Buisness aviation news
TAG Aviation is proud to announce the addition of a new Bombardier Global 5500 to its European charter operation, bringing its managed fleet to 80+ aircraft.
Finishing up the 2nd full week of July, North American business aviation traffic displayed a nearly identical pattern to this time last year with an overall flight count down 6.3% year over year. The continuous post-pandemic surge in flight activity month over month has started to slow down, while overall annual flight counts are still at healthy levels historically.
After incurring heated sales volume for two years, the global preowned business aircraft market is beginning to show signs of stabilizing. According to the second quarter 2022 market report from the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA), 598 aircraft sales transaction were recorded by the group during the first half compared to 529 during the same period the prior year, a 13 percent increase.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the all-new ultralong-range Gulfstream G800 made its first international flight just weeks after the aircraft’s first flight. The G800 flew from Savannah to Gulfstream Customer Support’s Farnborough, England, facility in support of Gulfstream’s participation in the Farnborough International Airshow.
Bell Textron Inc. announced the signed purchase agreement for four Bell 407GXi aircraft to Life Flight Network. Life Flight Network currently operates a fleet of 53 aircraft and with the addition of these four aircraft, will be the largest air medical operator of the Bell 407GXi in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West.
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Following its record year, the world’s largest aircraft charter broker, Air Charter Service, has announced its plans to expand operations in its two offices in California. Driving this growth is the newly promoted and highly-experienced Maddison Gerhardt, who is now ACS’s Director of Private Jets for the state.
TAG Aviation has announced the introduction of the TAG Flight App for all its aircraft owners across the world.
As expected, the 4th of July holiday weekend heavily influenced overall flight counts for North American business aviation the first week of July 2022. Daily charter flights peaked on Thursday, June 30th at 4490 flights. Cargo flights began to taper off after Tuesday, June 28th, several days before the start of the holiday weekend. Part 91 flights peaked on Thursday, June 30th and remained below average for a full week following the holiday weekend.
Swiss Air-Rescue Rega is delighted with the agreement that was signed today by the State Council of the Canton of Geneva. This agreement between Canton Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and Rega marks the continuation of a decades-long partnership for the benefit of patients and will further improve aeromedical care for the local population.
Aero Asset’s inaugural Heli Market Trends Report for single engine preowned helicopters compares first half of 2022 market performance with the same period of 2021. It reveals that supply of aircraft for sale continued to shrink on slightly lower transaction volume.
Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 7,000th helicopter from the Ecureuil family. The light single-engine H125, which was assembled in Marignane, France, was handed over to Blugeon Hélicoptères, a French company specialised in sling work at high altitudes.
The italian operator Air Corporate has Many years of experience in serving a demanding clientele with its state-of-the-art helicopter fleet. The company’s passengers can now enjoy travelling further and faster – aboard a brand-new PC-24 Super Versatile Jet.
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has delivered an ACJ319neo, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines, to a new West European undisclosed private customer from the final assembly line in Hamburg. The aircraft will be managed by Jet Aviation and will be available for charter flights.
ALTEA knows aircraft inside and out. The organisation is retained by those who want fresh thinking secured by experience in asset management; procurement and sales; financial solutions and design. It is this focus on innovation which lead the ALTEA design team to conceive a unique take on private jet cabin design.
For the first 6 months of 2022 there were 2.7 million business aviation flights, according to WINGX weekly Global Market Tracker published today.
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced signed purchase agreements for seven Bell 505 helicopters to European customers, further validating the success of the Bell 505 in Europe and around the world.
The start-up of TBM 960 customer deliveries to the United States has introduced this latest TBM version into North America, which is the largest single market region for Daher’s very fast turboprop aircraft family – providing the benefits of digital power for enhanced sustainability, a superior piloting experience and increased cabin comfort.