Buisness aviation news
Luxaviation Group, one of the largest business aircraft and helicopter operators worldwide is pleased to announce the signature of a strategic collaboration with Shell Aviation, a leading global supplier of aviation fuels and lubricants. Luxaviation and Shell, beyond their existing respective FBO and fuel supply networks, will join forces for an expansion plan, Co-investing in adding new FBO locations.
Bombardier is proud to present the industry’s best super mid-size business jet, the new sustainably designed Challenger 3500 aircraft. The latest evolution of Bombardier’s hugely successful Challenger platform was introduced to the market today during an exclusive celebration in Montréal, Canada, and through a worldwide virtual launch.
EHang Holdings Limited, the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced its flagship passenger-grade AAV EHang 216 and Falcon logistics model have completed Beyond Visual Line of Sight (“BVLOS”) trial flights for airport transport and parcel delivery in Estonia under the European Union’s GOF 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace Validation (“GOF 2.0”) project to demonstrate safe, autonomous and eco-friendly urban air mobility (“UAM”) and the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles and air taxis into manned operations with air traffic management (“ATM”) and U-space services.
KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that KKR has agreed to invest $40 million in preferred equity in Jet Edge International, an Ohio-based global leader in full-service private aviation responsible for operating the largest fleet of Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft available for charter in the United States.
Jet Aviation announced today that it has received authorization from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to provide line maintenance support to Gulfstream G500/G600 series aircraft in Vienna.
Textron Aviation accomplished a major milestone with its newest twin-turboprop models, the Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER and King Air 260, as both aircraft achieved European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification and will begin deliveries to customers throughout the region.
Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has completed the integration of the Polaris Aero FlightRisk, advanced risk analysis system, into the PreFlight module of the SD Pro digital flight operations platform.
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For the fourth consecutive time, Jetex will be the Official FBO of the Dubai Airshow, taking place on 14-18 November 2021 at Dubai World Central (DWC). The airshow is set to be a landmark event for the aviation industry preparing for post COVID-19 era.
Business aviation traffic at the two Milano Prime terminals managed by SEA Prime at Linate and Malpensa in the months of July and August has posted a very strong growth both vs 2020 (+55%) and vs 2019 (+35%), outperforming the growth of the Italian business aviation market (+12% in July vs 2019, source WingX).
Embraer announced it has delivered its 1,500th business jet, an impressive accomplishment achieved in only two decades, while the industry average to reach this mark is 34 years. The milestone aircraft is a Phenom 300E, the best-selling light jet for nine years in a row, which was delivered to Haute Aviation, a Swiss company focused on charter, brokerage, and aircraft management.
According to ArcosJet findings, about 8% of the world's Bombardier Global business jets belong to owners from Russia & the CIS. The company's analysts expect this number to grow up to 10% soon, with ongoing deliveries of the newest Global 7500, Global 6500 and Global 5500.
Latvian business aviation holding company joins the Air Charter Association and participates in Air Charter Expo in London
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An all-new Gulfstream G700, the largest aircraft in Gulfstream’s fleet, set its first ever city-pair speed records from Savannah to Doha, Qatar, and then from Doha to Paris.
Consistent with its core value of safety, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is announcing today that it is adopting a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) designed to ensure a safe, interactive and successful event for all attendees and exhibitors.
How to carve out and retain your market niche? What's a broker for in an aircraft sale or purchase deal? What legal and technical hurdles to look out for? When to trust brokers? We're covering all this and much more in ArcosJet CEO and founder Mikhail Alenkin's interview to BizavNews.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its report of general aviation aircraft shipments and billings through the second quarter of 2021.