Air Shows & Events

Textron Aviation announced today (Oct. 18) at the NBAA-BACE (National Business Aviation Association – Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition) in Las Vegas that FlyExclusive is the launch customer for the Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen 2 twinjet. Last year, charter operator FlyExclusive, which already operates a fleet of Citation X, Sovereign, Excel/XLS, CJ3/CJ3+ and Encore/Encore+ aircraft, […]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based training specialist CAE and Sun Air Jets announced today at this year’s NBAA-BACE (National Business Aviation Association – Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition) in Las Vegas that they are collaborating on a pilot development program. Launched by CAE this spring at its Morristown, New Jersey, facility, the program started with courses targeting […]

In the lead-in to this year’s NBAA-BACE (National Business Aviation Association – Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition), the trade group hosted the 2023 Single-Pilot Safety Standdown. NBAA has long advocated for advancing professional pilot standards and best practices for single pilots of small corporate flight departments, and even more importantly, for aircraft-owner pilots flying on […]

At an NBAA-BACE shy on new business aircraft announcements, Airbus has introduced a new class of business aircraft. The company has dubbed the corporate version of its A220 airliner the ‘Xtra Large Bizjet and it’s displaying the aircraft at the event for the first time. Airbus says the plane, which is an adaptation of its […]

Gogo announced its first Canadian fleet customer for its 5G in-flight connectivity service at NBAA-BACE on Tuesday. AirSprint Private Aviation, a leading Canadian fractional operator, will equip its fleet of Cessna Citation CJ3+ and Embraer bizjets to Gogo 5G immediately. “We strive to provide the highest level of service, and we are always looking for […]

Tecnam says the STOL version of its P2012 Traveller twin will be certified by the end of this year and deliveries will begin in January. In a news release at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, the company said the test aircraft has met or exceeded performance expectations and is ready to serve the remote and challenging […]

In the absence of new airframe announcements at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, manufacturers are leaning into model upgrades and Textron has introduced a second generation of its CJ3. The Gen2 version was announced a day ahead of the show start on Tuesday, and Textron has a mockup of the plane on display. Service entry is […]

Arcline Investment Management, an $8.9 billion private equity firm, has acquired Hartzell Aviation from Tailwind Technologies. The deal includes Hartzell’s two business units, the propeller business and Hartzell Engine Tech, which makes engine subsystems ranging from turbochargers to engine mounts. “Our family has been blessed to be the stewards of Hartzell Aviation for 37 years. […]

Pilatus says it’s tweaked its innovative PC-24 business jet to give it longer legs and make it more comfortable. A week before unveiling the updated PC-24 at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas next week, Pilatus lifted the curtain in a pre-show news release on Tuesday. The aircraft, which is known for its rugged ability to use […]

Zenith Aircraft Company hosted its 32nd annual Homecoming fly-in last week, welcoming an estimated 500 visitors during the two-day event. The fly-in took place Sept. 15-16 at the kit aircraft manufacturer’s factory on Mexico Memorial Airport (KMYJ) in Mexico, Missouri. Zenith Homecoming organizers reported that around 50 aircraft flew in for the event with a […]