Business aviation news

Latest Business aviation news

AMAC Aerospace signs new contract for Sky Prime's Airbus A340 aircraft

Gulfstream continues to provide enhanced customer support worldwide

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. reaffirms its commitment to worldwide customer support with an extensive schedule of 2017 events that began with a pilots forum Jan. 18 in Zurich. The 2017 schedule also includes nine traditional operator forums in the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America, two Customer...

RUAG completes cabin interior refurbishment during heavy maintenance check on Challenger CL604

The one-stop shop at RUAG Aviation in Munich optimised the downtime required for a Bombardier Challenger CL604 heavy maintenance event. Responding to the request of the aircraft owner, the 192-month maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) inspection included a full cabin refurbishment for the older a...

Airbus Helicopters achieves delivery targets and maintains market leadership in 2016

Airbus Helicopters delivered 418 rotorcraft in 2016, a five percent increase compared with 2015, against a challenging market backdrop. The company strengthened its lead on the civil and parapublic helicopter market while maintaining its position on the military market. Airbus Helicopters logged gross orders for 388 helicopters in 2016, a stable performance compared to the 383 gross orders of 2...

VistaJet records 137% increase in u.s. flights in 2016

Travelers move away from traditional business aviation models in favor of access to global flight solution Global aviation brand VistaJet reports 2016 as its best year ever in North America. The company, which positions itself as an alternative to full or fractional aircraft ownership, now reports the U.S. as its number one growth market, citing a preference for a global flying solution with no...

Bell Helicopter Prague delivers first fully customized aircraft from new state-of-the-art facility

Bell Helicopter announced the completion of the first fully customized aircraft from its new European state-of-the-art Customization and Delivery Center located in Prague. The customer, Air Transport Europe of Slovakia, recently accepted three newly customized Bell 429 EMS configured aircraft at Bell Helicopter’s delivery center in Prague. The Bell Helicopter facility in Pr...

Elit’Avia add 2nd Falcon50EX to its midsize fleet

Elit’Avia this week increased the size of its midsize fleet by adding its 2nd Falcon50EX. This now brings up the total of the Elit’Avia midsize fleet to 5 aircraft (2x Falcon 50EX / 2x Challenger 300 & 1x Hawker 800). The Dassault Aviation Falcon50EX can reach 41,000feet and has an intercontinental range of 6,050km / 3260NM. The nine-passenger seating configuration is...

Spike Aerospace Expands Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Development Effort

Spike Aerospace is expanding efforts to develop the world’s first Quiet Supersonic Jet. The sleek 18 passenger design will result in a quieter, faster and more efficient supersonic aircraft. Engineering is on track for a first flight of a subsonic prototype of the jet by late summer of 2017. The prototype will demonstrate low-speed aerodynamic flight characteristic. This will be followed...

First commercial flammability test lab launched in the Middle East

Etihad Airways Engineering and Lantal Textiles AG have launched the first Flammability Test Laboratory in the Middle East, for regional customers within the aviation industry, including VIP operators, MRO organisations, design and production organisations as well as cabin interior suppliers. Located inside the Etihad Airways Engineering facility adjacent to Abu Dhabi International Airport...

Gulfstream G280 earns significant overwater record

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that its Gulfstream G280 aircraft recently set a speed record between Carlsbad, California, and Kalaoa, Hawaii, completing the overwater flight in just 4 hours and 47 minutes. The super mid-sized business jet covered the 2,257 nautical miles/4,180 kilometers from McClellan-Palomar Airport to Kona International Airport at a brisk Mach 0.84. “Fly...

World Economic Forum success for ExecuJet’s Zürich and Munich services

ExecuJet has announced another successful year at last week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, which took place on 17-20 January 2017, handling close to 300 business aircraft movements during the event. With ExecuJet’s Zürich hangar fully booked for the entire period, ExecuJet also utilised its Munich FBO at Munich International Airport, located only 140nm from...

Piper appoints veteran industry executive Drew McEwen to vice president, international and direct sales

Piper Aircraft Inc. has appointed General Aviation industry veteran, Drew McEwen, to Vice President International and Direct Sales, where he will lead Piper Aircraft’s global, and factory direct sales efforts focused on growing its trainer business and the international distribution network for the Company. Additionally, Drew will oversee the factory direct sales team for fleet, trainer, and...

Abu Dhabi charter operator GI Aviation targets private flyers

GI Aviation on Sunday launched its value charter aviation services aimed at corporate and leisure clientele looking to make a saving on private jet travel. The Abu Dhabi company operates turbo prop aircraft – the Swiss-made, single-engine Pilatus PC-12NG – which has lower operating costs than a small or mid-size jet. "We sit between first class and a private jet but cost 30...

Flight Consulting Group and Insat-Aero celebrate fifteenth anniversary of collaboration

2016 is marked by an event important for Flight Consulting Group (FCG) and INSAT-AERO: they celebrate the anniversary of their collaboration. Exactly 15 years ago, INSAT-AERO and Flight Consulting Group entered into their first business agreement. So, Flight Consulting Group got a new, and, importantly, loyal customer ― the air fleet controlled by INSAT-AERO was transferred to Flight Consulting Gr...

Jeppesen teams with JAA-TO to explore offering European aviation training programs

Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, and the Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organization (JAA TO) have signed an initial Memorandum of Understanding to determine the potential for co-offering European-based aviation training programs. The agreement will look to integrate JAA TO expertise in multiple fields of aviation safety with Jeppesen’s extensive pilot training, flight dispatch and lic...

Upcoming events

The Air Charter Expo – ACE’26

08/09/2026
United Kingdom, London

Riga Aviation Forum 2026 10 Years Connecting Aviation Minds

10/09/2026
Latvia, Riga

Essential news

IADA White Paper of insights from leading aircraft finance experts

For decades, financing a business aircraft was often viewed as a relatively straightforward exercise. A buyer identified an aircraft, selected a lender, negotiated terms and completed the transaction....

EH216-S completes Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL flight in the heart of Kazakhstan’s capital

EHang flagship EH216-S successfully completed Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying flight of an eVTOL aircraft in Astana, Kazakhstan. During the Games of the Future 2026, the...

Honda Aircraft Company associates celebrate 20 years of aviation innovation

Honda Aircraft Company associates celebrated 20 years since the company's founding, marking two decades of excellence, continued innovation, and commitment to the Piedmont Triad community with a c...

Where performance meets preparedness — General Aviation Service’s approach to high season success

Summer high season in Spain is always a defining period for general aviation sector, and this year is no exception. With the first two months already behind us, preliminary results are offering a clea...

Honda Aircraft Company celebrates type validation of HondaJet Elite II in Brazil at LABACE 2026

Honda Aircraft Company announced first delivery of HondaJet Elite II in Brazil, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued commitment to general aviation in South America. The de...

Eve Air Mobility achieves first transition flight milestone, advancing eVTOL program toward wing-borne flight

Eve Air Mobility completed its first partial transition flight, marking an important milestone in the development and testing of the company' eVTOL aircraft. The flight involved the acti...

Introducing latest-generation TBM to a major business aviation market - Daher Aircraft delivers the first TBM 980 in Brazil

The first TBM 980 for a Brazilian customer delivered by Daher Aircraft, marking the introduction of this newest fast and efficient turboprop-powered airplane in a market where the TBM family continues...