2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gregory Polek

EASA suspended flight authorization for Pakistan International Airways and Vision air following findings of invalid pilot licenses. 

EASA Bans Pakistani Carriers from European Airspace

Kerry Lynch

Thomsen will succeed Jon Platt, who has steered Air bp since 2016 but is retiring from the company later this year.

Martin Thomsen Takes Helm of Air bp

Jerry Siebenmark

Inflite The Jet Centre (IFJC) at London Stansted Airport has added line and base maintenance capabilities for Bombardier BD700 Series aircraft.

Inflite Adds Bombardier Global Express Mx Support

Charles Alcock

From July 1, travel from 15 countries will be permitted into the European Union, based on their performance in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

EU Excludes U.S. and Others From Lifting of Travel Ban

Peter Shaw-Smith

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is planning to proceed with its 2020 show in Dubai in December.

MEBAA Still Planning Dubai Bizav Show in December

Through the publication of an Environmental Product Declaration, Bombardier is providing full transparency for the Global 7500's life-cycle footprint.

Global 7500 Environmental Declaration Marks Bizav First

European airframe maker Airbus reveals latest plans to address what it calls the gravest crisis the industry has ever faced.

Airbus to Slash 15,000 Jobs, Cut Output by 40 percent

David Donald

The next-generation heavy-lifter for the Marine Corps has successfully undertaken its first sea trials.

CH-53K King Stallion Goes to Sea

Chad Trautvetter

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the 200th G280, a milestone reached some eight years after the super-midsize business jet entered service.

200th Gulfstream G280 Enters Service

NBAA says the FAA pilot records NPRM  “exemplifies regulatory overreach, going far beyond the intent of the legislative mandate."

NBAA Calls for FAA To Issue New Pilot Records Proposal

The Return of Supersonic Flight May be Closer Than You Think

NATO’s MMF is acquiring the A330 MRTTs for tanker, transport, and medical evacuation duties on behalf of its member nations.

Airbus Hands Over First A330 for NATO Force

CRS Jet Spares new ownership includes Andrew Sherrill and Milan Cvejic.

Pioneering Bizav Parts Firm CRS Under New Ownership

Curt Epstein

With Europe moving towards relaxing its restrictions on Covid-19 travel, EBAA is advocating a concerted and consistent approach.

As Europe Prepares To Reopen, EBAA Urges Consistency

With thousands of airliners idled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic's chilling effect on travel, microbial fuel contamination is a key concern.

Industry Groups Urge More Fuel Contamination Vigiliance

With the Covid-19 crisis looming in the background, NBAA could make a decision this week on whether to hold its annual convention.

NBAA-BACE 2020 Go/No-go Decision Could Come This Week

Embraer's first customer delivery of the enhanced Phenom 300E comes just six months after announcing the refresh of its light jet.

Embraer Delivers First Enhanced Phenom 300E

At about 250,000 sq ft, Bombardier's new maintenance complex  at London Biggin Hill Airport will double its space there when opened in 2022.

Bombardier Sees Progress on New Biggin Hill Hangar

The Keep GPS Working Coalition represents a spectrum of industries worried about Ligado network interference for GPS users.

AOPA Joins Coalition To Oppose Ligado Network

The remarks came during an International Aircraft Dealers Association members-only webinar on the current state of the pre-owned business aircraft market. 

IADA Brokers Mostly Upbeat about Preowned Bizjet Market

Mark Huber

Chuck Aaron's helicopter upset and instrument training coming to Southern Utah University.

Aaron Brings Helicopter Upset Training to Southern Utah 

New detect and avoid technology identifies other fast-moving objects in as little as 3.5 milliseconds. 

Swiss Researchers Develop Fast 'Detect and Avoid' Tech 

The order backlog for airliners as of the end of May stood at 13,779, with relatively few cancellations recorded to date.

Airliner Deliveries Hit New Low as ADS Predicts Slow Recovery

An Airbus A350-1000 widebody airliner achieved fully autonomous taxi, takeoff, and landings in a series of test flights.

