Latest from Nigel Moll
Charter & Fractional
Flexjet Launches Learjet 85 Frax Program
Flexjet, Bombardier’s Texas-based fractional ownership program, launched a Learjet 85 program yesterday.
Burt Rutan: The Measure of His Success
How does one measure the success of an airplane designer?
Was John Thorp a success because he designed, among many others, the airplane (his T-16 of the m
EBAA Hires New CEO, Humphries To Remain as President
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) appointed an airline lobbyist as its new leader yesterday.
AIN Blog: The Final Shuttle Mission Looks Down on a Vastly Changed World Beneath
At 11:29 this morning, the final space shuttle flight got under way as Atlantis rose from the launch pad on a column of fire from the Kennedy Space
NBAA Reacts Swiftly to WSJ Coverage
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen’s letter to The Wall Street Journal:
“Your front-page story detailing the movements of ‘general aviation’ airplanes
Record Turnout on Sweltering Ramp for HPN Forum
While professing satisfaction with what turned out to be record participation at NBAA’s business aviation regional forum at Westchester County Airport yest
AIN Blog: Brendan Gallagher’s Influence on Aerospace
Brendan Gallagher died last Sunday morning at his home in London, just days after participating in press trips to Geneva, Belfast and Turkey with his
With Pelton out, Textron boss running Cessna
Following what was described on May 2 as the retirement of 52-year-old Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton, Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donne
Aerion to subsonic set: Go with the (natural laminar) flow
The past couple of years have not been the best of times for a would-be developer to sign deals with industrial partners and customer-users for a new super
Engines
Geared Turbofan for Bizav Not Suited to All Missions
Business aviation will still be burning fossil fuels in things that are recognizable as turbine engines 30 years from now.
Jack Pelton Leaving Cessna
After 11 years at Cessna, and eight of them in the left seat, Jack Pelton is leaving the Textron-owned, Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer.
AIN Blog: Linguistic Restraint
The Southwest Airlines 737-300 that lost some fuselage skin last month must surely have provided its occupants with some horribly tense minutes, but the ai
Foley Assembling Cirrus Counter-offer
Convinced that he can round up enough U.S.
Sikorsky Coy on Eclipse Production Plans
Sikorsky president Jeff Pino, himself the owner of an Eclipse 500, continues to decline to reveal how much Sikorsky paid when it invested in Eclipse Aerosp
NRC adds smarts to helo fly-by-wire
The innate intelligence of fly-by-wire (FBW) flight controls makes them a natural for reducing the relatively high pilot workload that can come with rotar
Bell Delivers First 429s to Mideast, India
Bell Helicopter delivered the first 429s to the Middle East and India last month.
Heli-Expo 2011: Striving for Zero Blemishes, Bristow Hones Its Image
Anyone who has flown aboard a helicopter in support of oil and gas exploration knows that this form of flying ranks among the more exhilarating ways of tra
Heli-Expo 2011: Pino’s State-of-Sikorsky Address a Rich Lode
Buoyed by steady and solid U.S.
Heli-Expo 2011: Whirly-Girls helps fund eight future helo pilots
At its annual Whirly-Girls Awards Banquet on Saturday, the international women helicopter pilots organization presented 2011 scholarships totaling more
Heli-Expo 2011: Eurocopter Takes Wraps Off Its EC145T2
With dry ice, bright lights, loud music, CEO Lutz Bertling in the cockpit and four glamorous passengers in helmets and flight suits, Eurocopter rolled out
Amid Fanfare, Eurocopter Reveals EC145 with Fenestron
With dry ice, bright lights, loud music, CEO Lutz Bertling in the cockpit and four glamorous passengers in the cabin wearing helmets and flight suits, Euro
Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Finally Finds Happiness with BLR’s FastFins
“Bell Loves BLR” might sound like street graffiti, but it’s not far from the point.
When helicopter aerodynamics modifier BLR Aerospace (Booth No.
FlightSafety Expanding P&WC Turboshaft Training
In the “near future,” FlightSafety (Booth No.
Enstrom Helicopters in China
With the recent sale of a 480B turbine single to Wuhan Helicopters, Enstrom has returned to the Chinese market.
AS350 B3e: Eurocopter’s “E” Class Is Here
To signify their continuing evolution, Eurocopter is applying an “e” suffix to the latest variants of its helicopters.
Van Horn Expands Blade Facilities
Concurrent with unveiling its new composite blades for the MD500 series, Van Horn Aviation (VHA) president Jim Van Horn announced the company is in the pro
DAC and Cobham sign HeliSAS sales agreement
DAC International, part of Greenwich AeroGroup, has entered into an agreement with Cobham STec under which DAC will distribute Cobham’s HeliSAS autopilo
