Buisness aviation news
MEBAA Show 2022 set to showcase the significant growth in business aviation, private jet, and charter flight market. It will provide a platform for industry experts to network and exchange knowledge and expertise through the event’s new features.
Business aviation flight activity across North America increased across the board from the previous week. The busiest day of the month so far was observed on Wednesday, June 16th with over 11450 flights observed.
Textron Aviation announced the successful first flight of its second Beechcraft Denali flight test article as momentum builds for the clean-sheet aircraft’s certification program. The milestone flight follows the Denali prototype, which completed its first flight in November 2021.
Bell Textron announced that CareFlite has signed an agreement to purchase a Bell 407GXi aircraft outfitted with an IFR configuration kit.
Vista announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the private aviation services platform of Jet Edge, the fastest-growing North American charter operator.
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At the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Lufthansa Technik is presenting an exclusive extension of its new wide-body VIP cabin concept EXPLORER: The BRABUS Adventure Lounge enables on-site excursions with motorcycles carried on board and exclusively staged.
Finishing out the first full week of June 2022, business aviation flight activity is up 1.23% in North America and 33.6% in Europe from this time last year.
Jet Aviation announced today that it has signed an agreement with Shell Aviation to secure and offer Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supplied by Shell Aviation at its Singapore Fixed Base Operation (FBO) at Seletar Airport, effective immediately.
Greenpoint Technologies wins the Private Jet Concept Award in the International Yacht and Aviation Awards 2022 for its VIP BBJ MAX 8 interior design, titled Retreat.
Dirceu Julio Gatto is a Brazilian entrepreneur and agricultural producer who invests in agricultural production. He lives in the city of Unai, in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais. He recently took delivery of his first PC-12 NGX. The ideal aircraft to be able to fly easily to the remotest areas of Brazil in the future!
Constant Aviation announced it has expanded its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities beyond its portfolio of business jets, commercial airliners and other fixed-wing aircraft to include rotorcraft such as helicopters, drones and other Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
Northern Helicopter GmbH will fly in the Arctic and Antarctic in the future. The shipping company F.Laeisz G.m.b.H., based in Rostock, Germany, has entrusted the Emden offshore aviation company with the operation of helicopters for the research vessel "Polarstern" chartered to the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) from June 2022.
With the draw announced for this year’s highly anticipated World Cup in Qatar in November, and travel restrictions continuing to ease around the world, anticipation is building for an exciting line-up of sports events for sports fanatics and spectators this summer.
Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group, is set to introduce a new Air Ionisation System on its state-of-the-art G650ER aircraft. The active system is capable of eliminating potentially harmful pathogens and allergens, including bacteria, viruses, and mould spores.
Satcom Direct is celebrating 25 years in business this month. Chris Moore, President of SD, reflects on the driving forces behind the company’s success.
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At the UP.Summit, an annual gathering of leaders in transportation innovation hosted by investment firm UP.Partners, urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer Volocopter announced that it has achieved another milestone to bring UAM to life: its fixed-winged passenger aircraft, the VoloConnect, completed its first flight in May 2022.
