The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Safran is planning to develop a turbogenerator system for future hybrid-electric vertical take-off-and-landing air vehicles.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Comlux Completion says it is “raising the bar for maintenance services” of large VIP aircraft, such as the Airbus Corporate Jet and Boeing Business Jet.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
New five-blade rotor comes from Airbus’ Bluecopter technology demonstrator.
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
Aerospace propulsion and equipment manufacturer Safran is pressing on with the Zodiac Aerospace integration, targeting product offering consolidation after successful synergies in procurement and overhead costs, Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin said.
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
Safran may bid for becoming a supplier on a future civil supersonic aircraft program, according to CEO Philippe Petitcolin.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has developed a new training concept for pilots and engineers preparing for its AW609 commercial tiltrotor.
Business Aviation

By Alan Dron
Thai startup Kom Airlines has confirmed an order for six SSJ100 regional jets from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC).
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois
The nascent favorable trend for new business jet sales is under threat from uncertain economic growth prospects in the U.S., slower-than-hoped sales in China and a stagnating secondhand global market, Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier says.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Chinese orders for business aircraft this year are doubtful following a slump in contracts that began in mid-2018, Dassault Falcon says.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
George Tsopeis became president of Montreal-based ZenithJet in 2016, a business aviation services firm specializing in completions oversight consulting.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
AeroEx has introduced a toolkit to help European operators, pilots and compliance managers adhere to the EU’s new Electronic Flight Bag regulations before the July 9 deadline.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Charter operator Jet Edge International has raised $60 million in equity and debt that will be used to fund a number of initiatives.
Business Aviation

By Angus Batey
With a month to go before the UK reaches its self-imposed deadline to leave the European Union, negotiations on the terms of the exit remain deadlocked.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
In its effort to “simplify private flight in the Western U.S.,” CB SkyShare has acquired the fixed base operator at Gross Airport in Marin County, California, and completed a first phase of a remodel.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Wing—the drone delivery subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet—was selected by FAA to participate in the agency’s unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) pilot program, the company announced Feb. 25.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Boeing and Embraer expect to close their deal-making over commercial and defense aircraft JVs by year’s end, they said after Embraer shareholders OK'd the deals.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
FlightSafety International is entering a new realm of aviation activity—offering fundamental hands-on instruction for aspiring civilian drone operators.
Business Aviation

PlaneSense, a fractional ownership provider based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has added its second Pilatus PC-24 to its program fleet.

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G650ER ultra long-range business jet has set a new speed record with a 7,475 nm flight from Singapore’s Changi Airport to San Francisco in 13 hr. and 37 min.

By Molly McMillin
Embraer Jets Service Center in Sorocaba, Brazil, has performed its first complete renovation of a Legacy 600 business jet.

By Molly McMillin
Satair has signed a distribution agreement with Honeywell Aerospace to distribute Honeywell’s JetWave high-speed inflight connectivity system to the global business jet market.

By Molly McMillin
The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) has signed a letter-of-understanding with MedAire for aviation security and assistance services.

By Molly McMillin
Air Charter Service has nearly doubled the size of its Los Angeles operation. It also has opened an office in San Francisco.

By Molly McMillin
Nomad Aviation, based in Switzerland, has received approval to operate its Citation CJ1+ and Citation CJ2+ for charter flights from London City Airport.

By Molly McMillin
Inflite The Jet Centre, based at London Stransted Airport, has acquired Excellence Aviation Services.