Buisness aviation news

Luxaviation Group, one of the largest business aircraft and helicopter operators worldwide headquartered in Luxembourg, consolidates its presence in the German market with the appointments of Joachim Krüger as Vice President of Northern Europe and Managing Director of the German entities, and Paul van der Blom as Director for Commercial Development of the Northern European region. Building on the success of 2022, Luxaviation confirms its commitment to the German market and its ambitions for further development in 2023.

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nusantara Capital City Authority (Indonesia: Otorita Ibu Kota Nusantara, OIKN) to work together to establish an advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem in Indonesia. The MoU was conducted during the B20 summit at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Indonesia.

Skyports, the leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer and drone services provider today announced the opening of its branch office in Tokyo, Japan. The formation of a local business entity and team in Japan reflects Skyports’ continued commitment to developing the AAM industry in close collaboration with local partners, businesses, regulators, and end-users.

In Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Spatial Disorientation Laboratory, flight student Nella Filipkova wears a virtual reality headset as the device she is seated in rapidly whirls around.

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VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, extends its longstanding partnership with Nobu by unveiling a new creation by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa himself. Only available to VistaJet clients, the dish is an exclusive pleasure prepared for passengers flying onboard the iconic fleet of silver and red aircraft.

Winch Design has announced the delivery of a complete end-to-end Bombardier Global 5000 refurbishment, transforming a ten-year-old standard business jet into a unique individual interior statement.

Archer Aviation Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in eVTOL aircraft, publicly unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight, a pilot-plus-four-passenger eVTOL aircraft during its Open House event in Palo Alto, CA. Midnight is the evolution of Archer’s demonstrator eVTOL aircraft, Maker, which has validated its proprietary twelve-tilt-six configuration and key enabling technologies.

Lufthansa Technik AG formally handed over the second Airbus A350-900 government aircraft to the German Armed Forces. The aircraft, bearing the tactical registration 10+01, will soon join the fleet of the Federal Ministry of Defense's (BMVg) Special Air Mission Wing for long-haul political-parliamentary flight operations.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the Third Quarter 2022 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report. The aircraft manufacturing industry’s results for the first nine months of 2022, when compared to the same period in 2021, point to increasing aircraft deliveries across all segments along with an increase in the overall value of the aircraft shipments.

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In Q3 2022, the business jet market exhibited strong performance, continuing a trend that began in the second half of 2020. Driven by new users and returning customers, flight operations improved on a year-over-year basis, while demand translated into strong order activity as reported by manufacturers.

Inventory levels for most categories of pre-owned aircraft have maintained a steady rise since January, according to new Sandhills Global aviation industry market reports. The reports, which cover used aircraft in Sandhills marketplaces, also show that despite consecutive months of inventory increases (which often coincide with declining asking values), used aircraft asking values have also shown steady increases.

The AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopter’s operational capabilities and configuration options grow further with the recent EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification of the skid undercarriage and unique IFR, single pilot, Advanced Search and Rescue (SAR) Modes.

Sun Air Jets, the private jet charter and management company, has named Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, as its preferred supplier for flight deck datalink connectivity services for its fleet of managed and charter aircraft. Activations of the SD FlightDeck Freedom® (FDF) communications platform, which supports secure and reliable datalink services between crew, air traffic control, and ground personnel are already underway.

RoyalJet, an award-winning global leader in premium private aviation, and Jetex seals a partnership to operate on-demand private jet flights between Dubai and Doha between 20 November and 18 December 2022.

Bell Textron Inc. announced a signed purchase agreement for a Bell 429 to Air Zermatt. This marks the third Bell HEMS-configured aircraft to operate in the Swiss transportation and rescue company’s active fleet.