Business Aviation

Embraer joins the 650 club

Embraer has revealed that it has successfully flown the first Legacy 650 large-cabin business jet, an upgraded version of its super-midsize Legacy 600.

Business Jet Sales May Grow in 2012 as Asia Blunts Slow Economy

Business-jet sales may increase worldwide starting in 2012 as emerging-market demand blunts a sluggish U.S. economy that fueled a probable decline this year, Honeywell International Inc. (HON) projected.

Business jet flights on the rise

Business jet flights in the UK increased in the first half of this year, according to figures. There were an average of 393.5 business aircraft flights a day in January-June 2011 - a 7% rise on the same period last year, business aircraft company Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) said.

Gulfstream, Cessna Add Models as Business-Jet Sales Rebound

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- General Dynamics Corp.'s Gulfstream unit, Textron Inc.'s Cessna Aircraft and other business-jet builders are adding new models as the industry recovers from an order slump that forced output cuts of more than 40 percent.

Gulfstream’s G280 to Exceed Range Expectations

Gulfstream Aerospace has said that the final performance specifications for the Gulfstream G280 will exceed the capabilities originally announced at the program’s public launch in 2008.

Business Jet Service Center Expansion Announced

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, the business jet manufacturer, is expanding its operations in western Massachusetts. The company says the growth will produce 100 highly skilled, highly paid aviation jobs. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.

Business jet demand defies market turmoil

Demand for used business jets is rising in North America despite recent turmoil in the financial markets, according to a leading trader in new and pre-owned aircraft.

John Travolta Signs On to Pitch Bombardier Business Jets

Bombardier has secured the services of Hollywood star and noted aviator John Travolta to promote their Learjet, Challenger and Global lines of business jets

Embraer Legacy 500 Is Ready for Wings

Work is progressing on the prototype of Embraer’s new midsize Legacy 500, and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer says it is on schedule to fly the $18.4 million twinjet by year-end. The first aircraft will be receiving its wings “imminently,” according to the company, and the three fuselage sections on the second prototype were mated at the end of last month at Embraer’s plant in São José dos Campos.

Company preparing way for new Learjet 85

Bombardier Learjet is expanding as it prepares to take on the company's newest business jet — the eight-passenger, intercontinental Learjet 85.