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XO, a Vista Global Holding (Vista) company, meets the extraordinary demand for private aviation by investing in transformative technology that unlocks higher utilization. As the New York Times recently reported, the need for high-end travel has increased exponentially, and there are not enough planes to serve those looking to fly private.

Bombardier and Signature Flight Support today announced they have signed a milestone Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards a multi-faceted relationship to create a suite of new services that will transform the service experience for their customers.

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider has signed a deal with SKYTRAC, a Canada-based provider of intelligent connectivity solutions for aviation, to become an exclusive reseller for the business aviation sector. The newly ratified agreement positions SD as a global reseller of SKYTRAC Iridium Certus hardware and data services directly to business aviation jet owners, operators and business aircraft manufacturers.

Textron Aviation, an industry leader in bringing new products and product updates to market, today announced the next generation Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 and Cessna Citation XLS Gen2 business jets.

Honda Aircraft Company today unveiled the "HondaJet 2600 Concept”, at a special event hosted by Honda Aircraft Company at the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). Presented as the next generation of business jet, Honda Aircraft displayed a mockup of the HondaJet 2600 Concept to collect customer feedback and validate market demand.

After successfully delivering over 100 Phenom 300s—one of NetJets’ most requested aircraft—Embraer and NetJets, Inc. have signed a continuing deal for up to 100 additional aircraft, in excess of $1.2 billion. As part of the deal, NetJets will begin taking delivery of the Phenom 300E in the second quarter of 2023, in both the U.S. and Europe.

Honeywell’s (NASDAQ: HON) 30th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 7,400 new business jet deliveries worth $238 billion from 2022 to 2031, up 1% in deliveries from the same 10-year forecast a year ago.

Since October, a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft started its operations from the new FBO at Moscow Domodedovo airport. It marked the beginning of long-term cooperation.

Aim of Emperor is seeing demand from HNWI or large corporations, who are interested in acquiring new or pre-owned jets or helicopters. It is good news for several of the companies in the group, including SkyLight.

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is exhibiting at NBAA-BACE (12-14 October) for the first time ever showcasing an ACJ319neo from K5-Aviation. K5-Aviation is the largest Airbus operator in Europe with four ACJ319s in its fleet and is preparing to operate two ACJ widebodies soon.

Textron Aviation announces additional investments in its European service network, with an expansion of its Stuttgart line station facility becoming a satellite service center.

Luxaviation Group, one of the largest business aircraft and helicopter operators worldwide, has been granted a Maltese Air Operator Certificate (AOC) which was issued by the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate in July 2021.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has expanded the customer showroom located at its Savannah-based worldwide headquarters to include the all-new Gulfstream G400. The innovative G400 experience features a full-size mock-up of the aircraft, immersive multimedia content and an interior design display.

WINGX’s weekly Business Aviation Bulletin.

Jetcraft is announcing the opening of an office in Singapore to support growth in Southeast Asia and across the region.

JetSupport has extended its Part 145 maintenance organization approvals to include the Bombardier Challenger 300-series. With this endorsement, JetSupport now provides line and base maintenance support for the Challenger 300 / 350 aircraft.

Leonardo has announced the launch of a new initiative to reinforce its leading position in the world’s VIP/corporate helicopter market, as it pioneers new advanced and sustainable air mobility solutions in the vertical flight domain. Agusta becomes the brand that embodies the company’s distinctive design, technology and service philosophy and values in the executive transport rotorcraft sphere.

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, is pleased to report unaudited results for the six months to 31 July 2021 (H1).