2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Cathy Buyck

UK and continental operators have diverging concerns—and demands. 

Avoiding Detrimental Brexit Impact is Key, Says EBAA 

Kerry Lynch

After being rebuffed by the courts, East Hampton is turning to a formal Part 161 process to impose restrictions at HTO.

East Hampton Eyes Airport Restrictions, Mulls Closure

Matt Thurber

Bombardier's new "Nuage" seats for the Global 7000 break the mold in the way ergonomics inform the design of the seats.

Bombardier: Global 7000 Seats Bring Cloud-like Comfort

Peter Shaw-Smith

Tthe company’s footprint will be entirely global, with an additional 21 new FBOs, by 2020.

Jetex Aims for 50 FBOs Globally by 2020

Chad Trautvetter

Unlike the airlines, JetSuiteX customers can arrive 20 minutes before departure and board in just minutes.

JetSuiteX Codeshares with JetBlue

Mark Phelps

A 70-plus year aviation writing career comes to an end.

Famed Aviation Journalist Richard Collins Dies at 84

Samantha Cartaino

The company, which formerly served as the sales and service center for the Southwestern U.S. for Pilatus, canceled an auction with Starman Brothers.

Tempus Aircraft Files for Bankruptcy

Ian Sheppard

Acquisition makes sense for Pula, itself Guernsey-based, as it gives its Centreline subsidiary additional MRO capability.

Pula Acquires Guernsey-based ASG Group

Curt Epstein

Louisville International Airport can expect a swarm of business aircraft next week for the 144th running of the Kentrucky Derby

Kentucky Braces For Annual Derby Influx

Chris Pocock

New fighter, UAS, and heavy-lift helicopter requirements generated much discussion

 Franco-German Defense Axis Dominates ILA Berlin Airshow 

The House on Friday voted 393-13 in favor of a bill that did not include the air traffic control reorganization measure.

After Months of Rancor, FAA Bill Passes With Huge Support

Gregory Polek

Weak demand for widebody airplanes prompts rate adjustment while the company struggles to meet its narrowbody commitments due to engine shortfalls

Airbus To Cut A330 Output, Lags on A320 Deliveries

Company executives indicated Executive Jets segment would not be part of a Boeing partnership.

Bizjet Sales Up, but Delivery Slide Hits Embraer Q1 

Vladimir Karnozov

The Turkish government requested the event to develop the nation's aerospace industry.

Eurasia Airshow 2018 Fuels Turkey’s Desire To Boost Local Industry

The privately-owned airport has been threatened with closure for the past two years, as its owners seek to redevelop the 170-acre property.

Toronto Buttonville To Live On for Another 5 Years    

A panel session at the Wings Club addressed how the aviation industry and government can work together to further NextGen developments.

Funding Key to Future of NextGen

James Wynbrandt

Quarterly revenue growth was led by its charter brokerage arm, which was up 39.5 percent year-over-year.

XOJet Revenue Rises, Company Seeks To Add More Aircraft

Latest planned Superjet variant to fly in 2021

S7 Group Agrees To Launch SSJ75 with LOI for up to 100 Jets

Rob Finfrock

Operators encouraged to adopt wide-reaching approaches to recruiting new pilots and AMTs

Workforce Shortage in Spotlight at RACCA Conference 

Mark Huber

All three crewmembers aboard the helicopter were killed.

Air Methods Aeromed AStar Crashes In Wisconsin 

The new 10,000-sq-ft U.S. production facility is expected to produce up to 30 percent of MSB’s North America output this year.

Bizjet Interior Component Maker MSB Opens SAV Facility

Sukhoi collects first commitments from Iranian airlines for version of SSJ100 with increased Russian content

Iran Aseman and Iran Airtour Sign for Superjets at Eurasia Show

The association joined nearly a dozen local aviation companies in appeal to the FAA to reverse an early decision against enforcement.

NBAA Appeals for Enforcement Against HTO Revenue Use

Companies Collaborate On Multi-Modal Solutions

Airbus, Audi Pair On Urban Mobility 

The decertification vote begins for OneSky pilots on May 2 and ends May 30.

U.S. Pilot Groups Urge Flexjet Pilots To Keep Union

Pulls trigger despite stiff resistance from already stretched suppliers

Airbus To Raise Monthly Narrowbody Production to 63

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

Levels of risk during an approach vary depending on the pilot, approach, and environment.

AINsight: No Harm, No Foul, Just Go-around

The aircraft could fly at about Mach 1.5 over water and nearly Mach 1.2 over land without a sonic boom reaching the ground.

