2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Jerry Siebenmark

The building affected by the liquid nitrogen explosion houses Textron Aviation's composite manufacturing and experimental aircraft fabrication.

Cessna SkyCourier 'Not Impacted' by Explosion

Charles Alcock

Hyundai Development's takeover of Asiana Airlines comes after the group's automotive arm said it will launch eVTOL air taxi services by 2029.

Hyundai Poised To Take Control of South Korea's Asiana Airlines 

Mark Huber

Lockheed Martin is teaming with Canadian UAVs to provide real-time situational awareness for beyond visual line of sight flights. 

Lockheed Martin Teaming On UAS Airspace Tools

Kerry Lynch

The fatal Piper Cheyenne flight, which was to have  headed to Atlanta for the LSU-OU football game, ended shortly after takeoff, NTSB said.

NTSB: No Distress Calls Came Before Lafayette Piper Crash

The Hong Kong-based business aviation services provider saw five more Gulfstream twinjets added to its managed fleet in 2019.

Metrojet Sees Growth in Gulfstream Managed Fleet

Cabin crew union UFO has begun strike action at Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings after failing to agree terms for arbitration talks.

Germanwings Cabin Crew Start Three-day Strike

Mark Phelps

AIN takes its annual look ahead at key elements of the aviation industry

Our 2020 Vision:

The wreckage of a missing Safari Helicopters Airbus AS350 B2 has been found on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. 

Hawaii Tour Helo Wreckage Found—Seven Dead

Textron Aviation's Plant III facility in east Wichita was rocked by a liquid nitrogen explosion Friday morning, sending 11 to the hospital.

Explosion Rocks Building Where SkyCourier Is Fabricated

Full implementation of U.S. requirements for remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems is anticipated by the end of 2024.

FAA To Publish Proposed UAS Remote Identification Rules

Richard Ward

The company is working with the FAA on certification, but it has not yet released a timeline for that.

Leonardo Flies Fourth Flight-test AW609

The pilot of an EMS helicopter died after suffering an apparent heart attack while landing in Alabama. 

Helo EMS Pilot Crash Lands After Apparent Heart Attack 

Newly confirmed NTSB member Graham formerly held a senior safety role at Textron Aviation, while Chapman brings Capitol Hill, airline, and GA experience.

NTSB Returns To Full Board with Graham, Chapman

The Coast Guard is searching for a missing  Airbus AS350 B2 with seven aboard after it failed to return to its base on Kauai. 

Tour Helo Missing in Hawaii

Neelam Mathews

At least 15 are dead following the crash of a Bek Air Fokker 100 taking off from Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan.

Bek Air Crash in Kazakhstan Raises Safety Concerns

Congress renewed a biodiesel tax credit through 2022, a move that business aviation organizations said would be critical to expansion of SAF use.

Bizav Groups Cheer Tax Credit Promoting SAF 

Wichita-based Appearance Group specializes in cleaning and detailing exteriors and interiors of business jets.

Commercial Aviation Firm Acquires Appearance Group

Rolland Vincent

2019 has been a very good year for most business aircraft manufacturers, with strong customer interest in offerings that have been recently certified.

AINsight: Bizav OEMs Jolly in 2019

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

The FAA and Boeing can work together to get the 737 Max flying again. Over time, trust and confidence will be rebuilt.

AINsight: Max Fallout and Recovery

An election year and worries of a downturn create some uncertainty for the MRO industry in 2020.

MRO Providers Consider 2020's Challenges, Prospects

Japan's Terra Drone is forming a Canadian arm to serve the mining industry with UAS inspection and mapping services. 

Terra Drone Expands Into Mining

While bills are expected to slow in 2020, Congress is pledging to keep up pressure on the FAA to fix its certification activities.

Certification, ADS-B, and Education Ahead in Washington in 2020

Chad Trautvetter

Business aircraft deliveries are expected to rise in 2020, but economic and political headwinds could cause an industry slowdown.

Bizav OEM Outlook Anything but 20/20 in New Year

Curt Epstein

Portugal-based Omni Handling has pledged to plant a tree for every ground handling it performs.

European FBO Operator Makes Green Pledge

Farmingdale, N.Y.-based FBO Republic Jet Center has partnered with a charter provider to offer exclusive NYC flight/transfer package options.

Long Island FBO Offers NYC Transfer Packages

Fractional aircraft activity is expected to see a double-digit gain in the first quarter of 2020.

Argus Forecasts Flat Holiday Followed By First Quarter Jump

The MC-21-300 narrowbody is due to complete certification in late 2020.

Fourth MC-21-300 Airliner Joins Flight Test Program

The contract also calls for the Italian defense ministry to finalize a deal with Piaggio Aerospace to retrofit 18 aircraft.

