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.
Redstar Returns to Spectrum for Learjet 45 Air Ambulance Equipment
Redstart is expanding its operations with a dedicated fleet of Learjet 45 aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Associated Air Center Installs Scimitar Winglets on BBJ
The installation was a first for AAC.
Aircraft
BBJ Develops ‘All Access Pass’ To Boost Used Market
BBJ developed a package of purchase support services and coordinated with service centers on power-by-the-hour programs.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Panasonic Avionics Ready for Bizav Market with Astronics
Panasonic will provide global Ku-band broadband coverage.
Charter & Fractional
Global Jet Capital: Mideast Bizav Fleet Ripe for Upgrade
Global Jet Capital Survey finds 10 pc of fleet for sale as owners look to trade up
A Smorgasbord of Caterers and Galley Equipment on Display
MEBAA ’16 serves up a heaped helping of leading onboard dining services and products.
Charter & Fractional
Second Embraer Legacy 500 Joining Cedar Executive Fleet
Cedar Executive’s second Embraer Legacy 500 is due for delivery in mid-2017.
Embraer: Market To Stay Flat in Middle East
Embraer has shipped 50 aircraft into the region.
Charter & Fractional
Djibouti’s Ivory Grows Fleet With Third Falcon Due
Ivory Jet Services mainly provides emergency medical evacuation flights, and transportation for private individuals, companies and goverments.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag Presents Innovative “Enterprise” Interior
Ruag Aviation’s “Enterprise” interior design is completely unlike the typical sandy or biscuit colors found in many standard interiors.
Charter & Fractional
Click Aviation Network Strives To Become Central Resource
The company provides a range of support services as it brings together various aspects of the industry.
Aircraft
Nexus Opens Manila Flight Operations Center
Nexus now has a flight operations center in the Philippines and is set to open a training academy in China.
Avionics
FalconEye Popular With 8X Buyers
Dassault’s FalconEye, a combined vision system that improves pilot situational awareness, has been selected by 4 out of 5 Falcon 8X customers.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag Secures Leonardo AW139 MRO Authorization
The Swiss-based maintenance provider adds the type to its list of helicopter OEM approvals.
Aircraft
Honeywell Decreases Bizjet Delivery Forecast
Honeywell’s annual forecast sees a reduction in the 10-year business jet delivery forecast of about 6 percent, but interest is picking up.
Aircraft
Updated Dornier Seastar Set To Fly Next Year
Revived amphibious aircraft aimed at commuter, VIP, corporate and special missions markets.
Regulations and Government
IBAC Panel Addresses Worldwide Business Aviation Issues
Lack of regulatory structure that supports business aviation is a key issue in many countries.
Regulations and Government
ICAO Outlines Bizav Standards Adopted in 2016
List includes CVR recording protection, required communications and navigation performance and safety management data, among others.
FBOs
FBOs Rise To The Challenge of Handling Rising Business Aviation Traffic In Dubai
FBOs Rise To The Challenge of Handling Rising Business Aviation Traffic In Dubai
People in Aviation: December 2016
Industry announcements and appointments
Aircraft
Pre-owned Aircraft Report 2016
Both the jet and turboprop markets are soft, but the turboprop market is faring slightly better.
Hadid to Set Up New Station in Chad
The company has expanded steadily and now has 10 global offices and 25 representative locations worldwide.
Aircraft
HondaJet Makes MEBAA, and Middle East, Debut
Aircraft manufacturer has aircraft on display to evaluate the market for the $4.85 million HA-420 HondaJet in the region.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
LHT Shows New Royal Jet BBJ
2nd of two new VIP charter aircraft with interiors by Edése Doret recently delivered to the Abu Dhabi based operator
U.S. Has Significant Presence at MEBAA Show
The U.S. Pavilion here at MEBAA 2016 includes the small- and medium- sized companies from the 60-or-so U.S. companies at the show.
FBOs
Air Elite Welcomes China’s Deer Jet to the Network
The deal, first announced in September adds its first locations in Asia to the World Fuel Services sponsored group.
Aircraft
Beechcraft Beefs Up King Air 350 Performance
The Textron subsidiary is promoting “special missions” versions of its King Air 350 and Grand Caravan turboprops
FBOs
Gama Unveils Sharjah Growth Plan To Rival Dubai
Gama Aviation intends to open a major new facility in Sharjah in mid-2018.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Continues Supersonic Business Jet Research
U.S. company recently issued two new patents for technologies that would enable development of a supersonic business jet.
