2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gordon Gilbert

European air traffic management network will be almost fully route-free by 2021, said Eurocontrol.

Airway Routes Could Soon Become Extinct in Europe

Gregory Polek

Global Services to cover government, space and commercial customers

Boeing’s Dedicated Services Division Ready to Launch

Kerry Lynch

He  represented front line of the FBO.

Crownair FBO Manager Greg Scott Dies in Car Crash

Curt Epstein

The Texas gateway sees more than 20,000 international GA passengers a year.

New CBP Facility Opens at San Antonio International

Chad Trautvetter

To date, NetJets’ Challenger 350 fleet has logged nearly 70,000 flight hours, while its Globals have accumulated nearly 67,000 flight hours.

NetJets Receives 50th Challenger 350, 30th Global

Chris Pocock

HMS Queen Elizabeth can carry up to 36 F-35B stealth fighters or 43 helicopters.

Britain’s New Aircraft Carrier Starts Sea Trials

Neelam Mathews

The maritime surveillance system is part of a further planned boost in defense cooperation between the two countries.

U.S. Offers GA-ASI Sea Guardian UAS to India

A fighter attack version is being offered that retains the type’s previous capabilities.

Leonardo’s M346 Gets Some Teeth

Mark Huber

The company will use the funds to support aircraft and continue customer financing.

Waypoint Leasing Extends Credit Facilities

The bulletin concludes with illustrations that show various scenarios of wake turbulence encounters and recommended avoidance techniques.

EASA Publishes Safety Info on Wake Vortex

Sean Broderick

General aviation-friendly provisions in the Senate bill include expanded airport funding through the Flight Act and the Pilots' Bill of Rights 2.

Senate Committee Approves FAA Bill Sans ATC Reform

The program, available in-person on campus or online, has three courses that cover basic cybersecurity concepts, existing standards and best practices.

Embry-Riddle Launches Aviation Cybersecurity Program

AOPA members make appeal: "Don't let happen to us what's happened to the rest of the world."

GA Groups Turn To Members in ATC Battle

Chen Chuanren

An escalating Muslim insurgency in the country’s southern island has lent urgency to a close air support requirement.

Philippines Likely To Buy Super Tucanos

Rob Finfrock

Concierge-level flight monitoring helps flight departments provide solutions before their passengers are even aware of a problem.

A Day in the Life of a Corporate Pilot

The unit was established in 2015.

Blue Thunder Fighting London Terror 

Most recently, he has been serving as the senior advisor on aviation to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao.

Elwell Returns To FAA as Deputy Administrator

Lockheed Martin Debuts Civil LM-100J Hercules Transport at Paris Air Show 2017

Brazilian airframer sees big demand for maintenance services from Asian E-Jet operators

Embraer Appoints SIAE Philippines as E-Jet Service Center

Mike Yeo

L3 Com will modify the Gulfstream jets for ISR and EW.

Australian Buy of Modified G550s Confirmed 

Testing of low-boom technologies is viewed as critical to repeal of the current prohibition of supersonic flight over land.

NASA Completes Prelim Design of Low-boom Demonstrator

Long time aircraft charter and management provider Northeastern Aviation is set to expand its services.

New FBO Slated at New York's Republic Airport 

The 10-seat, Rolls-Royce M250-powered airplane is a stretched version of GippsAero’s Airvan 8 piston single.

Airvan 10 T-prop Single Gets Aussie CASA, U.S. FAA Nods

House  panel approved the comprehensive six-year FAA reauthorization bill after wading through nearly 80 amendments in a more than nine hour session.

Independent ATC Proposal Takes Step Forward in House

The approval follows EASA certification for the unit, which is intended for the CitationJet 525, 525A and 525B models.

DAC Gets FAA STC for Cessna 525-series LPV Converter

Kaleyesus Bekele

African airlines now control only 20 percent of their own market

African Air Transport Leaders Warn of Industry’s Demise

New measures affect 280 airports in 105 countries

U.S. Opts for 'Enhanced' Security over Expanding Laptop Ban

Matt Thurber

Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro offers significant EFB functionality on both Apple iPad and Microsoft Windows 10 tablet computers.

Jeppesen Releases New Tools for FliteDeck Pro App

The collaboration will bolster Baker's offerings at its Addison, Texas maintenance facility.

Baker Joins Forces with Contact Aviation on Avionics

Dubbed Launch Lease, the plan offers customers 40 total program days on an Executive AirShare aircraft to use over a two-year period.

Executive AirShare Launches Plan for Midsize Companies

Specializing in King Air maintenance, Hampton Aviation at Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport will now sell and install Advent's new anti-skid brakes.

