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2020, aviation, and a bleak future ahead

From Boeing to bailouts, the aviation industry had one of its worst years in 2020, a radical comedown after a run of profits right up to coronavirus l

New Kid on the Block: Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management

The international marketplace for Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM)is expected to grow on the far side US$1.5 billion by 2025, driven by the growing u

BLENDING AESTHETICS WITH AVIATION-A NOVELTY IN HOME DECOR: AKSHAY SHARMA, FOUNDER AND PILOT, WOODFEATHER

       Aviation based home decors are a little too unconventional in places like India. How and what inspired you to come up with

IndiGo upgrades plan B options, allows passengers to rebook flights partially from/to transit station

In line with the vision to provide hassle-free services to its customers, IndiGo, India’s leading carrier, has upgraded its Plan B options on th

SpiceJet adds Ranchi to its domestic network

SpiceJet announced the launch of 20 new flights on its domestic network. The new flights will start in phases starting December 5, 2020.  The air

Airbus delivers the first A400M to the Belgian Air Force

The Belgian Air Force has taken delivery of its first of seven Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. The aircraft was handed over to the customer

Star Air Launches Non-stop Flight Services to Surat from Belagavi and Ajmer (Kishangarh)

Star Air, after running successful operations in Ahmedabad, has now expanded its wings further, by launching its services to one more city of Gujarat.

VISTARA EMPOWERS CUSTOMERS TO DIRECTLY ‘BOOK ON GOOGLE’

Vistara will now allow its customers to directly search and book Vistara flights on Google through the integrated ‘Book on Google’ feature

JetBlue’s first A220 “Hops” to the sky for the first time

The first Airbus A220-300 for JetBlue Airways has completed its inaugural test flight from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama. The air

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Business Aviation

Honda Aircraft Company Announces Performance Package for the HondaJet HA-420

 Honda Aircraft Company announced the addition of a performance package for the HondaJet HA-420. The company's ......

Gogo Business Aviation Surpasses 5,000 Systems Installed

Gogo Business Aviation has surpassed 5,000 systems activated across the AVANCE platform and its other ATG (air-to-ground......

Gulfstream G600 To Deliver Even Better Range

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.announced a second range increase for its all-new Gulfstream G600 business jet. The ......

Boeing Business Jets Delivers First BBJ MAX Airplane

 Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has delivered the first BBJ MAX airplane to a customer, the company announced at the Na......

Gulfstream To Debut Class-Leading G500 and G600 At MEBAA Show 2018

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the all-new, clean-sheet Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 will make their first ......

GULFSTREAM G650ER SHATTERS SPEED RECORD FOR FARTHEST BUSINESS JET FLIGHT IN HISTORY

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp announced the ultra long-range Gulfstream G650ER once again proved its unrivaled performance, ......

The Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft, World’s Largest and Longest-Range Business Jet, Makes ABACE Debut in China

Bombardier is proud to announce that its flagship business jet, the Global 7500 aircraft, will make its first public app......

The HondaJet Elite Receives Canadian Type Certification

Honda Aircraft Company announced that the HondaJet Elite has received type certification from Canada’s Transport C......

ACJ319neo makes successful first flight

The ACJ319neo[1] successfully completed a first flight lasting one hour and 55 min. on 24 April 2019, beginning a short ......

Textron Aviation JV receives order from CFIC for fleet of 8 Citation XLS+ aircraft

Textron Aviation Inc announced that Cessna-AVIC Aircraft (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd., a Textron Aviation joint venture in China, ......

Embraer Praetor 600 Business Jet Outperforms on Certification

 Embraer announces that the company’s new Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet was granted its Type Certifi......

Australia receives first Falcon 7X VIP Aircraft from Dassault Aviation

The Commonwealth of Australia has taken delivery of the first of three very long range Falcon 7X trijets it has acquired......

Falcon Practical Training Course Graduates 1,000th Trainee

The Dassault Training Academy recently graduated the 1,000th trainee from its Falcon Practical Training course, und......

