Latest

All AIN news by date

Charter & Fractional

Ethiopian Airlines Prepares To Launch Private Jet Service

Ethiopian Airlines is preparing a business plan for operating a fleet of business aircraft in Africa.
FBOs

ExecuJet To Make India Entry

The aviation services provider has formed a joint venture with a local Indian company to build an FBO at New Delhi's major airport.
Airports

São Paulo Business Airports Look Ahead To Better Times

Traffic has slowed in recent months, but airport operators are getting ready for the next traffic spike.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AIN Blog: Would You Fly In This Drone?

What standards will passenger-carrying drones have to meet?
Article image
FBOs

Signature Flight Support Finalizes Landmark FBO Deal

The move signals the end of one of the major aviation service provider chains
Article image
FBOs

India Bizav Group Decries Delhi Airport FBO Decision

Bird Worldwide Flight Services-ExecuJet and Indamer-MJets named concessionaires at Delhi Airport as 20 operators and agencies and companies are evicted.
Aircraft

After Loss of Pino, XTI Taps Johnson as Interim CEO

Johnson, who formerly was the president and COO at Cessna, will thus oversee the continued development of XTI’s TriFan 600.
Airports

Airport Tenants File New Santa Monica Part 16 Complaint

The latest complaint targets the city of Santa Monica's efforts to make airport tenants want to leave the airport.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, Friends of East Hampton Urge Curfew Repeal

NBAA and the Friends of the East Hampton Airport file a brief with the U.S. Appeals Court, arguing lower court erred in upholding curfews.
Airlines

India To Get New Aviation Policy After 20 Years of Talks

Promised changes include new investment in regional connectivity
Article image

Jetpack Is Real, and It Flies

Jetpack Aviation has accomplished the dream of real jetpack flight, powered by two tiny turbine engines.
Article image

Pre-owned Update: February 2016

This year looks to be a challenging one for pre-owned sales.
Rotorcraft

Ex-Sikorsky President Jeff Pino Killed in P-51 Crash

Pino owned the P-51D Mustang, “Big Beautiful Doll,” since early 2014, and that October made a successful gear-up landing in the airplane.
Article image
FBOs

Flight Support Group ASM Expands in India and Beyond

Dubai-based ASM has moved into new headquarters and has rebranded its operations in India.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EcoDomo Brings Leather Beyond Soft Goods

Countertops and floors could be the next cabin frontiers for cowhide.
Article image
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Navy, Northrop Grumman Develop 'Sense and Avoid' for Triton

Under a contract awarded last summer, Northrop Grumman will build a sense-and-avoid system engineering development model by December.
Article image
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AAC Completes First Head-of-state Boeing 787-8

Undisclosed customer to take possession next month.
Article image
Aircraft

Flying the Icon A5 Amphibious Light Sport Aircraft

Flying the Icon A5 Amphibious Light Sport Aircraft
Article image
Avionics

Garmin On-site Training Helps Pilots Learn Avionics Details

The two-day training class for the G500/G600 MFDs and GTN navigators is a valuable experience.
Article image

Bizav Flying in Europe Gets Off To Bad Start in 2016

Flights of business jets and pistons were each down 5 percent from a year ago, while turboprops declined 1.5 percent.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G500 Passes Flutter Testing Milestone

The new Gulfstream family is on track for G500 certification in 2017, followed by the G600 in 2019.
Article image
Regulations and Government

Genav Remains United Against U.S. ATC Privatization

An exemption from user fees fails to convince GA groups from backing Rep. Bill Shuster's Independent ATC proposal.
Aircraft

HondaJet Nominated for 2015 Collier Trophy

The recently FAA-certified HondaJet was likely chosen for its unique over-the-wing mounted engines.
Article image

LABACE 2016 Dates Shift To Late August Due To Olympics

LABACE 2016 will take place August 28 to September 1, two weeks later than the usual mid-August date,
Regulations and Government

NYC Helitour Operators Forced To Accept 50% Flight Cut

Reductions will begin in April, with an elimination of all Sunday flights, followed by 20 percent cuts each in June and October and 10 percent in January.
Article image
Airlines

Korean Authorities Issue Safety Warnings to Budget Carriers

Notices follow two 'isolated' incidents involving cabin depressurization
Article image
Cabin Interior and Electronics

GV Gets Interior Refresh at Global Aircraft Interiors

The New York company is seeing increasing demand for interior refurb projects as owners keep their airplanes longer.

Ruag Offering Countertop Repairs

The company's paint specialists will evaluate any countertop repair project and discuss solutions.
Regulations and Government

Controllers Support, Airline Pilots Oppose Proposed FAA Bill

Republicans' proposal to create a separate organization to manage the nation's ATC system presents a stumbling block to FAA reauthorization.
Article image
Regulations and Government

Shuster Unveils Proposal for U.S. ATC Corporation

Part 91 business and general aviation would be exempt from user fees.
Article image