Airbus Demonstrates Autonomous Flight with ATTOL Project

Adopting a model from its recently acquired JetSelect business, Jet Edge is expanding owner's share of charter revenues and seeing record new business.

Jet Edge Grows Fleet with New Management Pricing Model

Matt Thurber

Flight testing of the 737 Max has resumed, a major step toward recertification of the narrow-body airliner. 

FAA and Boeing Begin Max Flight Testing

Buyers of 2020 edition Kodiak 100 utiility aircraft will receive two years of complimentary scheduled maintenance.

Daher Offers New Inclusive Kodiak Mx Package

Customers of Gogo Business Aviation are coming back with new equipment installations and resumption of service levels.

Gogo Sees Bizav Usage Back to Near-normal

OSHA alleges that the manufacturer of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft “failed to protect employees from autoclave explosion hazards.”

OSHA Proposes To Fine Textron for Plant 3 Explosion

The addition of AH-64 gunships to the Moroccan inventory is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen and modernize the kingdom’s military forces.

Morocco Signs Up For Latest Apache Attack Helicopters

Tom Casey was never officially recognized for his record-breaking round-the-world seaplane flight in 1990.

Tom Casey Finally Flies West

Eli Lilly and Company donated two Gulfstream IVs to aviation maintenance programs at Purdue University and Vincennes University.

Big Pharma Firm Donates GIVs to University Mx Programs

"Support Issues and Solutions for Your Universal Legacy FMS" webinars set for July 8 and July 14.

Legacy Universal FMS Options Topic of C&L Webinars

The Praetor 500 conversion by Embraer Services & Support extends the fly-by-wire twinjet’s range from 2,900 nm to 3,340 nm.

Embraer Completes First Praetor 500 Conversion

A new credit facility and loan for KLM has been agreed almost two months after sister company Air France got state aid.

Dutch Government Backs $3.8 Billion Support Package for KLM

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

When you are out flying the line, have a strategy ready to change-up the conversation if it turns political.

AINsight: Flight Deck No Place for Political Debates

The crash of a Falcon 50 in 2018 turned out to involve an illegal charter, although the NTSB did not take that into account. 

NTSB Cites Crew, Inop Brakes in Fatal Falcon 50 Overrun

Travelers to New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut now have new Covid-19 quarantine rules to follow.

NYC-area States Impose Covid Travel Regulations

NBAA-BACE 2020, Bizav Traffic Recovery, Pilot Records Proposal, Pakistan Accident, Lufthansa and Qantas Plot Comebacks from Covid

AINdebrief Episode 14 | June 26, 2020

The FAA extended SFAR to provide up to three months on certain deadlines surrounding medical, training, and testing requirements.

FAA Extends Medical, Training Relief 

Facing dramatic reductions in air travel, Qantas has unveiled a $10 billion recovery plan.

Qantas Grounding 100 Aircraft, Retiring 747s

GAMA and Eurocae signed an MoU to share expertise and exchange information to address standards and facilitate introduction on emerging technologies.

GAMA, Eurocae To Collaborate on Emerging Tech Standards

Sameer Saveni from UK industry group ADS says UAM pioneers have reached an inflection point from which a smaller number of eVTOL contenders will emerge.

UAM Sector Set For Tighter Finances and Consolidation

The 5500 is the last and smallest of the Bombardier Global range of aircraft to enter service

Bombardier's Global 5500 Enters Service

Richard Paul Harper admitted in a plea agreement to switching the fuselages and data plate of a damaged helo and trying to resell it.

UK Man Pleads Guilty To Aircraft Parts Fraud

Vu Systems is working with avionics and aircraft manufacturers and airlines on certification of its Vu Cube passive millimeter wave sensor.

Vu Systems Completes Development Testing

For unknown reasons, the pilots of Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK8303 took off after landing with the gear retracted.

AAIB Releases Preliminary Report on PK8303 A320 Crash

Cathy Buyck

The German airline's leading private shareholder had opposed state aid, which was contingent on the government taking a 20 percent stake in the company.