Jet Aviation and HK Bellawings Jet Sign Agreements for Boeing’s Jeppesen Digital Solutions

Boeing announced agreements with business aviation companies Jet Aviation and HK Bellawings Jet for its advanced Jeppese......

GULFSTREAM G600 CLOSES IN ON TYPE CERTIFICATION

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp announced its all-new, award-winning Gulfstream G600™ is nearing the end of function and......

Germany becomes first government customer for ACJ350

The German government has placed a firm order for three ACJ350-900 XWBs, becoming the first government customer for the ......

Honda Aircraft Company to Expand its Production Facility in Greensboro, NC

Honda Aircraft Company announced plans to expand its global headquarters in Greensboro, NC by investing an additional $1......

Textron Aviation announces new Aircraft Maintenance Data Hub for customers

Textron Aviation Inc Company announced a new Aircraft Maintenance Data Hub for owners and operators of Beechcraft, Cessn......

Dassault Freezes Falcon 6X Design

Dassault Aviation has completed the Critical Design Review for its new Falcon 6X, freezing the detailed design of the ne......

Gogo to launch 5G network for aviation in 2021

Gogo the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation announced its plans to bui......

KlasJet adds two B737s for tailored trips

KlasJet, part of Avia Solutions Group, has added two more VIP Boeing 737s to its fleet. After the introduction of the la......

Bombardier’s Challenger 350 aircraft reaches 300 deliveries

Bombardier's Challenger 350 aircraft has become the fastest business jet in history to reach 300 deliveries in the m......

Citation Excel and XLS receive Garmin G5000 integrated flight deck certification

Textron Aviation announced that the Garmin International G5000 integrated flight deck is now available for the Cessna Ci......

Qatar Airways announces significant $1 billion order for 18 Gulfstream aircraft

Qatar Airways announced a significant order for 18 Gulfstream aircraft during a ceremony at the White House on 9 Ju......

ATP Flight School expands fleet with the Cessna Skyhawk

Textron Aviation announced at the 2019 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture an agreement with long-term cu......

Gulfstream continues to lead business aviation in cabin connectivity

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it has outfitted an industry-leading 300thaircraft with Jet ConneX, the revolutiona......

Gulfstream Delivers First G600

Gulfstream announced the first customer delivery of its all-new Gulfstream G600™ aircraft. The milestone comes app......

The HondaJet is the Most Delivered Aircraft in its Class for the First Half of 2019

Honda Aircraft Company announced that the HondaJet is the most delivered aircraft in its class for the first half of 201......

Airbus delivers H145 helicopters to New Zealand Emergency Medical Services

Airbus has delivered two H145 helicopters to the New Zealand Helicopter Emergency Medical Services at a ceremo......

Gulfstream Earns Sustainability Leadership Award

Gulfstream announced it has earned a 2019 Sustainability Leadership Award from Business Intelligence Group for its susta......

Embraer is Awarded Brazilian certification for the Praetor 500

Embraer announces that the company's new Praetor 500 midsize business jet was granted its Type Certificate by B......

Dassault Aviation Leads Business Jet Industry in Product Support

Dassault Aviation recently took the top position in two of the business aviation industry’s leading gauges of cust......

Cirrus Aircraft Unveils TRAC Series of Flight Training Aircraft

Cirrus Aircraft has unveiled the TRAC Series, a purpose-built configuration of the SR Series line of aircraft devel......

Cessna Citation Longitude business jet receives FAA Type Certification

Textron Aviation, parent company of Cessna Aircraft said that its new super-midsize business jet, the Citation Long......

Gulfstream Opens East Campus Featuring New MRO Facility At Company Headquarters

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 13th to mark the opening of its new MRO (maintena......

Bombardier’s Global 5500 and Global 6500 Jets Awarded Transport Canada Certification

Bombardier announced today that its two latest additions to the Global family, the Global 5500 and Global 6500 business ......

Citation family marks 50 years of business jet innovation

Textron Aviation this month celebrates 50 years since the inaugural flight of the first Citation jet, the Cessna Citatio......

