new G300 super-midsize business jet
Gulfstream has released new photographs and specifications for its G300 super-midsize business jet, confirming the aircraft will be assembled by partner Israel Aerospace Industries in Tel Aviv as replacement for the G280.
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NewsBeyond Aero hails TRL6 milestone after hydrogen-electric powertrain testing for BYA-1 business jet
Next-generation business jet developer Beyond Aero has praised the performance of its prototype hydrogen-electric power-generation system in ground testing, as the French firm progresses the development of its BYA-1 aircraft.
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NewsVaeridion hails capture of Lilium battery facility as key move to ‘derisk’ Microliner schedule
German electric aircraft specialist Vaeridion has hailed the purchase of the former Lilium battery production facility at Oberpfaffen airport, saying the move “significantly derisks” the development timeline of its Microliner nine-seater, keeping it on course for serial production from 2030.
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NewsKC-135 took evasive action to avoid glider with de-activated transponder
UK investigators have underlined the importance of transponders, after a serious airprox incident in which a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 carried out an evasive manoeuvre to avoid an undetected glider.
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NewsFAA approves Garmin auto systems for King Air 300s and 350s
Garmin’s emergency autoland and workload-reducing autothrottle systems have received FAA certification for installation on approximately 1,000 Beechcraft King Air 350s and 300s equipped with the company’s G1000 NXi avionics suite.
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AnalysisWhy military conversions are big business for executive jet producers
With their long-endurance performance, plentiful onboard power and ability to carry a broad variety of intelligence-gathering sensors, the current breed of big business jets is attracting an increasing number of customers for military conversions.
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NewsVistaJet first to win permission to operate domestic charter flights in Saudi Arabia
VistaJet is to become the first international private jet company to operate domestic flights in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsFrance’s Falcon 8X-based Archange SIGINT jet makes flight debut
France has achieved a significant milestone in its development of a new airborne electronic warfare capability, with the Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X-based Archange having performed its debut flight.
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NewsVertical names Aciturri as VX4 airframe production partner
Aciturri Aerostructures will build the airframe for Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the companies have announced.
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NewsBombardier still pondering option of Belfast acquisition
Bombardier is still not ruling out acquiring part of its former Belfast site to safeguard production of the Global and Challenger fuselages that are built there.
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NewsEBACE to alternate between Geneva and other cities from 2026
EBACE, Europe’s annual business aviation convention, is returning to Geneva, its home for the past 25 years, in May 2026. However, the show will alternate in a different European city every odd year.
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NewsNo survivors from Zeusch King Air take-off crash at Southend
Dutch operator Zeusch Aviation has confirmed that one of its aircraft was involved in the accident at Southend airport on 13 July.
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NewsZeusch Aviation and Dovetail eye joint hybrid-electric King Air conversion
Advanced powertrain developer Dovetail Electric Aviation and Netherlands-based Zeusch Aviation are to collaborate on a hybrid-electric retrofit solution for the latter’s fleet of Beechcraft King Air twin-turboprops.
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NewsP180 ‘relaunch’ plus Akinci and TB2 production central to Piaggio’s future, new owner Baykar says
Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace is to launch an updated version of its iconic P180 Avanti Evo twin-turboprop and produce Akinci and TB2 unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for new owner Baykar Technologies, the Turkish firm has disclosed.