Buisness aviation news
Texas, California and Florida are seeing trends of close to 10% in terms of year-on-year growth in bizjet departures in the last 4 weeks, testament to solid improvements in consumer and business confidence in the wake of Trump´s win. More than usual numbers of US tourists have flown to Europe in the last week, notably more to the UK and Italy than to France and Germany. The Middle East saw a strong bump in YOY bizjet flights coinciding with the MEBAA show in Dubai.
Jet Aviation announced that its ‘Jet Card’ charter program is now available to customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The program enables customers to pre-purchase charter hours at a fixed price to use on any future flight.
As it has been known from BizavNews, Pure Technics, Kazakh provider of maintenance services, has received a certificate of recognition as an approved organization for the maintenance of aviation equipment from the aviation regulator of Kyrgyzstan.
Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group, has announced the integration of pioneering Starlink technology on its Gulfstream G650ER fleet. This addition marks a new era of seamless, high-speed inflight connectivity for its passengers, setting a benchmark in private aviation and aligning with the company’s mission to remain at the forefront of aviation technology.
Falcon is pleased to announce the transition of AlexJet to ‘one brand, one platform’ model and changing its name to Falcon Luxe.
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East, a fully owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Satys Aerospace, a leading provider of aircraft painting services, which is set to open a dedicated aircraft paint facility at Dubai South's Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).
The post-election bounce continues, with week 47 seeing the largest YOY increase in flight activity so far this year, closing almost all the deficit accumulated earlier this year. California has seen an especially strong recovery. In Europe, demand is sagging in leading markets, with Italy the year-long exception. Bizjet demand in South America continues to thrive.
Eve Air Mobility and Signature Aviation, network of private aviation terminals, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to research ecosystem requirements as well as the ground services necessary for safe, efficient and scalable Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ground operations.
Comlux officially opened its new aircraft maintenance and service center at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) on Tuesday. The 20,000-square-meter (215,000-square-foot) facility encompasses an air-conditioned hangar, several floors of office and work space, and a 15,000-square-meter apron, all serving as the Middle East regional headquarters for the business aviation services group.
Pilatus has approved Jet Aviation Dubai as an Authorized PC-24 Service Center. The company is already certified to offer maintenance services for the PC-12 single-engine turboprop – and now its maintenance portfolio also includes the Super Versatile Jet.
Bombardier is pleased to announce that it has delivered the 200th Global 7500 business jet to a customer in December, a testament to the international and industry-wide success of this platform. The Global 7500 business jet has transformed business aviation with its refined design, unsurpassed performance and outstanding technological advancements.
MySky, the leading AI-powered spend management platform powering business aviation, is announcing a strategic partnership with portfolio management provider Essential Jet Solutions (EJS).
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the SUBARU Bell 412EPX has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification and can begin flight operations throughout the European Union.
ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, has announced the expansion of its FBO network with 20 new service offerings in prime locations across Greece.
Sergey Nechaev, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, was arrested today in the Southern District of Georgia on charges related to the unlawful attempted export of two small aircraft to Russia. In conjunction with the arrest, the U.S. government also seized the aircraft.
The Thanksgiving holiday saw a record surge in bizjet traffic, notably in Florida. Activity in the US since the election is positive year on year, bucking the overall decline in bizjet demand in this year compared to last year. European bizjet demand is fragile, particularly in the German corporate market. In other regions, Brazil continues to see strong growth this year.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it has manufactured its 1,000th aircraft wing since bringing production to its Savannah-based manufacturing facility in 2012. All wings for the Gulfstream G800, Gulfstream G700, Gulfstream G650ER, Gulfstream G600, Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G400 are produced at Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah. The 1,000th wing shipset will be installed on a G600.
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