Business Aviation

Surf Air, which has been operating a fleet of Pilatus PC-12s between 13 California airports for three years, now plans to expand into Europe. Surf Air Europe will operate three airplanes from London, Zurich, Geneva, Dublin and Cannes. Surf Air members pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to the company’s fleet, and can book […]

Amazon is working to expand its air-cargo operations, and over the weekend unveiled its first branded airplane, a refurbished Boeing 767-300. The Prime Air jet was shown off to the public in Seattle’s Seafair airshow. The company said they will have a fleet of 40 of the refurbished 767 jets up and flying in Amazon […]

A change in tax law in 2005 has resulted in a loss of $1 billion to $2 billion to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released today. “The amounts lost to the Trust Fund as revealed today by the GAO are simply staggering,” said Andrew Priester, chairman […]

China will soon be getting a new general aviation organization to promote industrial expansion in China. At AirVenture last week, Z-Park Sky Innovations General Aviation Alliance told reporters that the organization is aimed at helping expand GA in China, which is expected to total about $150 billion by 2020. The alliance is headquartered in Zhongguancun […]

Although European regulators have steadfastly refused to allow commercial operators for single-engine turboprops, Daher says that will change in about six months. The European Commission has approved a proposal to allow single-engine aircraft like Daher’s TBM to be used in for-hire commercial flight throughout the European Union, Daher said at AirVenture this week. “The committee’s […]

Boeing could soon see the last of its iconic four-engine 747, which has been in service since 1970, the company said this week. If orders for the jet don’t pick up soon, “It is reasonably possible that we could decide to end production of the 747,” the company said, according to Bloomberg News. In a […]

Cessna’s TTx four-seat single-engine airplane is now certified by EASA, the company announced this week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. “We are excited to offer the precision and speed of the TTx to the European market and beyond,” said Doug May, Cessna’s vice president for piston aircraft. The airplane also is now certified in Argentina […]

Embraer’s entry-level Phenom 100 business jet has “evolved,” the company said today at EAA AirVenture, and the new model is now known as the Phenom 100 EV. The EV features a new flight deck based on Garmin’s G3000 touchscreen avionics suite, and Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW617F1-E engines, offering more speed and enhanced performance for […]

Despite its much publicized loss of two Boeing 777s, Malaysia Airlines says it’s forging ahead with a path for growth by ordering 50 new Boeing 737 MAX airliners. Twenty-five of the 737s are firm and the rest are options, the airline said this week. The MAX models are re-engined and upgraded versions of the 737, […]

As the single-engine turboprop market grows ever more competitive, Daher will try to keep ahead of the competition with a quick-change interior lavatory option for the TBM line. Daher announced the option at AirVenture 2016 and said it would be available next year on new-production aircraft. Daher calls the option the “Elite Privacy” configuration and […]