2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Program simplifies move to a new airplane and ensures continuous flying during the process

Cirrus Next Lets Owners Trade in and Upgrade

Wilson S. Leach

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

A letter from AIN founder and chair emeritus

AIN Year-end Report 2025

Charles Alcock

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

The helicopter operator plans to operate up to 50 of Eve’s eVTOL vehicle

Omni Air Taxi Trials Could Prove the eVTOL Business Case

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

Per-passenger tax has been backed by the Netherlands’ House of Representatives

EBAA Opposes Dutch Tax on Business Jet Charter Flights

Curt Epstein

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

The move gives the FBO chain its third Caribbean Base

Atlantic Aviation Expands in the Caribbean

Kerry Lynch

Moves to Ba/BB category with both Moody’s, S&P for the first time in more than a decade

Bombardier Gets Moody’s Rating Upgrade

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Fractional ownership group is the second international operator allowed access to market

Flexjet Wins Approval To Start Operating in Saudi Arabia

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

AI Debriefing Station automatically monitors and evaluates pilot performance 

Axis Taps AI To Improve Flight Training Debriefing

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Move enhances the company’s engineering and composites capabilities

DAS Aviation Buys Dallas-area Aircraft Mx Provider AQRD

Amy Wilder

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

Content Archive: December 2025

Cirrus Next Lets Owners Trade in and Upgrade

AIN Year-end Report 2025

Omni Air Taxi Trials Could Prove the eVTOL Business Case

EBAA Opposes Dutch Tax on Business Jet Charter Flights

Atlantic Aviation Expands in the Caribbean

Bombardier Gets Moody’s Rating Upgrade

Flexjet Wins Approval To Start Operating in Saudi Arabia

Axis Taps AI To Improve Flight Training Debriefing

DAS Aviation Buys Dallas-area Aircraft Mx Provider AQRD

Hamad International Activates Virtual Tower in Qatar

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