Bombardier celebrates milestone delivery of 100th Challenger aircraft to NetJets

Bombardier proudly celebrates the delivery of the 100th Challenger aircraft to join the NetJets fleet. This milestone ev......

ACJ launches new watch with Richard Mille

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Richard Mille have launched a new travel watch, inspired by and adapted to exclusive jou......

Gogo’s AVANCE platform tops 175,000 business aviation flights

Gogo Business Aviation announces that its AVANCE systems – AVANCE L5 and AVANCE L3 – have now flown more tha......

Gulfstream Introduces The All-New Gulfstream G700

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics  introduced its new flagship, the most sp......

Safran’s ENGINeUSTM electric motors will fly on the VoltAero Cassio 1 hybrid-electric testbed aircraft

Safran Electrical & Power’s ENGINeUSTM smart electric motors will begin flying in November 2019 on the te......

Constant Aviation and Nextant Aerospace Partner to Offer Turnkey 604XT Aircraft

Constant Aviation and Nextant Aerospace announced today that they are partnering together to offer 604XT upgraded, refur......

Air BP puts sustainable aviation fuel in spotlight at NBAA

Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, returns to NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas (Stand #C......

Flexjet Announces $1.4 Billion Aircraft Order from Embraer Executive Jets

 Flexjet LLC, a global leader in fractional private jet travel announced that it has placed a $1.4 billion order wi......

Jet Aviation Staffing and FlightSafety International announce a global pilot training partnership program powered by the hullo Aircrew platform

Jet Aviation Staffing announces a new global training program for pilots in partnership with FlightSafety International.......

Embraer Praetor 500 receives EASA and FAA approval

Embraer announces that the company’s new Praetor 500 midsize business jet was granted its Type Certificate by EASA......

Porsche and Boeing to Partner on Premium Urban Air Mobility Market

Porsche and Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extensi......

New Parts Buying Capability Available for Business Aviation Operators through Boeing, Flightdocs Partnership

Boeing is building on its partnership with aviation software company Flightdocs to bring the full Aviall.com parts inven......

Global 6500 Aircraft Shines in Las Vegas as it Makes Worldwide Debut at NBAA-BACE 2019

Following the dramatic unveiling of the Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft in 2018 at the European Business Aviation C......

ACJ launches iflyACJ website: Your world above the world in a click

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) launched the iflyACJ.com website, allowing VIP travellers to easily plan their world above t......

Gulfstream G500 Earns European Certification

Gulfstream announced the all-new, award-winning Gulfstream G500TM has received its European Aviation Safety Agency ......

Gulfstream Announces G700 Launch Customer

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp formally announced Qatar Airways as the launch customer for Gulfstream’s recently introd......

Bombardier Celebrates Entry-into-service of the Global 6500 Jet

Bombardier celebrates the entry-into-service of the latest addition to its Global family, the Global 6500 jet. This achi......

GULFSTREAM TO SHOWCASE CLASS-LEADING, LARGE-CABIN TRIO AT DUBAI AIRSHOW

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will exhibit three business jets at the Dubai Airshow November 17 through 21: the Gulfstream ......

Pilatus Delivers 1,700th PC-12 to Jetfly Aviation

Market demand remains strong for the Swiss single-engine turboprop as the 1,700th PC-12 enters service. Pilatus handed o......

Gulfstream G600 Receives EASA Approval

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced its award-winning Gulfstream G600™ earned type certificate approval from the ......

Jetflite’s Newly Delivered Challenger 650 Aircraft Demonstrates Versatility for Medevac Use in Efforts to Assist with COVID-19 Evacuation Flights

Bombardier Aviation and Finnish charter operator Jetflite revealed details of how a freshly delivered Challenger 65......

Dassault Aviation Places two Falcon Aircraft at Service of Operation Resilience

To deal with the health crisis linked to COVID-19, Dassault Aviation has made two Falcon business jets available to the ......

WACO Announces the Certification and Delivery of the First Amphibious YMF-5

The wait is over – After several years of engineering milestones and flight testing, we announce today issuance of......

