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Analysis reveals age of US business aviation fleet and key reasons to upgrade aircraft

If we talk about senior executives from large U.S. businesses whose companies own or lease business jets, what are key reasons for a company to upgrade its current business aircraft? According to a new survey commissioned by Airbus Corporate Jets, answers are quite evident -  greater...

Equinox Charter announced Rough Guides collaboration

Equinox Charter announced collaboration with global travel authority,Rough Guides.Renowned for their straight-talking and user-friendly travel insights, Rough Guides will now offer bespoke travel companions for passengers booking chartered flights through Equinox. This collaboration is an indus...


Eve Air Mobility names KAI as supplier for eVTOL pylons

Eve Air Mobility named Korea Aerospace Industries  as supplier for its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft’s pylons. Pylons are a key component of the airframe that provide support for the aircraft’s electric power units and eight lift propellers. During the past 30 years, KAI has supplied major aerostructure components to global aircraft manufacturers, includ...

ELECTRON aerospace confirms significant orders from Air2E and Hopscotch Air

  ELECTRON aerospace announced pivotal orders for its Electron 5 aircraft from Air2E and Hopscotch Air. This alliance propels ELECTRON sales pipeline close to an impressive EUR 200 million, marking a notable milestone in the company' pursuit of sustainable regional air mobility. Destined to redefine regional air transport, the Electron 5 stands as the cornersto...

Air Center San Diego: KSDM new FBO provider

There is a new premier provider of FBO services in California as Air Center San Diego acquired San Diego Jet Center’s FBO assets at Brown Field Municipal Airport on April 10. The acquisition includes all FBO facilities, including the main terminal building out of which Air Center San Diego has begun providing FBO services. Air Center is committed to enhancing its presence on t...

2023 shows strong growth for Geneva Airpark

The first indicators for 2023 promised a very positive year for Geneva Airpark. The final overall results have confirmed this growth trend, with figures clearly up, by more than 4.5%, 10% or even 56% depending on the activity, compared with 2022. Turnover 2023 vs 2022  ·      Global 2023: + 16% ·      Tota...

VIP Completions unveils refurbished Dassault Falcon 7X acquired for new owner by sister company SmartJets

VIP Completions unveiled the interior of a completely refurbished Dassault Falcon 7X. Acquisition of this aircraft was brokered by SmartJets. From beginning to end, the process was completed within just 16 weeks – approximately eight weeks for acquisition and eight weeks for refurbishment. The Dassault Falcon 7X is a long-range business jet with a 5,950-nautical-mile range. First i...

Growing demand in Central Europe - Gulfstream G500 returns to AERO Friedrichshafen

Gulfstream Aerospace will showcase the class-leading Gulfstream G500 at AERO Friedrichshafen . The clean-sheet G500 offers best-in-class performance with advanced safety features and an optimal combination of speed, wide-cabin comfort and efficiency. G500 entered service in September 2018 and introduced the award-winning Gulfstream Symmetry Flight Deck, which features safety enhancing te...

Gulfstream G700 earns additional certifications

Gulfstream G700 has earned additional Federal Aviation Administration certifications following the G700 FAA type certification on March 29. The new production and interior supplemental type certifications further clear the G700 for customer deliveries and entry into service.The G700 cabin supplemental type certifications officially approve the interior outfitting of the G700 and its cabin air...

Isle of Man private jet center set to be repositioned as Regional Sustainable Aviation Hub

Work has commenced in earnest at the only dedicated private jet terminal at Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man, as a private group embarks on plans to modernise and expand the FBO facility – originally built in 2015 – to bring it in line with some of the world’s leading FBO’s. Megacorp Aviation Ltd, which also owns business aircraft for charter, and with bases at Douglas,...

Jet Aviation MROs open for Mexican business

  The Federal Civil Aviation Agency of Mexico (AFAC) has authorized maintenance services in Basel, Geneva, and Zurich.The approval allows for the entire scope of line and base maintenance services on Gulfstream, Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, and Bombardier platforms, including full cabin refurbishments. Mexico is one of the largest business aviation markets in the Americas, and many operators...

EHang secures Production Certificate from CAAC, clearing path for mass production of EH216S pilotless eVTOL

EHang has successfully obtained the Production Certificate for its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, which is the world’s first PC granted in the global eVTOL industry. Following the obtaining of the Type Certificate and the Standard Airworthiness Certificate for the EH216-S, this remarkable achieveme...

Pearl 10X engine took to the skies for the first time

Rolls-Royce has successfully kicked off the flight test campaign for its latest aero engine for the business aviation market, the Pearl 10X, on the company’s dedicated Boeing 747 flying testbed. The engine has been selected by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault to exclusively power its brand-new flagship aircraft, the Falcon 10X. The start of flight testing is an important miles...

Inbound to Horn Island, Australia first P2012 Travellers

Torres Strait Air, based on Horn Island, in Far North Queensland, is the launch customer for the twin engine, 11-seat, Tecnam P2012 Traveller, in Australia. TSA will take delivery of two P2012s in May and June 2024 and has options for three STOL versions of the Traveller, in a deal worth more than AUD $22M. The fleet acquisition is being financed by the National Australia Bank’s In...

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Business Aviation at AERO 2027 will be even bigger, organiser pledges

AERO 2027 aims to build on the great success of AERO 2026 with an enhanced programme for business aviation, organisers Fairnamic confirmed today.   For the second year running, AERO was...

Bombardier delivers first Global 8000 in Africa to Nigeria-based BUA Group

Bombardier delivered the first Global 8000 aircraft in Africa to BUA Group, a Nigerian-based multinational company with interests across cement, food, oil and gas, energy, infrastr...

AfBAA launches first phase of groundbreaking research to improve understanding of business aviation in Africa

African Business Aviation Association announced the launch of a landmark research project that aims to advance the understanding, perception, and knowledge of the sector across the African continent.&...

Prince Aviation hosts CMIG annual summit in Belgrade

Prince Aviation hosted the annual summit of the Citation Mustang Interest Group (CMIG) at its facility at Belgrade airport from 4 to 6 June 2026. The event brought together Citation Mustang owners and...

Gogo announces new STC approved to install Gogo Galileo connectivity on Dassault Falcon 7X/8X

Gogo Galileo high performance connectivity system can now be installed on the Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X. Dassault Falcon Jet MRO has received Supplemental Type Certificates from both the Federal Aviat...

Metrojet welcomes Asia’s first Bombardier Global 8000 to its managed fleet

Metrojet Limited announced the arrival of Asia’s first Bombardier Global 8000 aircraft into its managed fleet, a landmark achievement that reflects the Company’s continued growth...

ExecuJet MRO services Belgium completes extensive project on Falcon 7X

ExecuJet MRO Services Europe completed a major project on a Dassault Falcon 7X that included: installing a Starlink system and antennae, performing an avionics upgrade, an engine change, exterior repa...