2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

James Wynbrandt

Cabin for undisclosed customer incorporates technology and luxuries 'experienced at the finest hotel.'

Greenpoint Delivers Second BBJ 787 

AIN Staff

Siebenmark has 20 years of general business, commercial aviation, and general aviation reporting experience.

 Jerry Siebenmark To Become Part of AIN Team

Ian Goold

The Canadian company pitches wing work on future Airbus products.

Bombardier Sends Bullish Message on Future of Belfast Plant

Cathy Buyck

The U.S. private equity fund promises a ‘strategic vision’ for the loss-making Icelandic low-cost airline. 

Indigo Partners Surfaces as Potential Wow Air Investor

Kerry Lynch

The number of trips sourced through Avinode for medium jets jumped 39 percent in the U.S. and 29 percent in Europe over a 12-month period.

Avinode: Medium Jet Requests Surge

Stinebring was a longtime manager of the Emerson Electric flight department and served on the boards of NBAA and IBAC.

International Ops Expert Paul Stinebring Dies at 78

David Donald

Three years after Nigeria first expressed an interest in buying Super Tucanos for its fight against Boko Haram, an order for 12 has now been given to SNC

Super Tucano Ordered for Nigeria

Gregory Polek

Muilenburg claims that ‘speculation’ has introduced false assumptions.

Boeing CEO Blasts Media in Internal Memo on Crash Response

Chad Trautvetter

The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum's annual gala and auction will support the restoration and preservation of a historic WWII aviation battleground.

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum To Hold Annual Fundraiser

Jon Lake

NATO's Baltic Air Policing operation was augmented following Russia's occupation of Crimea and remains highly active.

Russian Activity Remains High on NATO's Eastern Border

The parties fail to settle all the conditions of a share purchase agreement.

Icelandair and Wow Air Abandon Merger Plans 

Curt Epstein

The Boeing 757 had its wing clipped by a taxiing private jet on Weds. morning.

Trump's Private Jet Suffers LGA Mishap

Lockheed Martin has received EMD and LRIP contracts for the Legion Pod for the F-15, as well for a new phase of development for the Super Hormet's IRST

Advanced IRST Programs on the March

Aircraft owners can obtain real-time information,including schedules, expenses, maintenance updates, and passenger lists, on the portal.

Alerion Owner Portal Provides Access to Range of Data

Neelam Mathews

The country’s ailing maintenance industry calls for an even playing field.

Indian MRO Business Drowning in Tax Burden

Comlux Completion Engineers Luxury VIP Airliner Interiors

The company continues to expand its line of partnerships as it looks to enhance the travel experience.

Jet Linx Adds Luggage Free, Bogner To Partner Portfolio

Gordon Gilbert

The city of Norwood, Massachusetts, violated both state and federal grant assurances in preventing another FBO from being established at Norwood Airport.

MassDOT: Norwood Violated State Assurance Grants

The second VIP Boeing 787-8 completed by Greenpoint Technologies features open living space and private rooms, including a grand master suite.

Greenpoint Delivers Second VIP Dreamliner

Congress has until December 7 to act on funding of numerous government agencies, including the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security.

FAA Facing Prospect of Another Shutdown

The new agreement reached this week is aimed at building on efforts to ensure a common drone market on the Continent.

EU Regulation of Drone Services Market Draws Nearer

Jennifer Meszaros

Logs indicate that mechanics replaced suspect AOA sensor on October 27 but associated control problems continued.  

Report on Lion Air Flight 610 Raises More Questions

The DuPage Airport Authority was recognized for its budget-planning and transparency by a national organization of government finance officials.

Chicagoland Airport Authority Earns Budget Award

Zelazo founded Astronautics on rocket science and turned the company from a one-room shop to a global corporation.

Astronautics Co-founder Nate Zelazo, 100,  Passes Away

Designed to meet increasing demand, the 93,700 sq ft facility can hold two widebody projects at the same time.

Jet Aviation Debuts New Widebody Completions Hangar

Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer Targets Charter Market

Mark Phelps

Jack Elliott, author of the longest running aviation column in a mainstream media outlet at 38 years, dies at 94.

Aviation Journalist Jack Elliott Flies West

The helicopters are the first rotary-wing aircraft the ISBAO operator has added to its fleet since launching in November 2009.

Bestfly Expands into Rotary Charter Market with AW139s

The company's 64,000 sq ft location is the largest in the country and provides Bombardier and Gulfstream authorized service.

ExecuJet's Malaysian MRO Gets FAA Approval

NATA sees activity beginning to pick up both at FAA headquarters and the local level, with states officials now wanting to get involved.

