The Weekly of Business Aviation

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By Kirby Harrison
Lufthansa Technik is extending its presence in the Asian market and is expanding a new range of products, some of which are already being installed in aircraft.
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By Kirby Harrison
UAS International Trip Support and Aviation Concepts Group have entered into a strategic partnership designed to “significantly boost service capabilities and offer clients more location options and higher quality,” the partners said.
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By Kirby Harrison
Maintenance, repair and overhaul provider StandardAero has joined in a strategic alliance with Flight Display Systems (FDS) Avionics “to bring the next generation of in-flight entertainment to today’s business aircraft market.”
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By Kirby Harrison
Officials with the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Geneva’s Palexpo exhibit center and Geneva Airport have signed an agreement to continue to hold the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) at Palexpo through 2021.
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By Molly McMillin
The total worldwide business jet fleet expanded in 2015, with the U.S. market growing slightly faster than the total market, according to Jefferies Group.
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By Molly McMillin
Fatal accidents involving U.S. business turbine aircraft dropped in the first quarter of 2016, while the number of fatalities rose.
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By Molly McMillin
In April, 1,988 used business jets were available for sale, up from 1,979 in March and a 6% increase when compared to April 2015.
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By Molly McMillin
Flight Options, based in Cleveland, said it will offer voluntary separation packages directly to its pilot workforce, despite a recent rejection of the offer by the union.
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By Molly McMillin
Segmen Flight Academy in Turkey has begun flight training operations after taking delivery of five new Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft last year.
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By Molly McMillin
Embraer celebrated delivery of its 1,000th business jet, a midsize Legacy 500, which was delivered to Cleveland-based Flexjet.
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By Molly McMillin
Presidential candidate Donald Trump has gained media attention after the discovery that the FAA registration on one of the aircraft in his fleet, a 1997 Cessna Citation X corporate jet, has expired.
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By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Business Aircraft has created a dedicated sales team focused on sales of the Learjet 70 and 75 business jets.
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By Molly McMillin
Aviation analyst and consultant Rolland Vincent has scaled back his 10-year business jet delivery forecast based on current conditions. Vincent predicts business jet deliveries from 2016 through 2025 of 8,378 jets valued at $240 billion.
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By Molly McMillin
North American business aircraft activity rose 3% in March when compared to a year ago and 9.8% from February, according to Argus TraqPak data.
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By Molly McMillin
After “tough sledding” in the business jet market in January and February, March and April have shown recovery, Textron’s top executive said during a conference call about first-quarter earnings.
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By Kirby Harrison
The U.S. Senate on April 19 passed the amended and long-awaited version of the FAA reauthorization bill, drawing applause from the general and business aviation communities.
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By Molly McMillin
Brazil, the world’s third largest user of business jets, is the most troubled market, aviation consultant Rolland Vincent says.
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Jet Aviation Singapore has received FAA approval to support Gulfstream G280 aircraft.

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Apr. 18-20—IATA Ops Conference 2016, Tivoli Hotel & Conference Center, Copenhagen.