Arkansas MRO the Latest To Join Advent's eABS Network

407GXP was selected in part on its multi-role capabilities in “a broad range of segments, including EMS, parapublic, tourism and firefighting.”

Bell Inks $300M China Deal for 100 407GXPs

milestone 200th G2 was the first to be equipped with the 160-hp engine upgrade.

Helicopteres Guimbal Delivers 200th Cabri G2

Shuttle aircraft feature nine “first class” seats and are flown by two pilots under a Part 135 DOT commuter authorization.

Rectrix Expands King Air Cape Cod Shuttles

Asia’s two largest carriers fight to maintain market share and yields

Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Feeling Pinch

Ground school option shortens the amount of time customers are required to be at TRU's training facility.

TRU Adds CJ4 to Online Pilot Ground School Offerings

Samantha Cartaino

The private jet company’s fleet now includes 101 aircraft ranging from helicopters, turboprops and light, midsize, super midsize and heavy jets. 

Jet Linx Reaches 100th Aircraft Milestone

The approval, good for two years, will allow the facility to service Mexican-registered aircraft.

Duncan's Vegas Avionics Shop Gets Mexico DGAC Nod

Lawmakers in House and Senate have introduced measures to exempt aircraft management fees from the commercial passenger ticket tax.

 Bizav Hopeful for Managed-fee Fix Despite SCOTUS Move

NBAA called the Supreme Court decision a "resounding victory for public-use airports nationwide."

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal for HTO Restrictions

ADS-B OUT avionics will be required by Jan. 1, 2020 for all aircraft flying in U.S. airspace.

JSSI, Constant Aviation Team on ADS-B Webinar

Government clears plan to build new complex at Jewar, some 72 miles from Delhi International 

India’s Capital To Get Second International Airport 

M600 Turboprop is Piper’s Top Performer

S7 Engineering and Sibir Technics subsidiaries to maintain S7 Airlines’ Embraer fleet

Russia’s Engineering Holding Enters MRO Market for E170 

Safety study will examine recent incidents involving the presence of drones in aircraft flight paths near Portuguese airports.

Portugal Studies Near Midairs Involving Drones

Through the efforts of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an eight-year-old future pilot gets the aviation experience of his young lifetime.

NY Jet Owner Makes Texas Boy's Day

Models in the study included the Cessna Citation Mustang, CJ2 and Excel; Bombardier Learjet 45 and Global XRS; and Gulfstream G550.

Pre-owned Prices Fall 35% Across Six Bizjet Types

Second takeoff rating maintains the takeoff thrust in “certain high ambient temperature conditions.”

Safran Silvercrest To Have Two Takeoff Thrust Ratings

Blade Ultra is available on a charter, crowdsourced and scheduled basis, and can be booked directly on via Blade's app or website.

Bristow Teams With Blade on NYC S-76 Helo Service

While ATC reform has received the most attention, the House and Senate reauthorization bills cover a range of issues of note to GA.

FAA Bills Address Supersonic, GA Protections, Stage 3

Dassault’s Rafale Fighter Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017

Initial operations involves flights between London Luton and Ibiza and Cannes.

Surf Air European Operation Launches in London

Airborne Wireless Network seeks to create a "digital superhighway in the sky."

Flying Node Network Marks First Flight Test

Other board leaders include Jeff Ross, Scott Owens and Guy Hill.

Pentastar Aviation's Schmidt Steps In as New NATA Chair

Rather than taking on the full conversion at one time, Nextant Aerospace is now offering a step-by-step process.

Nextant Rolls Out Incremental 400XTi Conversion

Dornier 328-110 Turboprop Airliner Flying Display at Paris 2017

The decision against a review of the case was highly anticipated, since the Supreme Court rarely accepts tax cases.

Supreme Court Declines Bombardier Tax Case Review

The service provides detailed weather information for every altitude between takeoff and landing.

Baron API Offers Weather Cross-section

Antonov An-132D Military Transport Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017

Draws commitments for 571 airplanes worth $74.8 billion

Boeing Takes Order Crown at Paris Salon

Peter Shaw-Smith

Plans more expansive coverage when its 215,300-sq-ft (20,000-sq-m) MRO hangar is completed later next year.

Mx, Helo Service Helps Falcon Stand Out Among DWC FBOs

AIN Staff

Just a little more than 90 years ago, a young airmail pilot from the United States had a view of Le Bourget Airport similar to this one.

Le Bourget From Above

Findings concluded that there was little awareness of workforce shortages within business aviation, particularly for pilots and maintenance technicians.

