Buisness aviation news

Special Bentley livery for BBJ owners created by a cooperation between MAAS Aviation and Mankiewicz Coating Solutions.

Rolls-Royce and the Luxaviation Group, a leading luxury jet and helicopter service provider are announcing plans today to collaborate on leading the development and deployment of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM).

The global headlines are focused on Russia´s invasion of Ukraine, with significant consequences emerging for the global aviation industry. In terms of flight activity, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are seeing precipitous drops in all flight activity over the last few days.

Tradewind Aviation has signed an order for 20 new PC-12 NGX, expanding its fleet of Pilatus PC-12s to 38 – one of the largest in the global aviation industry. The first single-engine turboprop is slated for delivery in the third quarter 2022, with the remaining orders scheduled to deliver over the next five years at a rate of three to four PC-12 NGX per year.

Aero Asset Inc., a leading helicopter trading firm, has launched Aero Asset Acquisitions, a vehicle dedicated to acquiring helicopters for inventory and resale, financed by 1st Source Bank.

MRO Insider announced this week that the platform has launched a live map feature on their service quoting platform that will allow operators to request quotes from AOG, FBO or detailing providers on demand, based on live-updated locations.

Honda Aircraft Company announced that in 2021, the HondaJet was the most delivered aircraft in its class for the fifth consecutive year, based on data provided by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

A steady rise in flight traffic was recorded leading up to and over the President’s Day weekend (February 17-21st).

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, announced that it has added a new lease-to-own option to its growing portfolio of Spare Engine Solutions.

Duncan Aviation is excited to showcase this Falcon 2000 the company’s experts in Battle Creek, Michigan, recently refurbished. The aircraft arrived at the BTL facility for a prepurchase evaluation, winglets, avionics upgrades, full paint, and partial interior.

Embraer achieved a monumental milestone as the Phenom 300 series became the world’s best-selling light jet for the 10th consecutive year and the most delivered twinjet of 2021, according to numbers released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

Helicopter Association International (HAI) is excited to announce a partnership with Longhorn Helicopters that, for the first time, will bring charter helicopter flights to the association’s annual trade show, HAI Heli-Expo.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, well-to-do travelers have been motivated to avoid the close of quarters of airline cabins, and the stampede to private air travel has yet to abate. But just as new business jet sales begin to take off after more than a decade in the doldrums, some plane makers are temporarily stuck on the sidelines unable to fully capitalize on the upswing.

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Private jet travelers plan to fly more in 2022 than 2021, according to a just-released survey of subscribers to Private Jet Card Comparisons, an online buyer’s guide which helps consumers find the best private aviation solutions for their unique flying needs.

The Registry of Aruba (TROA), a global one-stop aircraft registry for the business aviation sector has released the findings of a Chinese Metaphysics report that details the good luck associated with the number four.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released the 2021 General Aviation Aircraft Shipments and Billings Report during its annual State of the Industry Press Conference. Overall, when compared to 2020, all aircraft segments saw increases in shipments and preliminary aircraft deliveries were valued at $25.2 billion, an increase of 10.2%.

The ACA hosted its first Level 2 Air Charter Broker Qualification training course at London Stansted Airport on February 2022.

Bell Textron Inc. has delivered the 10th Bell 429 to a corporate customer in the Philippines, demonstrating the Bell 429’s continued popularity among corporate customers in the Philippines who value the Bell 429’s reliability, smooth and quiet ride, and Bell’s industry-leading support and services.