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A Gulfstream G550, powered by a sustainable alternative jet fuel covered the 3591 nautical miles in seven hours and 13 minutes, at an average speed of Mach 0.85.

In conjunction with its Far East customer, Metrojet, the U.S. company announces, today, the launch of a new Boeing Business Jet services bundle, for which Metrojet is the first to sign a five-year agreement.

Keeping staff occupied – and paid – means maintaining a certain amount of work every month, in a sector where demand is inherently unpredictable.

Pratt & Whitney Canada is now running five PW812D development engines for the fast-paced Dassault Falcon 6X program and says certification of the PW815G-configured Gulfstream G600 is imminent.

Bombardier’s Global 7500 has flown from London City, notable for its steep approach requirements, to Van Nuys, California, in the industry’s first non-stop mission between the two cities.

Embraer is working to expand its business jet lineup even before the ink is dry on the certification of its brand new super midsize Praetor 600 – and as its midsize Praetor 500 flies toward that goal in December.

The matches are to be played in Madrid and Baku, which ought to be cause for celebration among members of the UK’s air-charter community.

Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the ultra-long-range Global 7500 business jet to its first European customer – Formula One driver and F1 World Champion Niki Lauda.

Promising to significantly increase the conversion rate from charter enquiry to confirmed booking, Takeoff Ready is a fast-lane feature within Avinode that gives priority in search results to crew-ready flights available to depart within 96 hours.

Piaggio Aerospace, the manufacturer of the P.180 Avanti Evo twin turboprop, is looking for buyers.

Textron Aviation is progressing with work on its $4.8 million Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop, with first flight expected in mid-2019 and certification in mid-2020, the company reports.

Bombardier plans to invest $80 million in a new service center in Miami, doubling the size of its customer service capabilities in Florida.

Duncan Aviation recently updated a Bombardier 605 interior for a customer.

Iridium expects to start its Certus service for aviation users by midyear 2019, delivering global, broadband connectivity to aircraft flight decks.

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its production fleet of business jets has FAA approval for the “visual advantage” credit using an enhanced vision system.

Duncan Aviation is has what it describes as a “one-of-a-kind” Dornier 328-310, one of only 11 Envoy 3 models in the world.

When it comes to solutions to the maintenance technician shortage, Gulfstream Aerospace is working on a variety of solutions.

Systems integrator Innovative Solutions & Support plans to certify its ThrustSense retrofit autothrottle system early next year on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered Beechcraft King Air B200.

Corporate jet operator GainJet Ireland has become the first to join Ireland’s new corporate jet registry.

Seeking to make the newly certified PC-24 twinjet as well-known at the BACE as its turboprop little brother, Switzerland’s Pilatus has flown a production example to Orlando, where it may be viewed in the static exhibition at the Executive Airport.

FlightSafety International announced Platinum, a program that provides “new and innovative services, exceptional benefits and the highest level of training program customization available.”

As BACA, the Air Charter Association prepares to mark its 70th anniversary in 2019, the UK organization is flexing new muscles.

Pratt & Whitney Canada says initial flight tests of its newest engine, the PW812D demonstrator, have met expectations as it continues to define the production configuration for Dassault’s Falcon 6X large, long-range business jet.

USAIG has announced that FlightSafety International has been added to its Performance Vector safety initiative.

Highly qualified flight crew are already in short supply as airlines around the world soak up the existing supply and fewer military pilots become available. That leaves the business aviation industry wondering how to attract corporate pilots.