Business Aviation

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) told Flying that a truck driver shortage is changing the logistics of obtaining loads of jet-A in certain parts of the country—and that turbine operators need to plan for it. The fuel requirements driven by aerial firefighting in the Western US, and continuing summertime demand in the Northeast has […]

Jet It and JetClub cofounders Glenn Gonzales and Vishal Hiremath have been recognized by Ernest and Young for starting and growing a hybrid ownership company based on the HondaJet series. The pair won the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Southeast Award. “An amazing recognition for the entire Jet It and JetClub teams,” Gonzales […]

On Wednesday, July 14, Wheels Up became listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after announcing that it has officially closed a “business combination” transaction with Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted special purpose acquisition company. First day trading on the NYSE was strong for what is now known officially as Wheels […]

Gulfstream Aerospace said in a news release on July 1. that the company delivered the final commercial Gulfstream G550 to an international customer on June 30. The award-winning G550 entered service in 2003 as the launch platform for the Gulfstream PlaneView flight deck that included an enhanced vision system—now known as Enhanced Flight Vision System […]

There are those of us aviators who can relate to the license-plate holder: “I’m Not Driving Fast—I’m Flying Low.” While the need for speed on the ground is more than adequately satisfied with Porsche’s 911 Turbo S—within certain driving jurisdictions—the need for speed in the air can arguably be met with the Embraer Phenom 300E. […]

Gogo Business Aviation has recently hit several key milestones as it continues to develop its 5G air-to-ground (ATG) network and onboard equipment. The addition of two 5G antennas on a ground tower allowed Gogo’s engineers to complete flight testing of its 5G belly-mounted antennas and 5G air card prototypes to validate their performance. The Gogo […]

Nine airports will now offer sustainable aviation fuel through a partnership between Signature Flight Support and Neste, producer of MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and the airport authorities. Newly added to the program are Signature’s operations at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas (KAUS), Houston-Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas (KHOU), and the Norman Y. Mineta […]

When the original Midway Airlines closed its doors a few decades ago, they took away one of the best flying jobs I’d ever had up to that point. Luckily, the opportunity to fly right seat on a business jet appeared, though I knew next to nothing about business aviation at the time. The chief pilot […]

When Sim Shain was seven years old, his father had just become an emergency medical technician, volunteering for a local New York ambulance squad, Hatzolah EMS. “I used to watch him run out of our home and his business to go and save lives,” said Shain. “I said, ‘When I get older, I want to […]

Honda Aircraft Company announced on May 26 the new Elite S model, with a 200-pound payload increase, upgraded avionics capabilities, and new color schemes. In a virtual launch, Honda Aircraft Company president and CEO Michimasa Fujino called the model “the next iteration of the HondaJet to expand operational capability. As a result of the innovation, […]