Aerion Remains on Pace for AS2 First Flight by 2023

East Hampton is questioning whether Blade is following federal requirements, but also complaining about rise in operations at HTO.

East Hampton Files Complaint, Moves to End Blade Lease

The key industrial partners talked up their plans for the European medium-altitude long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft system

Publicity Boost in Berlin for the Euro-MALE Drone

This move builds on the companies’ relationship in the Pacific Northwest, where Clay Lacy has been a Quest-authorized dealer since 2015.

Quest Taps Clay Lacy as U.S. Northeast Kodiak Dealer

The company is hiring in both Naples and San Antonio as it seeks to increase its fleets in both locations.

Private Jets Increasing Presence in Naples, San Antonio

The Idaho-based aftermarket provider announced approval for four U.S. maintenance centers to install its Atlas active winglets.

Tamarack Bolsters Winglet Installation Network

First  flight is expected late this year.

Testing Under Way for Russian VRT300 Unmanned Helicopter

Production to increase from 2.5 to three per month starting in 2020

Boeing To Raise 767 Rate Amid Firming Freighter Demand

Systems developed for DARPA could Fly on Uber eVTOLs

Aurora Transitions X-Plane Tech To Commercial Sector

Deliveries of its super-midsize G280 held steady at seven in both first quarters, but large-cabin jets fell by four from a year ago, to 19.

Gulfstream Shipments Slip, but Sales Still 'Strong'

Airframer says its powerplant integration expertise to play an important role in aiding fuel efficiency gains of UltraFan demonstrator

Airbus and Rolls-Royce Agree to Team on UltraFan Integration 

Universal EFI-890R panel upgrade is STC'd in the Dash 8 and now getting installed in FlightSafety's Dash 8 simulator.

Simulator Gets Real-life Panel Upgrade

The House Rules Committee set the parameters for a vote on FAA reauthorization legislation.

Facing GA Backlash, Shuster Drops Advisory Council Measure

The L-159 and the L-39NG are now being offered with Israeli radar and avionics.

Aero Vodochody Partners With IAI To Equip and Sell Czech Jets

The Future Air Combat System (FCAS) is now a Franco-German project to eventually replace Eurofighters and Rafales.

Airbus and Dassault Launch a New FCAS—without BAE 

The upgrade is the commerciallly available digital engine system for the aircraft, as well as the first approved use of the MVP-50T on a turboprop twin.

Carpenter Avionics STCs Engine Display for Conquest II 

Gordon Gilbert

Operators can access ASAP via the FltPlan safety management system software.

Collaboration Announced on Aviation Safety Action Program

Alexa Rexroth

Pilots, maintainers, and managers discussed currents trends and challenges in helicopter safety.

Helicopter Safety Alliance Hosts Safety Standdown

With facilty, Gulfstream will have more than 1 million sq ft/92,903 sq m of dedicated customer-support hangar space, offices and back shops in Savannah.

Gulfstream Aerospace To Add Second Service Center at SAV

An Airbus H145M controlled a Schiebel S-100 UAV in various scenarios

European Rotorcraft Makers Demonstrate Manned-Unmanned Teaming 

9,700-nm-range widebody scheduled to enter service with Singapore Airlines by year-end

Airbus A350-900 ULR Flies for First Time

A proposed tax increase on non-commercial jet fuel was shelved.

House Lawmakers Prep for Vote on FAA Reauthorization

Plans To Sell Uo To 700 Annually By 2030 

Russians To Build Light Single Helo Prototype in 2019

The engine is installed In the new Avicopter AC312E.

Safran Arriel 2H Engine Certified 

Pilots are allowed duty period up to 70 hours in any seven consecutive days.

European Commission OKs NetJets’ Pilot Rostering Scheme

Absent a deal, British aerospace, airlines and crew set to lose EU safety certificates 

European Commission Warns of Effects of UK’s Exit from EASA 

Chris Kjelgaard

Shortage of skilled manpower stands as a crucial issue for aerospace vendors

UTC Sees Supply Chain Struggling With Narrowbody Rate Hikes

Speaking at an NTSB roundtable, aerobatic champ Patty Wagstaff stressed that a person does not to be a professional pilot to be professional.

NTSB Continues Spotlight on Loss of Control

The proposed amendment does not specify NetJets, but is written narrowly so that only NetJets would be affected.

Lawmakers To Eye Age-70 Mandate for NetJets

Tempus Aircraft, which previously held this position with Pilatus, is currently under receivership.

Cutter Named Pilatus Service Center for Southwest U.S.