Piaggio Wins Order for Nine Avanti Evos, Retrofits

Professional Pilot founder Murray Smith had a deep involvement in aviation publishing for five decades and was known for his eye for young talent.    

Aviation Publishing  Stalwart Murray Smith Dies

Gordon Gilbert

WAAS LPV approach plates for runway ends will not be listed "in plain sight."

FAA Reminds of Changes in Approach Formatting

The leasing firm Holand Automotive Group has taken delivery of two Learjet 75s in as many years.

Holand Automotive Takes Second Learjet 75

Peter Shaw-Smith

The airline's goal is to replace him with a UAE national.

Clark To Leave Emirates in Mid-2020

Matt Thurber

A demonstration flight highlighted Red 6's ability to place interactive, 3D augmented reality virtual assets in the skies.  

Flying the Augmented Skies with Red 6 

While SAF made its business aviation commericial sale debut in 2019, expect that initial demonstration to continue to grow in 2020.

Focus on SAF To Continue in 2020

AIN Staff

The HAI Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award was awarded to the LA County Fire Department. 

HAI Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award: LA County Fire

Vladimir Karnozov

The pilot escaped from the stricken Su-57 over unpopulated country and was rescued by helicopter.

First Crash for Su-57 To Delay Service Entry

Jon Lake

Typhoon ISPA 6 is now in the air testing the production configuration for the first operational AESA-equipped aircraft, which are destined for Kuwait. 

New Beginnings for the Eurofighter Typhoon

Gulfstream has delivered its 600th G550 since the type entered service back in 2003.

Gulfstream Reaches New G550 Milestone

Touchscreens are the tip of the iceberg as the industry embraces Autoland and head-up displays.

The Future of Avionics Is Now

West Star Aviation completes its first custom paint job on a factory-new Embraer Praetor 600.

This Praetor 600 Paint Job Is Not for a Packers Fan

Potez Aéronautique and Safran are the newest suppliers of components and systems to Aerion Supersonic’s 12-passenger AS2 business jet.

Aerion Identifies More Suppliers for AS2 Bizjet

Development of the Superjet-New is planned to run through 2024.

Russia To Invest in Indigenous Superjet

OpenAirplane and FlyOtto, startups designed to simplify access to general aviation and generate more flying activity, closed on December 23.

GA Proponents OpenAirplane and FlyOtto Closing

The CAAP certification allows ExecuJet to perform line and heavy maintenance on a variety of Dassault, Bombardier and Gulfstream jets.

ExecuJet MRO Malaysia Gains Philippines Certification

Along with the approval, the Montreal-based manufacturer also announced the delivery of the first 6500 on order with HK Bellawings.

Bombardier's Global 5500, 6500 Gain U.S. Approval

Boeing is moving ahead with new leadership as the 737 Max grounding continues. 

Muilenburg Resigns from Boeing, New CEO Selected

William Dennis

The Korean government is welcoming more foreign airline flights to Korea to offset drops in traffic.

Seoul Aims to Grow Foreign Air Traffic

Flexjet is predicting a very busy holiday season, with air travel up nearly 5 percent over last year.

Flexjet Braces for the Holiday Surge

Chen Chuanren

The RSAF’s search for peacetime training locations overseas has gained more impetus with the impending closure of Paya Lebar air base.

Singapore To Establish Permanent Guam Detachment

Nine aviation associations expressed opposition to a proposal they said would “dismantle our national system of airports.”

House Airports Bill Drawing Alarm from Aviation Orgs

The Embraer Executive Jets delivery is part of a $1.4 billion Flexjet order announced at NBAA-BACE in October.

Embraer Kicks Off Flexjet Order with Praetor 500 Delivery

Ian Sheppard

ICAO list of affected operators show business aviation is firmly part of global carbon-offsetting scheme.

Leading Bizav Names Featured on ICAO CORSIA List 

Peter Dunai

Partnerships with companies in Russia, Israel, Turkey, and Europe are helping to strengthen Kazakhstan’s growing defense industry.

Kazakhstan Becoming a Regional Aircraft Industry/Service Hub

The FAA's PIA privacy program comes in response to concerns over the traceability that comes with Mode S transponders.

FAA's Privacy Program for Aircraft Goes Live

The South Carolina-based MRO provider will have extra technicians and mobile units at the ready for AOG customers.

Stevens Readies AOG Teams for College Bowl Games

John Goglia

A recent report from the Canadian agency highlights improvements U.S. operators can make.

Torqued: Timely Air Taxi Safety Investigation from Our Neighbor to the North

Gregory Polek

Smaller companies stand to feel the most serious consequences of Boeing’s narrowbody line closure.

Max Suppliers Largely Mum on Effects of Production Pause

The 82-year-old aviation publication will cease printing in late December in favor of an all-digital format.

Trade-A-Plane the 'Spark Fueling Aviation Dreams'

David Donald

Boeing and Leonardo are supplying the MH-139A under a rapid acquisition program to replace aging Bell UH-1N Twin Hueys.