Lufthansa Saved From Collapse By Disputed Government Aid

Honeywell is adding the ability to integrate with Professional Flight Management scheduling software, as well as connectivity analytics to Forge.

Honeywell Expands Forge Capabilities 

Hi Air, which started operations in February 2020, is doubling the size of its fleet following South Korea's emergence from Covid-19 lockdown.

Korean Start-up Airline Hi Air Orders Two ATR 72-500s

Through the newly-acquired ExecuJet FBO at Paris Le Bourget Airport, the Paragon Aviation Network has gained a foothold at the key European destination.

ExecuJet Paris Joins Paragon Network

Mark London assumes president's role from Elite Jets Charters founder and CEO Dan Randolph.

Elite Jets Promotes Pilots to Executive Posts

Business aviation fliying continues to mount a substantial post-Covid-19 recovery, with U.S. traffic on June 20 actually increasing 2.5% from a year ago.

FlightAware: U.S. Bizav Flying Sees YOY Rise on June 20

Avant Aerospace's move from Dallas to St. Louis gives it 20,000 sq ft of hangar space, enabling it to consolidate its expanding inventories.

Avant Aerospace Relocates Near Sibling West Star MRO

While the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all sectors of aviation, for some it has provided opportunities, among them fractional aircraft provider Jet It.

Jet It Sees Silver Lining Amid Covid Crisis

Leonardo subsidiary Kopter said flight testing of the third SH09 light helicopter prototype restarted in Pozzallo, Italy, after a Covid-incuded pause.

Kopter Resumes Flight Testing of SH09 Helicopter

Signature TechnicAir is offering a variety of "bespoke" incentives to help operators ensure their aircraft are prepared for operations.

Signature TechnicAir Offers Incentives as Traffic Grows

ICAO announced it has officially launched the CORSIA Central Registry, which will serve as the program's main data storage hub.

ICAO Notes Major Step in Corsia Implementation

Travelers are as concerned about being quarantined as they are about catching the Covid virus, according to new IATA research.

IATA Presses For Alternatives to Quarantines and Travel Bans 

Part 135 operator XOJet Aviation avoids layoffs and furloughs despite Covid-19 crisis by refocusing priorities.

XOJet Flexes With Pandemic's Effects, Avoids Layoffs

The F-35As of the U.S. Air Force will be nuclear-capable, armed with a guided version of the B61 variable-yield weapon.

F-35A Primed for Nuclear Mission with New-generation Bomb

Constant Aviation's AOG team joins more than 100 aircraft maintenance and related services provider locations on MRO Insider's app.

MRO Insider Adds Constant AOG Team to App

The Duncan Aviation amended STCs will allow customers to install Gogo Avance L3 Wi-Fi and Smart Cabin System in more than a dozen aircraft models.

Duncan, Gogo Team on Amended Avance STCs

Bell is expanding its virtual training offerings during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bell Expanding Virtual Training Offerings

Thirteen organizations issued an open letter today to EU ministers and European commissioners calling for more green investments.

Bizav Joins Call for EU Investment in Green Initiatives

U.S. business aviation flying is expected to return to 73 percent of normal this month and 83 percent of normal in July and August, according to Argus.

Argus Sees U.S. Bizav Flying at 83% of Normal in July

In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Bahamian government will require negative swab test results for arriving visitors.

Bahamas To Reopen with Covid Test Requirements

IATA Sounds Off on Covid Travel Restrictions, Gulfstream Ending G550 Production, GE Progresses on Catalyst, Supersonic Is Just Starting Point for Aerion.

AINdebrief Episode 13 | June 19, 2020

The latest draft of the House of Representatives infrastructure bill calls for up to $35 milllion a year in sustainable aviation fuel stimulus.

NATA Cheers SAF Inclusion in House Bill

AC Air Introduces Remote Helicopter Tow Tug

Daher has released Version 4 of its Me & My TBM app, and pilots can now get full reports on their flight via email. 