Polish vodka distiller Chopin Vodka took delivery of the first Central Europe-based HondaJet.

HondaJet Debuts in Central Europe

Airworthiness directive to mandate ultrasound inspections of engine type involved in uncontained failure aboard Southwest Airlines 737 

FAA Issues Emergency AD on CFM56 Turbofans

The organization is targeting airports served by just one FBO.

AOPA Releases 'Airport Watch List'

Flyt Looking To Fill Empty Charter Seats 

Online Helo Booking Service Launches In UK

Kellyn Wagner Ramsdell

Much of aviation infrastructure presents a soft target for malicious actors.

U.S. Government Warns of Russian Cyber Activity Targeting Aviation Sector

This opens up approximately 20 new destinations for Surf Air members in Europe and across the Eastern U.S.

Surf Air Expands in U.S. and Europe, Adds Global Membership

Deer Jet enrolled 12 of its Gulfstreams in the Honeywell Avionics Protection Plan and nine aircraft into the Honeywell Mechanical Program.

Deer Jet Signs 3-Year Contract for Honeywell Services

Reflects Growth Of VTOL Technology 

AHS Rebrands as Vertical Flight Society

Engine To Power Avicopter AC352

EASA Approves Safran Ardiden 3C

Pilots should be judged on the basis of their individual ability, flying skills, and their health," it said.

AARP Opposes Age 65 Retirement for Charter/Frax Pilots

Rolland Vincent

Nowhere has the attention of business industry leaders been more geographically focused than on developing growth opportunities in China.

AINsight: China's Great Potential for Bizav

Directive prompted “by reports of unannunciated asymmetric braking during ground operations and landing deceleration.”

FAA AD Targets HondaJet Brake System

Million Air Syracuse represents the chain's 31st location, and the 13th for its largest franchisee Freeman Holdings Group.

Million Air Unveils New Central New York FBO

There have been no serious mishaps—except for the cost.

F-35 Program Completes Last Developmental Test Flight

Southwest Airlines 1380 Engine Failure 4/17/2018 ATC Audio

The new terminal and hangars are part of the company's nearly $30 delelopment at the Utah airport.

Atlantic Unveils New Salt Lake City FBO Complex

GE Will Retain Type Certificate

Columbia Assumes Support for T58 Engines

The divan is positioned at the front of the cabin facing the entrance and the refreshment center.

Embraer Offering Retrofit Divan for Phenom 300s

Parking restrictions, time constraints and high prices are some of the issues operators will have to face in June as they travel to Russia.

World Cup Operations Present Challenges for Bizav

Amy Laboda

Eurocontrol is complicated; Foreflight’s European mobile app intends to make flying the continent easier.

Foreflight Mobile App Expanded To Include Europe

The MRO service provider signed a cooperation agreement with Airline Software Applications ApS to promote its CAMO and MRO IT solution SAM 11.

Helisota To Promote ASA's SAM 11

Company display showcases full range of products and services, complemented by support staff that can explain all available options.

Rockwell Collins Demystifies Connectivity

STC’d follow-on to experimental touchscreen panel features near-4K display resolution.

BendixKing Unveils AeroVue Touch PFD at Aero 2018

Company looks to open new Eclipse service center near Chicago to replace busy facility.

One Aviation To Surrender Lease to PWK Service Center

Aircraft manufacturer recently delivered the first two Latitudes into China to Emper General Aviation in Suzhou for its air charter operation.

Citation Latitude Marks ABACE Debut, China Service Entry

The Yantai-based aviation services provide in addition is seeking to build up its managed fleet, saying business has been booming.

Nanshan Jet Adds Ground Services Business

Kaleyesus Bekele

Political stability key to promoting airline growth 

Cairo Aviation Summit Shines Spotlight on Africa’s Challenges

Flying the Gulfstream G650ER Business Jet

Small offshore registries offer a bespoke service for the niche that is business aviation, where operators are not second best to airlines.

Aircraft Registries Line Up at ABACE

But these are small UAVs designed by Dynetics for DARPA, that the C-130 will launch and recover.

Flight-test C-130 Will Have Multiple Gremlins 

Lanseria, South Africa-based National Airways offers a full menu of business aviation services.

National Airways Survives in Challenging Market

Full-scale mockups of the indigenous Nirbhay and the new version of the Indo-Russian Brahmos were shown. 

India Displays Big Missiles at Defense Show

The Rules Committee is expected to set the parameters for a vote next week, but a last minute managers amendment could dramatically increase jet fuel tax.

FAA Bill Poised To Reach Floor Next Week

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