Buisness aviation news

AB Jets and Bombardier announced the acquisition by AB Jets of three Bombardier Challenger 3500 aircraft, with a contractual option to order a fourth by the end of 2023. Adding the industry’s best super-midsize business jet to their fleet marks a transformational new chapter for the Argus Platinum-rated private charter company.

VIP Completions, providers of aircraft completions and refurbishment services, today announced a new project – the comprehensive interior refurbishment of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). Since the company was founded almost a decade ago, the VIP Completions team has extensively refurbished six BBJs, two Boeing 757s, a Boeing 767 and a Boeing 727, clearly establishing its expertise in Boeing corporate airliner completions projects.

Bombardier unveiled exclusive images of its EcoJet research project’s second test phase to the attendees of NBAA-BACE 2023. The promising flight tests were conducted with an 18-foot-wide demonstrator and have generated important results, contributing to the advancement of this pivotal project.

Vista Global Holding (Vista), the world’s leading global private aviation group, announced the launch of Vista America on behalf of U.S. operators. Vista America will operate the Vista Members’ fleet in the United States for VistaJet and XO clients.

Nigerian business aviation company, Vivajets, has rolled out a set of innovative product offerings at a recent international conference held by the company in Lagos. The organization also released a guide on fractional aircraft ownership, a specialized service that enables customers to become part owners of an aircraft.

FlightAware announced the release of Global for Helicopters, a new flight tracking platform for helicopter or mixed fleet business aviation managers. FlightAware is a division of Collins Aerospace, an RTX business. More than 15,000 business aviation customers worldwide are currently supported by FlightAware Global.

During the 2023 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, ForeFlight, a Boeing Company, announced the signing of an agreement with Jet Aviation, a global business aviation service provider, to adopt ForeFlight’s flight planning solutions across its aircraft management operation.

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the largest independent provider of maintenance support and financial tools to the business aviation industry, has announced the launch of JSSI PartsHub.

Daher’s Aircraft Division has inaugurated a large new paint facility at its Kodiak Aircraft Company production site in Sandpoint, Idaho, marking the latest investment since Daher’s acquisition of the Kodiak utility airplane product line in 2019.

Comlux, a leader in business aviation, transaction, and completion services has just announced the successful finalization of a pivotal contract, resulting in the acquisition of over 11,000 square feet of off-airport space. This strategic expansion marks a decisive step in bolstering production capabilities at its Completion center in Indianapolis.

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Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced that flyExclusive has been named the fleet launch customer for the Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2. The news came during the company’s press conference at the National Business Aviation Association - Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) event in Las Vegas. The Citation CJ3 Gen2, just announced this morning, raises the bar in the light jet market and is part of the next phase of flyExclusive’s fleet modernization efforts.

New Tecnam P2012 STOL is on track to complete the certification process with EASA, with type certification expected by the end of 2023. The aircraft is designed for short take off and landing operations and is specifically engineered to operate at the world most demanding commercial airports.

Textron Aviation announced the delivery of the 100th Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop to Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center (CBCC), a longtime Textron Aviation customer. This delivery further solidifies the Beechcraft King Air's place as the world's most popular family of business turboprop aircraft.

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has unveiled an expanded range of service plans for Viasat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband service. The new service plans will be made exclusively available to Satcom Direct operators, equipping their aircraft with the SD Plane Simple Ka-band tail mount terminal. The option includes the first-ever ‘Power by the Hour’ option for Jet ConneX, enabling business jet operators to pay an hourly rate for inflight connectivity.

Jetcraft is teaming up with Bill Papariella as the exclusive trading partner to the former JetEdge CEO’s new company, AeroVentures.

Textron Aviation, an industry leader in bringing new aircraft and product updates to market, announced that its renowned Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 will include Garmin Autothrottles beginning in mid-2025, reducing pilot workload and improving the flying experience.

Daher announced its delivery of the 500th TBM 900-series aircraft, underscoring the continued global market demand for this best-selling family in the highly efficient and fast TBM turboprop-powered product line.

Jet Aviation announced today that it has added 29 aircraft to its US managed fleet since the beginning of the year. 10 of these aircraft are also available for charter.