NATA Optimistic Over Sharpened Focus on Illegal Charter

Vladimir Karnozov

At Airshow China, the country put up for sale a number of surplus military aircraft, including the relatively new JH-7 attacker and KJ-200 AEW aircraft.

China Seeking To Offload Surplus Military Aircraft

West Star sees "great synergies" between it newly acquired Flite Components and Dallas Aeronautical Services, which was added to the portfolio last year.

West Star Adds Third Dallas Base with Flite Components

Third Prototype Kopter SH09 Helicopter Makes First Flight

Flexjet Europe is growing quickly, with plans to double its fleet and add new access programs next year.

Flexjet Europe Gears Up for More Growth

Mark Huber

Kaman commits to third lot of new build K-Max helicopters 

Kaman To Keep K-Max in Production 

Garmin expects to obtain STC for the upgrade program in 2019.

Duncan Secures Commitments for G5000 Excel/XLS Upgrade

The agreement provides for stability and the status quo on the transatlantic.

UK and U.S. Reach Post-Brexit Open Skies Deal 

The 4G cabin connectivity system is now available for installation on the G280, GIV series, GV series, G600 and G650/650ER

Gogo's Avance L5 STC'd for Range of Gulfstreams

New funding will accelerate serial production by finalizing the Seastar certification supplements and completing the production facilities in Wuxi, China.

Chinese Investors Invest €150M into Dornier Seastar

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

Using data proactively can enhance safety, even for smaller operators.

AINsight: Small Operators Can Improve with Big Data

Western LLC is adding another 100,000 sq ft of hangar space at San Antonio International Airport.

Texas Airport To Receive New Private Hangar Complex

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia's medevac-outfitted Pilatus PC-24 will allow it to transport patients longer distances.

RFDS Takes Delivery of First Medevac-equipped PC-24

Matt Thurber

Avionics training is provided by Gary Reeves and PilotSafety.org, Avidyne's official training partner. 

Avidyne 2019 Avionics Training Schedule Released

Sberbank and VTB have committed to funding a fleet consisting of Superjets and Il-114s.

Russian Banks Plan Massive Regional Airline Project

Rockwell Collins joins UTAS to create Collins Aerospace, a 70,000-employee global organization, while UTC spins off non-aerospace companies.

Collins Aerospace Creates New Playing Field for OEMs

Amsterdam conference is addressing the future of drones in Europe. 

EASA Opens Drone Conference

A recent spate of accidents has turned the aircraft insurance market from soft to hard in just a few months. Expect rate increases, said one broker.

Broker: Aircraft Insurance Rates To Climb 5% to 30%

The proposed airworthiness directive would mandate new  repetitive inspections for main rotor blade cracks. 

FAA Proposes Rotor Blade AD for MD 500/600 Helicopters

The Distinguished Stateman Award will be presented to William Garvey and John and Martha King, along with Burns.

Gulfstream's Mark Burns Joins Slate of NAA Honors

The OEM boasts a one-time execution of the 777X program and sees an uptick in full-freighter demand.  

Boeing Homes In on NMA Business Case 

The STC for Garmin's G5000 Cessna 560XL mod will be contingent upon meeting special conditions to reduce cyber risks.

560XL Receives Special Conditions for Cyber Protection

Ian Sheppard

The UK's exclusive Pilatus service center and PC-12 sales dealer sees a growing number of the turboprop single at the airport.

Oriens Adds PC-12 Flight Training at London Biggin Hill

The fines come as the FAA has stepped up its efforts to identify illegal charters and either educate or enforce, depending on the circumstances.

Interstate Helicopters Fined for Illegal Charter

China's approval was the final key regulatory hurdle for UTC's $30 billion Rockwell Collins acquisition.

UTC, Rockwell Collins Near Merger with China Nod

The Slovenian flag carrier has signed an LOI calling for delivery of 15 SSJs.

Adria Becomes Latest European Airline to Commit to Superjet

The FCC order allows Galileo's 30 global navigation system satellites to be used in the U.S. to augment the 31 satellites in the U.S. GPS network.

FCC Allows Galileo To Augment GPS in U.S.

Kaleyesus Bekele

African airlines lose an average of $1.25 per passenger carried. 

Blocked Airline Funds in Africa Total $670 Million  

Waypoint Leasing has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and put itself up for sale. 

Helicopter Lessor Waypoint Files Bankruptcy

Koury Aviation long known in the region for aircraft charter services, has now made the jump into FBO operations.