Skills Shortage Looms for Bizav, Says EBAA-backed Study

It will be a three-day show, held November 29 through December 1, the African Business Aviation Association said.

ExecuJet Lanseria To Host Inaugural African Bizav Expo

Upgrades include Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) approval for a weight increase on the Bell 407 cargo hook to 3,100 pounds from 2,646 pounds.

Bell Helicopter Announces Product Upgrades, New Sales

G600 departed Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport on a 1 hour 18 minute flight, during which it climbed to 51,000 feet and reached Mach 0.925.

Fourth Test Gulfstream G600 Takes Flight

Embraer’s KC-390 Military Transport Jet Makes Paris Debut, Nears Certification

Genav groups warn that "any structural and governance reforms that require protections for an important sector of users is fundamentally flawed.”

New ATC Reform Proposal Draws Same Fire from Opponents

The concept is part of a broader effort fo develop future aircraft in Russia, led by TsAGI and the Myasishchev Design Bureau.

UAC Shows Off M-60 Lifting-body Concept Model

David Donald

Gardner Aerospace has extended its relationship with Airbus by securing four more contracts to supply components to the European airframer

Gardner Lands Airbus Deals

Known as the GADSS ELT-DT, it performs autonomous tracking of commercial aircraft in distress through processes such as trigger-in-flight capability.

Orolia Announces Global Distress Safety System

James Wynbrandt

AeroShield POD integrates Directional Infra-Red Counter Measure (DIRCM), missile launch detection sensors and flare dispensers.

Bird Aerosystems Debuts Missile Protection System for Airliners

Guillaume Lecompte-Boinet

French military procurement agency DCA has launched a broad program to study the next upgrade to the Dassault fighter.

Rafale New Standard To Enhance Capabilities

Signs partnership deal with L3 Technologies and DRS Leonardo to place devices on Airbus airliners

Airbus Formally Commits to Deployable Flight Recorder

The airport aims to become a primary connecting point to Central Asia for cities around the world.

Kazakhstan Invests in Bizav Infrastructure

Interiors designed and installed by the ST Aerospace division create "highly individualized cabin experience for customers." 

Aeria Redelivers First VIP Widebody Completion

Bill Carey

JSF makes statements on the air and on the ground at the 2017 Salon du Bourget, where it was the star of the show.

F-35 Stamps Fifth-Gen Authority On Paris

Airbus and Boeing are among six well-known aerospace companies that will participate in next year’s air show in Bahrain

Big Names Sign up for Bahrain

As the well-known Patriot successfully engages ballistic missile attacks in Arabia, Raytheon is adding customers and advancing its SM-6 missile.

Patriot and SM-6 on Target

This unique formation of Airbus aircraft was flown over southern France.

Unique Airbus Aircraft Formation 

The RoadRunner EFI can easily replace outdated, expensive-to-maintain flight instruments.

Astronautics Demos RoadRunner Skills

A Canadian leasing company placed a firm order for 12, hoping to place them in various civilian and government operations.

Pioneering Civilian Lease Deal for C295 Airlifter

MBDA’s Aster 30 missile is getting a new seeker and guidance control system to expand its anti-ballistic missile capabilities.

Aster On Course To Provide Missile Defense

TAI is now in production with its Hurkus turboprop trainer, and is gearing up to begin flight-testing of production aircraft

Turkish Trainer Shows Its Teeth

Pratt & Whitney’s F119 engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has recently surpassed 500,000 engine flight hours

F-22 Engine Reaches the Half-million

Boeing leads activity on Day 3 though there was none of the frenzied activity of Monday and Tuesday.

Paris Order Frenzy Loses Steam 

Tthe changes in this year’s bill represent a series compromise designed to reach some of the most vocal critics.

Shuster Unveils New ATC Proposal with Fee Exemptions

Trappier does not see weakness in industry going forward.

Trappier Steps In as New Gifas President

Development to open hundreds of more runways to ATR operations.

ATR Offering STOL Version of 42-600 Turboprop

MRO announced at the Paris Air Show that it has joined the British engine manufaturer's aftermarket network.

AFI KLM E&M Joints Rolls-Royce CareNetwork

The Swiss company recently started flying a third prototype helicopter as it works toward European Aviation Safety Agency certification.

Marenco Swisshelicopter Eyes SH09 Certification, Production

VSR700 is based on the Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 and is intended to be a light military rotary-wing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.

Airbus Starts Autonomous Flights of VSR700 Helo

The T-Bird is entering the market for military light counter-insurgency aircraft based on cropduster airframes. 

LASA Shows T-Bird at Paris

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