U.S. Air Force Welcomes the Grey Wolf

UK government-backed ACCEL venture is designed help spur development of electric propulsion technologies.

Rolls-Royce Unveils Electric Race Plane

BlackBird Air is pausing its Part 91 offerings following a letter it received from the FAA's Enforcement Division.

FAA Warns BlackBird, Pilots of Possible Rule Violations

Joby Aviation has yet to explain how it will get its eVTOL aircraft certified and ready for commercial operations to start with Uber in 2023.

Uber and Joby Partner To Launch Urban Air-taxi Service in 2023

The Wichita-based Max supplier makes 70 percent of the narrowbody’s fuselage, deliveries of which Boeing has directed it to temporarily halt on January 1. 

Spirit To Suspend 737 Max Fuselage Production

A new Brazilian program could produce a new light transport to follow in the footsteps of the successful Bandeirante.

Embraer and Brazil's Air Force Launch Military Transport Study

China Eastern took delivery of the first commercial widebody to feature touchscreen flight deck displays.

Airbus Delivers A350 with Touchscreen Displays

Universal Avionics Holds Competition for New Control Display Unit Interface - AIN

The FAA has granted an STC to IS&S covering the engine-out mode/Vmca mitigation features of its ThrustSense autothrottle.

IS&S Engine-out Autothrottle Certified in King Air

A full-scale cabin mockup of the Bombardier Learjet 75 Liberty will make a three-day appearance next week in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Learjet 75 Liberty Mockup Lands in Scottsdale

Jeff Burger

More than a third of respondents to this year's Business Jet Traveler Readers' Choice Survey plan to buy a fractional jet share over the next 12 months.

BJT Survey: Bizav Users Are in Buying Mood

The Swedish regional airline’s replacement of regional jets with ATR 72-600s meets "green" loan principles established by the Loan Market Association.

ATR Delivers First 'Green Financed' Aircraft to Braathens

The Russian low-cost subsidiary of Aeroflot ordered twenty 737 Max 8s.

Kremlin Praises Pobeda While Barring New Boeing Acquisitions

Textron Aviation successfully mates the wings and fuselage of its prototype SkyCourier high-wing, twin-turboprop utility airplane.

First Cessna SkyCourier Gets Its Wings

Ross Aviation now has two FBOs at Palm Springs-area Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.

Ross Aviation Buys Rival in California

GrandView Aviation will open its third base at Chicago Executive Airport in early 2020.

Chicago To Be Charter Operator GrandView's Next Base

The aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov suffered considerable damage during a fire that occurred during the carrier’s refit program.

Russia’s Sole Carrier Catches Fire Amid Replacement Talks

The FAA has issued new guidance to charter operators, brokers and customers, in its attemps to combat illegal charter activity.

FAA Issues New Policy Guidelines on Charters 

Faced with a perceived need to maintain a qualitative edge over other forces in the region, the Israeli Air Force is hoping to buy more U.S.-made fighters.

Israel Seeks New U.S. Military Aircraft

A King Air 200 was substantially damaged after an unlicensed minor tried to take it for a spin and ended up crashing it into a Fresno Airport builiding.

17-Year-Old Girl Crashes King Air After Joyride

Analysis by UK-based aircraft brokerage describes strong growth in areas of Central and Eastern Europe.

Central and Eastern Europe See Strong Bizav Growth

MedAire Develops Tools to Respond to In-Flight Medical Emergencies - AIN

The former Bombardier C Series will replace Air France’s A318s and A319s.

Air France-KLM Converts MOU on 60 Airbus A220s

Southeast Aerospace says the harness manufacturing can save avionics shops up to 450 man hours from creating their own.

Southeast Aero Wins PMA for Garmin G5000 Harnesses

Bizav groups are trying to get a more complete picture of the Part 135 community as they begin deliberations on potential rest and duty reg changes

Part 135 Survey To Help Orgs in Flight, Duty Rewrite

Richard Pedicini

São Paulo Catarina Aeroporto Executivo, Brazil’s first greenfield business aviation airport, opened on December 16 after six years of construction.

Brazil’s First Greenfield Bizav Airport Opens Amid Fanfare

The installation comes ahead of the European ADS-B Out deadline set for June 7, 2020.

Nomad Completes ADS-B Install on Challenger 850

At least three-quarters of China’s airports lose money each year, due to low traffic numbers. 

China To Inject $223 Million in Small, Medium-sized Airports

Eli Cotti retires after 20 years representing maintenance and other technical matters for NBAA both with operators and on a global stage,.

Gulfstream's D'Leon To Take NBAA Role as Cotti Retires

NASA has approved final assembly of the $248 million X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) demonstration aircraft. 

NASA Clears Final Assembly of Low-boom Demonstrator

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