Business Jets

GE Aviation’s new generation Passport long-range business jet engine has successfully performed ground testing with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the company announced Monday.

Gulfstream’s G700 business jet has set a seventh international city-pair speed record, this time while en route to the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva.

Across its seven-decade existence, the iconic brand evolved with the aviation industry and became a household word.

Despite omicron, report shows big increases in departures globally, as well as the U.S. and Europe.

Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X long-range, ultra-widebody business jet made its first flight from the company’s facility at Mérignac, France, near Bordeaux, on March 10, 2021. The flight was made in honor of pilot, politician, and company heir Olivier Dassault, who died on March 7 in an Airbus AS350 helicopter accident in Normandy with another pilot. Pilots […]

Business and general aviation weathered the storm of a generation in 2020, and now that the skies are slowly clearing, the resilience and innovation of the industry is coming to light. That’s the primary message from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s State of the Industry conference, demonstrated not only in the prevailing attitude and observations […]

In its annual earnings report for 2020, presented on February 11, 2021, Bombardier’s leadership announced the cessation of production for the Learjet series in Wichita, Kansas. The Montreal, Quebec-based company will refocus its facilities in Wichita towards flight test and special missions aircraft. With the end of major aircraft manufacturing there, the Learjet 75 model […]

With performance and exterior components optimized for short, rough runways, the Pilatus PC-24 light jet has been poised to get into airports that other jets in the segment avoid. On February 5, the company delivered the first of its PC-24 models positioned for use by charter and regional use with a 10-seat commuter configuration and […]

Today’s new private jet aircraft offer the very latest in-flight deck technologies to enhance safety and reduce pilot workloads, while efficiency advancements in airframe design deliver higher cruise speeds resulting in longer distances between city pairs. All of this aerospace engineering produces exceptional performance; however, the real reason anyone buys in this market segment is […]

Dassault Aviation’s yet-to-fly ultra-widebody Falcon 6X was recently awarded the International Yacht & Aviation Award for interior design according to a Dassault news release. Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Eric Trappier says, “This prestigious award reflects the innovative manner in which our in-house design studio conceived the Falcon 6X cabin, which entailed going well beyond […]