Textron Aviation awarded contract for two Beechcraft King Air 350CER aircraft for U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Textron Inc Company was awarded a contract for two additional Beechcraft King Air 350CER turboprop aircra......

Gulfstream G700 Development Accelerates

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the second and third all-new Gulfstream G700™ test aircraft have taken flight......

Bombardier Concludes Sale of the CRJ Series Regional Jet Program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Bombardier  confirmed the closing of the previously announced sale of the CRJ Series aircraft program to Mitsubishi......

Piaggio Aerospace: 19 Expressions of Interest submitted

Upon expiration of the deadline, May 29 nineteen Expressions of Interest (EOI) have been received - accompanied by the l......

Introducing the all-new Diamond Aircraft 5 Seat DA50 RG with retractable gear

With one of the widest, most comfortable cabins in its class, the DA50 RG spoils both pilots and passengers with everyth......

Embraer Services & Support completes first Praetor 500 conversion

Embraer Services & Support announced the completion of the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500&nb......

Bombardier Celebrates Entry-into-service of Spacious, Long-range Global 5500 Business Jet

Bombardier is very proud to announce the entry-into-service of the innovative, long-range Global 5500 business jet, whic......

Gulfstream Sells Last Commercially Available G550

Gulfstream Aerospace announced it has sold the last commercially available Gulfstream G550™, clearing the way......

Textron Aviation delivers 250th Cessna Citation M2; supports dynamic customer operations

Textron Aviation Company, recently delivered the 250th of its entry-level light jet, the Cessna Citation M2,&n......

Bombardier Challenger 350 Aircraft Reaches Milestone 350th Delivery

Bombardier is celebrating the 350th delivery of its beloved and best-selling Challenger 350 business jet, which continue......

NBAA Cancels 2020 NBAA-BACE

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced the cancellation of its 2020 Business Aviation Convention &a......

Daher’s HomeSafe™ emergency auto-land system is certified on the TBM 940

Daher announced that it had received both FAA and EASA approval of its HomeSafe emergency autoland system on i......

Epic E1000 Earns FAA Production Certificate

Oregon-based Epic Aircraft announced that its E1000 single-engine turboprop has received its FAA production certificate.......

Qatar Executive Introduces the Diamond Agreement

Qatar Executive launched a new Diamond Agreement program that allows customers to pre-purchase flight time at fixed-hour......

Bombardier Delivers First Global 5500 Business Jet to be Based in the United States

Bombardier is happy to announce the delivery of the first Global 5500 aircraft to be based in the United States. This bu......

Embraer announces further enhancements to the unprecedented Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 cabins

Embraer announced a series of breakthrough cabin enhancements for its Praetor 500 midsize and Praetor 600 super-midsize ......

CapaJet achieves milestone of 5000 repatriations by July 2020

After successfully organizing & operating a number of repatriation flights in past few months, bringing back thousan......

Embraer announces the Phenom 300MED, a unique Medevac solution for the best-selling light jet in the market

Embraer announced the Phenom 300MED, a unique Medevac solution for Phenom 300 series aircraft, which is also available f......

GULFSTREAM OFFERS HIGH-SPEED, DUAL CONNECTIVITY OPTION FOR G650 AND G650ER AIRCRAFT

Gulfstream Aerospace announced it has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for installation o......

Momentum builds for Cessna SkyCourier as second test article takes flight

Textron Aviation announced the successful flight of its second Cessna SkyCourier flight test article (P1)......

FAA Grants Production Certification to Epic for E1000

Epic Aircraft received FAA production certification for the E1000, clearing the way for the Bend, Oregon company to ramp......

Daher’s TBM 930 “spreads its wings” in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest version

The TBM 930 member of Daher’s turboprop aircraft family will be logging virtual flight time with aviation enthusia......

Bombardier Awards Suppliers with Diamond Certification During Virtual Diamond Supplier Award Ceremony

Bombardier awarded five of its distinguished aerospace suppliers with the prestigious Diamond certification last month d......

