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Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the company will expand completions operations at its St. Louis Downtown Airport facility. The expansion will increase production of custom cabinetry and exterior paint capacity for Gulfstream’s in-demand large-cabin aircraft.
Chuck Surack, founder of Surack Enterprises, announced that he has purchased The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation of Menominee, Michigan, to rebuild the Enstrom brand into one of the leading American-made helicopter manufacturers as it once was.
By Jonathan M. Epstein and Libby Bloxom, Holland & Knight LLP
Ahead of the upcoming 2022 edition of Frieze New York, VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, announces its new global partnership with Frieze Art Fairs.
FCG OPS continues its strong growth in Europe by cooperating with General Aviation Service (GAS) to launch a partner network of ground handling stations throughout Spain.
Spring 2022 continues to yield a consistent weekly pattern of North American Business Aviation flight activity.
Textron Aviation announced it has received an order from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) for one special mission Cessna Citation Longitude and two special mission Cessna Citation Latitude jets.
The aircraft utilization services, performed by Gemini Wings have led to the most successful season with a Phenom 100 operation of Air Prague, a member of the Gemini alliance fleet. They reached the highest number of flown hours in March as well as in whole first quarter among all European Phenom 100 operators.
A decade ago the first prototype of the AW169 light intermediate twin-engine helicopter took to the skies for the first time at the company’s site in Cascina Costa di Samarate (Varese, Italy) piloted by Giuseppe Lo Coco and Giuseppe Afruni with the Flight Test Engineers Massimo Longo and Stefano Rognoni on board.
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Jet Aviation announced that it is offering a line maintenance service through its new hangar facility in Zurich. The facility is authorized to perform line maintenance on a range of business aircraft, including Gulfstream series, with immediate effect.
Textron Aviation announced the first delivery of the Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop to FedEx Express. This is the first of 50 freighter aircraft that global logistics firm FedEx Express ordered as the Cessna SkyCourier’s launch customer. The clean-sheet aircraft achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification in March 2022.
Over the course of last week, North American business aviation followed the standard flight activity model increasing mid-week and tapering off into the weekend.
The latest update to the best-selling midsize business jet family of the 21st century has entered into service.
Duncan Aviation’s Paint and Interior teams in Lincoln, Nebraska, took an outdated Citation 525 and gave it a flashy new paint scheme and matching interior makeover.
Revenues of $1.2 billion reflect strong aftermarket performance and 21 aircraft deliveries, well on track towards full year guidance of more than 120 deliveries
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