Category Archives: Business Aviation

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has named Embraer’s Phenom 300 the world’s best-selling light jet. Embraer delivered 59 Phenom 300 series light jets in 2022 to achieve this milestone, and to date, the series has accrued more than 700 deliveries. The Phenom 300 series is in operation in 36 countries and has accumulated nearlyRead More

Angolan aircraft operator Bestfly and Addis Ababa-headquartered flight support, charter, and aviation consultancy Krimson Aviation have formed a new Joint Venture, BFK Aviation. Bestfly and Krimson Aviation, under the leadership of Nuno Pereira and Dawit Lemma, respectively, have been integral in establishing the foundations of the sector across the vast continent of Africa and nowRead More

Business travel in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is recovering more rapidly than in any other region. This is according to the most recent Business Travel Index Outlook annual forecast and outlook (2022), from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association. MEA business travel achieved 86% of its 2019Read More

This year’s Falcon Maintenance and Operations Seminar will take place on April 5 in Paris, France and conclude May 17 in São Paulo, Brazil. Miami and Chicago will also be included on this year’s tour. The series will feature a smaller number of stops but an expanded, two-day format in the US intended to makeRead More

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has named Embraer’s Phenom 300 the world’s best-selling light jet. Embraer delivered 59 Phenom 300 series light jets in 2022 to achieve this milestone, and to date, the series has accrued more than 700 deliveries. The Phenom 300 series is in operation in 36 countries and has accumulated nearlyRead More

Angolan aircraft operator Bestfly and Addis Ababa-headquartered flight support, charter, and aviation consultancy Krimson Aviation have formed a new Joint Venture, BFK Aviation. Bestfly and Krimson Aviation, under the leadership of Nuno Pereira and Dawit Lemma, respectively, have been integral in establishing the foundations of the sector across the vast continent of Africa and nowRead More

Qatar Executive (QE), the private jet charter division of the Qatar Airways Group, experienced significant year-over-year (YOY) growth in flight arrivals and departures during 2022. Qatar Executive’s FBO, located at Doha International Airport (DIA), saw a record-first YOY increase of 595 per cent for arrivals and 574 per cent for departures between November and DecemberRead More

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the all-new Gulfstream G700 achieved 25 speed records on the recently completed G700 world tour. Gulfstream flew two fully outfitted G700 production test aircraft to more than 20 countries across six continents to demonstrate the aircraft’s performance capabilities and the flexibility and comfort of the most spacious cabin in the industry.Read More

The Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) at Dubai South has said private jet movements continued to grow in 2022, recording a 3% increase compared to 2021. The hub recorded 15,444 movements throughout the year. In December 2022, 2,319 private jet movements were recorded, the highest in a single month, representing a 36% growth overRead More

Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) continues to show strong performance in the Middle East, with the region accounting for 29% of the global BBJ fleet. Erika Pearson, President Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) commented: “The Middle East and Africa (MEA) together have 820 business jets, with a large concentration of those being in the United Arab EmiratesRead More