Content Archive: February 2025

Aircraft

Flexjet Inks $7B Order for Embraer Business Jets

Deliveries will start in 2026 and will greatly enlarge Flexjet’s fleet
Flexjet CEO Michael Silvestro and Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Micheal Amalfitano
Sustainability and Environment

European Aviation Groups Demand Net-zero Policy Progress

Update to Destination 2050 Net Zero report includes new policy demands for European Commission
Frankfurt Airport in Germany
Regulations and Government

Bizav Groups Fear ‘Profound’ Disruptions with Tariffs

GAMA, NBAA said tariffs could have lasting effect
Pratt & Whitney technicians with engine
Aircraft

Canada Gets Its First SkyCourier from Textron Aviation

The utility twin turboprop will be used as a cargo hauler in the Ontario region
Air Bravo CEO with SkyCourier
Charter & Fractional

AirSprint Welcomes 40th Aircraft to Canadian Fleet

New Embraer jet increases fractional ownership capacity
AirSprint’s Embraer, its 40th aircraft, on the runway threshold, photographed from above
FBOs

Connecticut FBO Is Newest Member of Paragon Network

The facility is slated for completion in April
Clay Lacy Aviation KOXC Hangar
Accidents

Industry Mourns Loss of Two Professionals in D.C. Crash

Casey Crafton of Guardian Jet and Vikesh Patel of GE Aerospace were among those killed in the American Airlines Flight 5342 crash
Casey Crafton of Guardian Jet and Vikesh Patel of GE Aerospace
Aircraft

Gulfstream Welcomes Tim Waterman as New SVP and CFO

Former CFO Josh Thompson is now president of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Tim Waterman
Regulations and Government

EBAA Leader: Attacks on Bizav Stifle European Growth

Environmental protestors blockaded the entrances to the Corporate Jet Investor conference in London
Holger Krahmer, EBAA secretary general.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Canadian Airline Nolinor Orders Kona Cargo Freighters

The charter operator agreed to buy multiple Kona production slots from Natilus
Natilus Kona with Nolinor livery