Business Aviation
News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Singapore Gets ACJ Mx Nod
The Seletar Park faciliity can now perform full line and base maintenance on the ACJ 318-321 series.
Sam Hill To Retire from Quest Aircraft
Hill retires with a 50-year aviation background that also included stints with Embraer and Honda Aircraft.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Fruity Chutes Can Prevent Drone Destruction
Expensive drones can be rescued from harm by parachute recovery systems.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aircraft Technical Publishers Buys CaseBank Technologies
The merger of the two maintenance information providers will serve to improve customer productivity and reduce aircraft down time due to maintenance issues
Charter & Fractional
ExecuJet Africa Adds Helo Charter at Cape Town FBO
It will offer commercial helicopter charters for various scenic flights to surrounding vineyards and other tourist attractions.
Regulations and Government
Stopgap Bill Passes as ATC Funding Debate Renews
Congress pushed full funding bill for most government agencies until early 2017.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Cyber Security, Hypoxia Added To SM4 AvSafety Program
Global Aerospace has committed more than $3.5 million to support SM4 and help its aviation insurance clients pursue higher levels of safety since 2010.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Swiss Banks Provide Gulf Bizjet Financing
A number of Swiss banks are financing business jets in the UAE
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aircraft Finance 2016
New names, new practices emerge as the industry adapts to the current market.
Maintenance and Modifications
BLR Aerospace STCs FastFin for Airbus H125
FastFin uses advanced airflow management to increase the effectiveness of the H125 anti-torque system and yields certified performance improvements.
UBS Bizjet Index Sees Post-election Surge
the index came in at 45, a 32-percent jump from UBS’s prior survey and “representing one of the largest sequential increases in its 13 year history.”
Aircraft
Piper M600 Turboprop Single Gets Aussie Nod
This paves the way for the launch of flights by M600 owner-operators in the region.
Accidents
Unstabilized Approach Led to Bin Laden Family-owned Phenom Crash
The company's crew did not often make visual circuit arrivals other than at Blackbushe.
FBOs
Epic Fuels, Signature To Issue Co-branded Aviation Card
The aviation services credit card will be accepted at 8,000 locations.
FBOs
Atlantic Aviation Expands at New York Airport
The company acquired the former GE Aviation hangar at Stewart International Airport.
Charter & Fractional
SPA Boosts Fleet To Capitalize on Saudi Bizav Reform
Saudia Private Aviation is set to take two BBJs in 2017.
Maintenance and Modifications
Zenith Jet Completes Milestone Global Oversight Project
Since its founding in 2008, the Montreal company has performed 100 oversight projects on the Bombardier Global familiy of aircraft.
Avionics
Honeywell Displays ‘Flying Technology Lab’ at MEBAA
The 757 test-bed has helped shape modern aviation, company says.
Cedar Executive Buys Its Second Legacy 500
Leading Gulf-based charter operator Royal Jet recently added two new Boeing Business Jets to its fleet.
Training and Workforce
Abu Dhabi Aviation Expands Training With CAE
A new agreement will see training provided at Abu Dhabi Aviation’s facility.
Rotorcraft
Falcon Aviation Expands Maintenance Services
Abu Dhabi-based company has added additional fixed and rotary wing models to its list of maintenance approvals.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Aero-Satcom now Inmarsat GX VAR
UK company will begin outfitting Europe-based head of state fleet with high speed Ka-band service this month
Fortis Riders Chauffeur Service Expands to Middle East
The secure chauffeur service specializes in business aviation.
FBOs
Genel Havacilik Displays Service Range
Turkish operator touts charter and management capabilities, and shares plans for new offerings
Charter & Fractional
ASM Ups India Support Ops
Dubai-based firm refocuses flight support efforts on Asia, Africa and South America.
Maintenance and Modifications
Traxxall Moves To Expand Reach into Middle East
The three-year-old company has a customer base in nearly 20 countries.
Airports
French Customs Closures Hit Bizav Traffic on Côte d'Azur
French authorities quietly removed customs and immigration service from 13 airports without consultation.
Jets Buoy European Bizav Flying in November
There were 58,111 business aviation departures in the region in November, up 0.8 percent from a year ago.
Argus: U.S. Bizav Activity Climbed Nearly 5% Last Month
North American business aircraft flying soared 4.9 percent year-over-year in November, surpassing the company’s projection of a 3.1-percent increase.
FBOs
Signature's New Panama FBO Goes Live
The location at Panama City is the chain's first FBO in Central America.
