Washington | Business Air News

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Business aviation in Washington

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
21

Based business aircraft available for charter:
79

Business air charter brokers:
3

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Cessna Caravan	14
2	Bell 206B JetRanger	11
3	De Havilland Canada DHC-3T	8
4	Pilatus PC-12	6
5	Bell 206L LongRanger	5
6	Bell 204/205	4
7	Citation X	4
8	Citation 560XL	3
9	Challenger 300	3
10	MDH 500	2
11	P180 Avanti	2
12	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	2
13	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	2
14	Twin Commander	2
15	Nextant 400XT	1
16	Global 6000/Express/XRS	1
17	Challenger 604	1
18	TBM700/850/900	1
19	Commander 500/680	1
20	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	1
21	Gulfstream G500/G600	1
22	Bell 407	1
23	Airbus Helicopters H130	1
24	Hawker 750/800/900	1
25	Citation 560	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Seattle (Boeing Field)	25 business aviation companies active
2	Everett (Snohomish County/ Paine Field)	14
3	Renton Municipal	12
4	Seattle (Tacoma)	10
5	Tacoma Narrows	7
6	Arlington Municipal	5
7	Olympia Regional	5
8	Moses Lake (Grant County)	5
9	Spokane International	4
10	Spokane (Felts Field)	4
11	Bellingham International	4
12	Snohomish (Harvey Field)	3
13	Vancouver (Pearson Field)	3
14	Auburn Municipal	3
15	Friday Harbor	3
16	Burlington/Mount Vernon (Skagit Regional)	3
17	Pullman/Moscow Regional	3
18	Pasco (Tri-Cities)	3
19	Yakima (McAllister Field)	3
20	Olympia (Olympia Heliport)	2
21	Bremerton National	2
22	Eastsound (Orcas Island)	2
23	Omak	2
24	Oak Harbor (AJ Eisenberg)	2
25	Ephrata Municipal	2
26	Ellensburg (Bowers Field)	2
27	Deer Park	2
28	Chehalis Centralia	2
29	Walla Walla Regional	2
30	Davenport	2
31	Wenatchee	2
32	Port Angeles (William R. Fairchild)	2
33	Oroville (Dorothy Scott)	2
34	Kelso-Longview (Southwest Washington Regional)	2
35	Hoquiam (Bowerman Field)	2
36	Tacoma (McChord Air Force Base)	1
37	Shelton (Sanderson Field)	1
38	Lake Chelan	1
39	Puyallup (Pierce County-Thun Field)	1
40	Pacemaker Landing Zone	0
41	Sequim Valley	0
42	Tonasket Municipal	0
43	Quillayute	0
44	Toledo Ed Carlson Memorial Field South Lewis County	0
45	Spokane Fairchild Air Force Base	0
46	Kennewick Vista Field	0
47	Brewster Anderson Field	0
48	College Place Martin Field	0
49	Colfax Port of Whitman Business Air Center	0
50	Othello Municipal	0
51	Winthrop (Methow Valley State)	0
52	Prosser	0
53	Kent Crest Airpark	0
54	Ione Municipal	0
55	Goldendale	0
56	Richland	0
57	Republic Ferry County	0
58	Oak Harbor Whidbey Island Naval Air Station /Ault Field/	0
59	Coupeville Nolf	0
60	Port Angeles Cgas	0
61	Mattawa Desert Aire	0
62	Fort Lewis/Tacoma Gray Army Air Field	0
63	Easton State	0
64	Quincy Municipal	0
65	Anacortes	0
66	Wilson Creek	0
67	Odessa Municipal	0
68	Electric City (Grand Coulee Dam)	0
69	Ritzville Pru Field	0
70	South Bend/Raymond/ Willapa Harbor	0
71	Wilbur	0
72	Warden	0
73	Chewelah Sand Canyon	0
74	Sunnyside Municipal	0
75	Port Townsend Jefferson County International	0
76	Lind	0

Business aviation suppliers in Washington

Maintenance 16 • Completions 2 • Training 3

Aero Centers president and COO Geoff Heck.

SAR Trilogy gives Heck the spec for Aero Centers

Industry veteran Geoff Heck joins Aero Centers as president and COO. He will have operational responsibility across the entire FBO portfolio, driving safety, operational effectiveness and customer experience.

December 5, 2023 Full report

CelestialStar concept sets standard for VVIP cabins in BBJ 777-9

Lufthansa Technik's CelestialStar cabin is derived directly from BBJ 777-9 design data, ensuring its technical feasibility from the outset. It combines traditional influences from the Middle East with a modern twist.

November 17, 2023 Full report

Modern's future will be supported by investment from Apollo infrastructure funds.

Majority stake in Modern bought by Apollo infrastructure funds

Tiger IP has worked with Modern management since preparing for its 2018 launch, helping it grow from a small team with a single location into a 16-location network. The investment will support the next phase of growth.

November 12, 2023 Full report

Spectrum and Aloft plan next-gen lighting and wireless connectivity

It's not magic, but it's not far off. The two companies aim to expand data communications capabilities onboard through LED lighting systems in the cabin.

October 30, 2023 Full report

The FAA has certified a King Air 200 series STC increasing MTOW up to 14,000lb when the aircraft is fitted with BLR winglets, high flotation landing gear and a Centex Halo 275 STC (SA11103SC).

BLR STC gives PT6 engines higher certified performances

BLR's STC is approved for winglet performance up to 14,000lb MTOW for King Air 200 series. This extends winglet benefits to earlier model King Air 200 aircraft with high float gear.

October 19, 2023 Full report