Daher Expands TBM App Safety Features

The French government wants to prevent low-cost carriers from replacing Air France on routes it has to abandon as part of its €7 billion bailout.

France Seeks To Curb Short-haul Domestic Flights

Textron Aviation said that job cuts will affect salaried and hourly employees but not those working under a bargaining agreement.

Textron Aviation Details Job Cuts: 250 Affected

Four universities collaborated on research that looked at 16,000 scenarios and found that random board proved effective in lowering exposure.

Study: Random Boarding Could Reduce Virus Exposure

ZeroAviation is set to flight test a hydrogen-powered six-seat aircraft, but says that by 2040 the technology could carry 200 people more than 3,000 nm.

ZeroAvia Targets Commercial Hydrogen Aircraft Ops by 2023

Spirit AeroSystems will now deliver 72 Max shipsets in 2020 instead of 125.

Boeing Directs Spirit To Cut Max Deliveries Further

Honeywell is working to improve the performance of sensors to support autonomous aircraft operations in challenging urban air mobility environments. 

Honeywell Flight Tests Sensors for UAM Autonomous Ops

NBAA, asking its members to weigh in on the NPRM, said the FAA pilot record would have a "substantial impact" on a large contingent of business aviation.

FAA Pilot Record Database Proposal Draws Fire from NBAA

Sven Koechler is looking to increase the percentage of aircraft materials that can be recycled while creating social opportunites at the same time.

85 Percent Aircraft Recycling Not Enough, Says Industry Exec

Knowing the location of shipping traffic when flying over the ocean could greatly increase the odds of survival in an emergency situation.

Ergo 360 App Adds Flight Plan Integration

XOJet Aviation has implemented a series of countermeasures to protect passenger and crew heath and safety as it has kept flying throughout the pandemic.

XOJet Implements Full-scale Virus Countermeasures

Northern Jet Management looks to a leaner and more efficient operation with the addition of Web Manuals services.

Northern Jet Picks Web Manuals for Digital Docs

NetJets is the first charter provider and fractional-share operation to work with the FAA to launch an AQP.  

NetJets Adopts Advanced Qualification Training Program

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The first question to ask isn’t about how fast its network is but about how much peak throughput capacity it can handle.

Capacity is the key to delivering the connected experience that today’s business travelers demand.

Recent production cuts and plans to go after aftermarket opportunities are part of a multi-pronged effort to improve the company's financial performance.

Bombardier's Martel Lays Out Plan To Buoy Business

Honeywell's new MicroVCS offers lower maintenance and reduced weight for electric aircraft air-conditioning needs. 

Honeywell Develops A/C System for Future Flyers

In addition to a new paint scheme, FAI Technik treated a customer Bombardier Global Express to a completely new interior designed by Tim Callies.

FAI Wraps Up Major Global Express Makeover

Signature Flight Support has purchased the minority shares in its Italian operation, giving it 100 percent ownership of the division.

Signature Buys Remaining Shares in Italian Subsidiary

BBGA says the UK goverment has ignored its proposals for safety measures it believes could avoid the need for a damaging quarantine.

UK Bizav Steps Up Fight for Quarantine Exemption

Customer deliveries of the new Airbus Helicopters H145  D3 will begin later this summer.

EASA Approves Five-blade Airbus H145

Flying the New Embraer Phenom 300E

Another short-term extension of the medical deadlines is in the works, but FAA's Dan Elwell says the agency is hoping to "unravel" these leniencies soon.

FAA Seeks To 'Unravel' Covid Exemptions

The Helicopter Association International's "Covid Clean" program seeks to reassure rotorcraft customers. 

HAI Members Pledge 'Covid Clean'

The Royal Canadian Air Force is upgrading nearly half of its Hornet fleet while it waits for a new fighter.

Canada Cleared for Upgrade of 36 Boeing CF-18 Fighters

Rolland Vincent

With 109 days left until the scheduled opening of NBAA-BACE 2020 in Orlando, Florida, many are trying to decide whether or not to go in this Covid era.

AINsight: To Be Or Not To Be at NBAA-BACE 2020?

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