Buisness aviation news

Pilatus aircraft turn heads – and not only for their outstanding performance, their special colour schemes are eyecatchers, too! The two new lasers installed in the paint shop in July 2020 greatly facilitate the work performed by our two paint units.

Textron Aviation announced the return of the Cessna Turbo Skylane T182T to its legendary piston product lineup, updated with the latest avionics suite and interiors.

The MEBAA Show, the Middle East’s leading business aviation platform, is set to return to Dubai, taking place on 6 – 8 December 2022 at DWC Airport. The event will showcase the latest trends, insights, innovation and commercial opportunities shaping the future of business aviation and private flying in the Middle East and across the globe.


Nomad Aviation welcomes a Dassault Falcon 8X and a Gulfstream G550 to its fleet of managed aircraft. In addition to these two aircraft, Nomad Aviation has also added a Bombardier Global 5000 to its Swiss AOC, which will be ready for charter with immediate effect.

In the landmark year that saw the company focus exclusively on designing, building and servicing the world’s best business jets, Bombardier reported increased revenues, a major rise in EBITDA and an increased and more diversified backlog, among other positive indicators.

Universal Aviation Singapore, based at Seletar Airport (WSSL), has earned Stage 3 accreditaton under the International Standard for Business Aviation Handling (IS-BAH).

Bell Textron announced that the Bell 505 achieved 100,000 global fleet hours. Since the first Bell 505 customer delivery in 2017, Bell has completed more than 360 Bell 505 global deliveries, enabling successful missions with the world’s most advanced short light single aircraft.

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The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the final delivery of the medium helicopter fleet renewal program for Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco (“Aramco”), a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise.

Sheltair President Lisa Holland has announced the sale of Sheltair’s FBOs at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Modern Aviation.

K5-Aviation has taken delivery of its first ACJ330-300 aircraft from ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jets). K5-Aviation is the largest ACJ operator in Europe with four ACJ319s and one ACJ350-900 in its fleet.

DART Aerospace has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its Emergency Float System with Integrated Liferafts for the five-bladed Airbus H145. This certification comes alongside its existing TCCA & EASA approvals.

The H125 is a member of the robust and proven Airbus family. Some 6,500 members (H125, H130, H135, H145, H155) are operating in nearly 120 countries for almost 2,000 operators. Together, these helicopters have accumulated more than 33 million flight hours.

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) has expanded its fleet under management with the addition of a Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft. DCAF will operate the new aircraft on behalf of a private owner.

ARGUS International, a member of the SGS group, is launching the ARGUS Monday Minute, a weekly snapshot of the previous week's data.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) confirmed its first International Standard for Business Aircraft Operators (IS-BAO) Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) registration was achieved this month by Phoenix Air Unmanned.

jetAVIVA, a worldwide leader in turbine aircraft sales and acquisitions, is the newest accredited member of IADA, the International Aircraft Dealers Association.
Airbus Helicopters customer HeliOtago has recently achieved 2,000 flight hours with its H145 in the first two years of its operation. The H145 entered into service in the South Island of New Zealand in 2019 and in its support of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) missions, the aircraft has achieved a dispatch rate of 100%, with an availability rate of 98%.

Textron Aviation announced the rollout of the first production unit of the twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier, at the company’s manufacturing facility in Wichita. The new, clean-sheet design has allowed for the incorporation of the latest state-of-the-art assembly and fabrication processes and techniques into the manufacturing of the aircraft.