Embraer delivers first Phenom 300E with new Bossa Nova interior to PALS co-founder

Embraer delivered the first Phenom 300E with the new Bossa Nova interior to Joe Howley, co-founder of Patient Airlift Se......

Post COVID-19 & your FBO – Facing the challenge

Eddie Rickenbacker“Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.” ......

ZeroAvia Completes World First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Plane Flight

ZeroAvia, the leading innovator in decarbonising commercial aviation, has completed the world first hydrogen fuel cell p......

DIAL Opens Exclusive General Aviation Terminal for Private Jets at Delhi Airport

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated India's first General Aviation Terminal at Delhi airport. The......

Embraer achieves 250th business jet delivery milestone in Latin America with deliveries to two first-time jet buyers

Embraer announced the delivery of a Phenom 100EV and a Phenom 300E to two separate Brazilian customers, marking the comp......

Lilium partners with German airports on eVTOL infrastructure development

Lilium, the Munich-based aviation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft for regiona......

Diamond Aircraft DA50 RG receives EASA Certification

Diamond Aircraft proudly announces EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) certification for its exciting new DA50 ......

Sustainable Aviation Fuel now available with new Beechcraft turboprop and Cessna turboprop and jet deliveries

Textron Aviation is offering customers the option to choose an initial tank containing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (S......

ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter wins orders across the world

Customers on three continents have signed firm contracts for the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter since ......

Gulfstream Introduces Fifth G700 test aircraft

Less than a month after the fourth flight test aircraft in Gulfstream’s new flagship G700 program took t......

Garmin Training Goes Online through June 2021

Garmin has released its training schedule through June 2021, and all classes and training delivery will be done in &ldqu......

Launch operator Comlux among initial customers for six corporate A220s

Airbus Corporate Jets has won its first orders for the ACJ TwoTwenty totalling six aircraft following its launch. While ......

Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER achieves FAA type certification

Textron Aviation announced it has achieved Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its ......

Bombardier’s Learjet 75 Liberty enters service

Bombardier is delighted to announce that the newest addition to its diverse business jet portfolio, the Learjet&nbs......

Multi-aircraft Cessna Citation business jet delivery announced by Textron Aviation and Thrive Aviation

Textron Aviation and Las Vegas-based private aviation charter operator, Thrive Aviation, announced the delivery of ......

Embraer and Porsche Announce Design Collaboration to Deliver Limited Edition “Duet”

Embraer and Porsche, two global drivers for technologies and innovations, have announced a design collaboration to creat......

NBAA to Host First-ever Virtual Convention, 'VBACE'

The National Business Aviation Association has announced a game-changing event for connecting people and companies &mdas......

Beechcraft King Air 360 enters into service with first delivery of the newest flagship turboprop

Textron Aviation proudly celebrated the entry into service and first delivery of its Beechcraft King Air 360&n......

MAHEPA announces: Hydrogen fuel cell driven Hy4 has flown

MAHEPA consortium is proud to announce that technology developed as part of the project has been successfully proven in ......

Piper Certifies and Delivers First Pilot 100i Trainer Aircraft

Piper Aircraft announced that it has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the ......

Embraer completes first Praetor 500 conversion in Europe

Embraer announced the completion of the first European conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 for an undisclosed cu......

GULFSTREAM DELIVERS FIRST EASA-CERTIFIED G600

Gulfstream Aerospace announced it has delivered the first Gulfstream G600™ certified by the European Union Aviatio......

Textron Aviation Special Missions delivers Beechcraft King Air 350CER aircraft to aid in aerial survey and emergency response missions

Textron Aviation has delivered a missionized Beechcraft King Air 350CER turboprop aircraft to the Departm......

Textron Aviation introduces the King Air 260 to its renowned turboprop lineup

Textron Aviation is launching an exciting new era for its renowned Beechcraft King Air 200 seri......

Embraer delivers first of Praetor 600 fleet to Flexjet, the Praetor fleet launch customer

Embraer has delivered the first jet in a fleet of Praetor 600s to Flexjet. The aircraft will be used for the company&rsq......

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