Buisness aviation news

As part of its commitment to environmentally responsible operations in the air and at its facilities, Skyservice Business Aviation (Skyservice), Canada’s leader in business aviation, is pleased to announce that it is the first private aviation company in Canada to offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its customers, reflecting Skyservice’s dedication to reducing carbon impacts across its business.

Earlier this week Meridian Air Company added another Gulfstream G450 aircraft to the fleet. The aircraft is registered in Bermuda in accordance with article 83bis of the International Civil Aviation Convention.

Boeing announced an order for a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 737-8 from an undisclosed customer. The announcement was made at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual convention.

With new major development in Kuala Lumpur and Dubai and new line service bases in several additional European cities, Dassault Aviation is leveraging recently acquired MRO capabilities to reorganize and consolidate its worldwide support network and bring Falcon expertise around the world.

During this year’s National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), Textron Aviation announced Las Vegas-based private aviation charter operator Thrive Aviation placed an order for three additional Cessna Citation Longitude business jets, set to deliver beginning December 2021.

Jet Aviation has recognised the 20th anniversary of its operation in Hong Kong. The aircraft management and charter business in Hong Kong was established in late September 2001. In May 2008, the company expanded its operation to include a line maintenance facility.


VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, announced the launch of The Surprise Reunion, its latest creation in the Adventures in the Sky program for families.

Jet Aviation announced that it has expanded its managed fleet in the United States by 26 aircraft since the beginning of this year. 11 of these aircraft are also available for charter.

Global Medical Response (GMR) will add a total of 21 Airbus helicopters from the H125, H130 and H135 families to its growing air medical fleet, with options to include up to an additional 23 helicopters, bringing the total order potential up to 44 helicopters.

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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.