Buisness aviation news
The Aircraft Electronics Association released its first-quarter 2023 Avionics Market Report. In the first three months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $777,640,387.48, or more than $777 million as reported by the participating companies.
New research by Horizon Aircraft (“Company” or “Horizon”), a Canadian based innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aerial vehicles, reveals Canada is seeing strong growth in its business aviation sector. In 2022, there were 182,354 business aircraft departures in Canada, which was 35.63% more than in 2019 (before the pandemic) when the corresponding figure was 134,445. Globally, there was a rise of 16.78% in the number of business aircraft departures between these two years.
During this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), Textron Aviation welcomed IFM Traviation GmbH as its latest Cessna Citation Longitude customer in Europe. The Düsseldorf-based customer placed an order for a Cessna Citation Longitude business jet, set to deliver in 2025. This order will boost the company’s existing fleet of two Cessna Citation Sovereign+ aircraft.
The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, today announced it has sold a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sendirian Berhad. The S-92 is configured for passenger transport and is intended for offshore oil and gas missions in Brunei, Borneo.
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Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has signed a partnership agreement with CTT, a Swedish specialist on humidity control products for aviation to equip the ACJ TwoTwenty with a state of the art cabin humidification system. The signature took place at EBACE, the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva.
At a media briefing held at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) Daher shared its experience in the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the company’s flight operations at the Tarbes, France headquarters site of Daher’s Aircraft Division in southwestern France.
Dassault Aviation is investing in a wider global maintenance footprint with modernized and expanded MRO factory-service facilities, and more resources flowing toward authorized facilities. Since 2019, the network has approximately doubled in size to 40 factory service centers and 21 authorized facilities. Among the benefits of this expanded network, Dassault is moving the capability to perform major inspections and upgrades closer to customers—all with one uniformly high standard of excellence.
Textron Aviation today announced the recent delivery of the first passenger unit of the twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier, for use by Western Aircraft, Inc., doing business in Hawaii as Lāna’i Air. The company offers luxury air service connecting Oahu to the island of Lāna’i.
Leonardo’s continued success in the UK and Ireland VIP/corporate helicopter market expands as its regional distributor, Sloane, announced orders for one AW109 GrandNew and one AW109 Trekker light twin during an official ceremony held at EBACE 2023 (Geneva, 23-25 May). The contract clearly demonstrates the strong continued market demand in the UK for the popular class-leading AW109.
When this Citation 750 arrived at Duncan Aviation’s full-service facility in Battle Creek, Michigan, the interior was simple, beige, and lacked any pattern or design. The headrests were uncomfortable and didn’t function well, the seat design was plain and standard, and the interior was worn.
Leading Italian business aviation operator Air Corporate has placed a firm order for 43 helicopters from Airbus on the concluding day of EBACE 2023.
Lufthansa Technik AG unveiled a first glimpse on the design for a government cabin based on the smallest Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) type.
The world’s favourite private aviation brand introduces the industry’s first-ever MetaFBO private terminal – inviting website visitors on a virtual journey of discovery.
Jet Aviation announced today that it earned recognition for West Palm Beach, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Dubai DXB, Geneva, Singapore, and Sydney in the 2023 Aviation International News (AIN) and Pro Pilot PRASE FBO surveys. For the second year in a row, the company also made the PRASE survey list of Best (U.S.) Small FBO Chains category.
The aviation specialist predicts a total of 11,429 transactions representing $74.4B in revenue over the next five years
Private Flight Global, a leading provider of private aviation-related catering technology, today announced the release ‘Direct Ordering’ – a new offering within its Catering Management Platform.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the First Quarter 2023 General Aviation Aircraft Shipments and Billings Report. The aircraft manufacturing industry’s results for the first three months of 2023 when compared to the same period in 2022, point to increasing aircraft unit deliveries across most aircraft segments while the overall value of the aircraft shipments was slightly lower for airplanes but increased for helicopters.