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Bill Filed To Resolve Managed Aircraft Tax Controversy

Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) last week introduced H.R. 3608 to clarify that aircraft management services are not commercial operations subject to the 7.5-percent air transportation tax. The bill is similar to legislation that the lawmaker introduced in 2014 in attempt to clear up the controver...

AMI launches general aviation and aero-med evac services for West Africa

Aspen Medical International (AMI) will this week begin operating a Beechcraft Corporation 1900C (B1900C) from James Spriggs Payne Airport, Monrovia, Liberia. The turboprop will provide general aviation and Aero-Medical Evacuation (AME) services to West Africa including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guin...

Aeromil Pacific launches demo tour of Citation Latitude

Aeromil Pacific is launching a demonstration tour of the new Citation Latitude. The aircraft will be showcased by Textron Aviation during its customer conference in Sydney on 8th and 9th October 2015. Aeromil Pacific is a Cessna authorised sales representative (ASR) for the Citation range of Business Jets and Caravan Turboprops, and the Cessna sales team authorised representative...

ExecuJet grows Middle East fleet by 20 percent

ExecuJet Middle East have added three large-cabin business jets the past three months. An additional two aircraft are scheduled to join the fleet by the end of December, growing the fleet by over 20 percent. New additions include a Bombardier Global 5000, a Dassault Falcon 2000, a Gulfstream G450 and two Bombardier Global 5000 Vision aircraft. “As we continue to receive positive...

Rockwell Collins predicts tough 2016 for business aviation

Rockwell Collins says that 2015 has been dominated by weak market conditions for business aviation, and that no real improvement is expected in 2016. The company says that an expected reduction of shipments in the mid-size and light jet sectors, as well as the production rate cut in the Global 5000 / 6000 line, has seen the company cut its expected revenues for the year. “… in b...

Congress To Consider Six-month FAA Extension

With just two days left before the FAA’s current authorization expires, congressional leaders are considering approving a six-month extension to hash out an agreement on a more comprehensive multi-year bill. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) introduced the six-month measure, H.R.3614, on Friday; it would extend the FAA&rs...

Guernsey registers Challenger 601 as 2-SEXY

Guernsey has registered 1993-build Bombardier Challenger 601 msn 5125 as 2-SEXY. The aircraft is managed by Hangar8 on behalf of private owners, and is based at Oxford Kidlington Airport. Previous to being registered in Guernsey, the aircraft was on the Cayman Islands register as VP-CEI, and based in Moscow. “A unique 2-REG registration allows private business aircraft owners to create...

$115 Million Capital Injection Boosts Wheels Up

A group of financial institutions led by T. Rowe Price this morning announced a $115 million capital injection for private flight membership program Wheels Up. The investment is backed by Fidelity Management and Research Company and NEA, and, according to a statement from the two-year old company, values it at $500 million. Wheels Up founder and CEO Kenny Dichter said that t...

Hagerty close $259 million transactions in nine months

Hagerty Jet Group has closed $259 million worth of transactions in the first nine months of the year. The Gulfstream specialist closed a deal on Gulfstream G550 msn 5361 in the middle of September to take the total value of deals over the $250 million mark. The company has now closed five G550s in nine months, which the company says is 18% of all G550s sold so far this year. “Our G5...

Empire Aviation Group awarded AOC

Empire Aviation San Marino has been awarded Air Operator Certificate by San Marino Civil Aviation Authority. The Empire Aviation Group subsidiary Empire Aviation San Marino has become the first Middle East company to earn the certificate for aircraft management and charter.   The certificate allows Empire Aviation’s aircraft to perform worldwide commercial air operations, regar...

APS Joins USAIG’s Performance Vector Safety Initiative

USAIG added Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) as a member of the Performance Vector safety initiative, which delivers forward-looking safety support to policyholders who insure turbine-powered aircraft or place multiple policies with USAIG. Eligible policyholders can choose from a range of safety-enhancing programs and services, such as APS’s upset prevention and recovery t...

Flexjet Seeks Europe Toehold to Compete With Buffett's NetJets

Flexjet, the biggest challenger to Warren Buffett’s NetJets luxury aviation unit, plans to expand to Europe next year, possibly through an acquisition. After increasing overseas flights by adding longer-range planes such as the Gulfstream G450, the Richardson, Texas-based company now seeks a European base to provide more global service, Chief Executive Officer Michael...

Tiny airline with tiny planes has big ambitions

Because not every airline can fly everywhere, and not every city can attract a major airline, there remains a gap in commercial airline service. One Part 135 operator, Boutique Air, is gearing up to further expand its eight-passenger Pilatus PC-12 operations under the FAA’s Essential Air Service (EAS) program. The airline was founded in 2007 by CEO Shawn Simpson, who had come from Google...

Cannes Mandelieu lifts weight restrictions

Cannes Mandelieu has lifted its weight restrictions, allowing larger heavier aircraft to use the airport. Effective October 1, the airport will be able to accept aircraft weighing up to 35 tonnes. With the weight restrictions lifted, the airport will be able to handle large, long range jets. Thierry Pollet, director of Cannes Mandelieu Airport said, “This victory is the result of di...

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Honda Aircraft Company announced the completion of the first wing structure for the HondaJet Echelon test aircraft, marking a pivotal advancement in the program and moving the new light‑jet platform i...

Global Jet Capital releases its annual 2026 Business Jet Forecast

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ExecuJet MRO Services to showcase MRO capabilities at AAD 2026

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Vista House makes exclusive Asia debut amid Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix excitement

Vista is set to debut its signature hospitality concept, Vista House, in Singapore, elevating one of Asia’s most anticipated sporting weekends with a refined, members‑only experience. Conceived...

Aruba and San Marino Civil Aviation Authorities execute new regulatory oversight agreement

The Department of Civil Aviation Aruba (DCAA) and the San Marino Civil Aviation Authority (SMCAA) have signed a new regulatory oversight agreement that enables San Marino‑registered aircraft to conduc...

Hawker fleet gains next‑generation Starlink connectivity through Textron Aviation’s customer support infrastructure

Textron Aviation announced that Starlink’s high‑speed internet solution is now available for Hawker 700, 800 and 900 series aircraft, following the Federal Aviation Administration’s a...