North Carolina Airport Gets Second FBO

The move comes a year after Piaggio had outlined a five-year turnaround plan that had included a £255 million ($342 million) cash injection from Mubadala.

Piaggio Declares Insolvency, Seeks Restructuring

A proliferation of new airlines in Cambodia warrants local training needs.

Cambodia Prepares for First Pilot Training School

The European FBO operator has won a tender from Spanish airport manager AENA to expand its network to Madrid and Barcelona.

Sky Valet Adds Two Major Spanish Destinations

The Nextant 604XT, the first business jet with touchscreen panel displays, has been approved by the FAA.

Nextant Receives STC for Challenger 604XT Flight Deck

The Royal Navy's first deck trials campaigns with the F-35B aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth have come to a successful comclusion

‘Wrong-way’ Landing Caps Successful RN Deck Trials 

Consolidation of Indian airlines is inevitable as losses mount and capacity continues to increase.

Indian Aviation Faces Headwinds

Kopter Group announced the first flight of its third SH09 test helicopter this week. 

Third Kopter SH09 Prototype Flies 

Grant Turnbull

The RAF is regaining a maritime patrol capability through the acquisition of P-8s, but senior officers are concerned that there are not enough for the task

UK Officers Highlight Shortfall in Maritime Patrol Capacity

This series will examine how bizav can benefit from the path airlines have laid out.

AINsight: The Roadmap to Safer Part 91/135 Operations

Appointments are part of a wider management shake-up and renewal 

Airbus Names New CFO and COO

The diesel-powered single-engine Archer might have new life in large training academies.

Pilot Report: Piper Diesel Archer

William Dennis

The new rule for Tier 2 airports was prompted by slot shortages at primary airports and airspace congestion.

New Chinese Airlines To Be Based at Tier 2 Airports

A new study concludes that drones can transport organs faster and cheaper than manned aircraft.

Drone Flies Human Kidney 

Bombardier is adding a seventh European line service center and five more MRT trucks in North America.

Bombardier Boosts Support in North America, Europe

 Lenders look to finance the next cycle upturn.

Aviation Finance Report 2018

With operators seeking MEL relief for STC components not yet evaluated through the required process, the FAA has issued new guidance.

FAA Issues New MMEL Relief Process Guidelines

Chen Chuanren

Business and general aviation operators are complying with airline rules, says the IBAC director general.

IBAC Hopes To Promote IS-BAO/IS-BAH to Asia Regulators 

The Iris program is a partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), led by Inmarsat, to establish secure, high-bandwidth communications over Europe.

Five European ANSPs Join Iris Pilot Program

The FAA is rolling out 55 new PBN routes as part of its South-Central Florida Metroplex initiative.

New PBN Routes Aim To Improve Flights to Florida, Caribbean

A flight in Embraer's new Praetor 600 super midsize jet reveals a host of new features.

Pilot Report: Embraer Praetor 600

The Arizona-based aviation services and sales company is now the world's top dealer of the light jet.

Cutter Accepts 20th HondaJet

The USHST reports that the overall accident rate is declining. 

Personal Helicopter Flying Posts Highest Accident Rate

In service with for 49 years, first as an airliner, then as a flying engine testbed, the four-engine jumbo was the world's oldest active 747.

GE's First Engine Test 747 Is Now a Museum Piece

Indonesia's review follows last month’s Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 crash 

Indonesia Seeks To Toughen Rules on Contracting Foreign Pilots 

The FAA's new 32,050-sq-ft Atlanta Flight Operations Facility will accomodate six specially-equipped Beechcraft BE-300 twin turboprops.

FAA Opens New Atlanta Flight Operations Facility

The forward-fit avionics market is up 16.6 percent and retrofit sales have improved by 14.7 percent in the first nine months of the year.

AEA: Avionics Market Seeing Double-digit Sales Gains

After the FAA released a special airworthiness bulletin last year, more instances have occurred involving jet fuel contaminated with diesel exhaust fluid.

FAA Issues SAFO on Jet Fuel Contamination 

Moscow Vnukovo-based Red Wings expects first of six A220s in May and eyes a further four examples.

Airbus and Red Wings Prepare for A220 Russia Introduction 

UK low-cost carrier firms purchase rights for 17 A320neos, postpones deliveries of 18

EasyJet Tweaks Its Airbus Order 

Lockheed Martin has started construction on the first parts of its Low Boom Technology supersonic testbed

Skunk Works Cuts Metal on First X-59 Components

The number of LAANC applications far exceeds FAA exceptions. 

FAA Processes More than 50,000 LAANC Drone Applications

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