Buisness aviation news
Caribbean demand, Florida thriving, Europe stagnating
Global business aviation traffic is down by 11% for the first half of February with 14 thousand fewer flights than February last yearSignature Aviation sells engine repairs business for $230m
US-based maintenance and repairs provider StandardAero will purchase the divisionSikorsky Continues Legacy With Latest Contract To Build Presidential Helicopters
The award announced February 5, 2021 by the U.S. Navy for five aircraft is the final lot of VH-92A presidential helicopters set to deliver in 2023New Industry Flagship Accomplishes Numerous Flight-Test Milestones
G700 flight-test program has made significant progress, surpassing 1,100 hours of flying and completing new company test regimens, all within the program's first yearMissions in 2020: Rega helped 31 patients per day
Rega can look back on an extremely busy year: in 2020, the Rega Operations Centre organised 16,273 missions at home and abroadThe Royal Flying Doctor Service has agreed to purchase four Beechcraft King Air 360CHW turboprop aircraft
Deliveries are expected to begin in 2021 and continue through 2023Bombardier Reports Full Year 2020 Financial Results, Provides 2021 Guidance and Outlines Actions to Drive Profitability and Productivity
Company focuses exclusively on designing, building and servicing the world’s best business jetsEBAA, NBAA Unveil 'EBACE Connect,' An Online Dialogue That Will Inform, Inspire
EBACE Connect will take place May 18–19, 2021, the dates originally planned for the in-person show, which NBAA and EBAA recently cancelled because of the COVID-19 crisisShell selects H160 for operation by PHI in Gulf of Mexico
In a pioneering move, Airbus will provide one H160 ahead of final deliveries to PHI and Shell for a year-long route-proving programmePrivateFly says nearly 20% of its sales are paid by cryptocurrency
The popularity of buying flights with cryptocurrencies has soared for the company in the last few months, rising from typically 1-2% of flights per month in recent years, to 12% in December and 13% in JanuaryAirbus and Air Methods sign additional HCare support contract for fleet of 80 EC135s
The order expands the number of Air Methods aircraft covered by Airbus support and services to 111, making Air Methods the largest HCare-covered single-operator civil helicopter fleet in the worldCutter Aviation extends its Charter fleet with the addition of three HondaJet Aircraft
Cutter currently has a total of seven HondaJet on its Charter Certificate, making it one of the largest HondaJet fleets in the worldSuccessful year for Elit’Avia despite challenges of global pandemic
2020 a busy year for business aviation company thanks to its flexible response to crisisEmbraer Delivers 71 Jets in 4Q20 and 130 total Jets in 2020
Although deliveries accelerated during the fourth quarter of 2020 relative to the three previous quarters, they were heavily impacted, mostly in commercial aviation, due to COVID-19 pandemic
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NATA has endorsed Tecnam’s aircraft configured to increase the reach and speed of COVID vaccine delivery
The endorsement aims to inspire further innovation and industry involvement in solving COVID vaccine transportation challengesUniversal builds global network of COVID-19 viral testing providers
This includes all destinations where there is a Universal Aviation FBO Ground Services office and a majority of destinations where Universal has a Preferred Ground Handler namedDaher welcomes a fleet order for four TBM 940 very fast turboprop aircraft from France's Ministry of Defense
Delivery of the TBM 940 fleet will begin in the summer of 2021, replacing TBM 700 versions that have been used since 1992Super Bowl traffic low but US market holding up
Business aviation aircraft have mustered just under 60,000 sectors so far in February 2021 - 11% less activity than in February 2020 - according to WINGX`s weekly Global Market TrackerPartnerships can further accelerate the future of private travel
New research from VistaJet in association with Barton, the high-net-worth insight consultants, demonstrates the far-ranging value placed on partnerships by leading businesses in the sector