2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Chad Trautvetter

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.

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

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.

Multi-agency Committee Wants Plug Pulled on LightSquared

Mark Huber

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.

Kestrel Aircraft Moving to Wisconsin

Thierry Dubois

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

Eurocopter Improves EC175 Medium Twin’s Performance

Cirrus Restructures Debt, Presses On with Jet

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Rep. Pompeo Launches America Flies Campaign

Signature Flight Support Launches New Loyalty Program, Aviation Card

Canada Changing SID/Star Altitude Procedures

Flight Display Systems Scouts for New Cabin Technologies at CES 2012

Botelho Resigns as Embraer Chairman

Gregory Polek

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Regional Airlines Reach Crossroads 

AIN Blog: Looks Like the Gig Might Be Up for Regional Airlines

WestJet To Launch Regional Subsidiary

Charles Alcock

2011 was another record year for Airbus for orders and deliveries

Airbus Logs Sales and Delivery Records as EADS Mulls Management Changes

Several filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Bell Helicopter Textron in late December provide strong hints of new product announcements.

Trademark Filings Hint At New Bell Helicopters

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.

Maurício Botelho, the president and CEO of Embraer from 1995 to 2007, today resigned as chairman of the board at the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer.

Embraer’s Savior, Maurício Botelho, Abruptly Resigns

DRF Luftrettung orders 25 EC145 T2s

AIN Staff

White House responds to aviation user fee petition.

AIN Blog: White House Response to “Take User Fees Off the Table” Petition

Bill Carey

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Hawker Beechcraft Scores T-6C Trainer Order from Mexico

Chris Pocock

New Report Reviews Pentagon’s UAS Plans

First Production C-130 AMP Upgrade Delivered

Rafale Support Costs Reduced as Thales Signs New Contract

Neelam Mathews

IndiGo Calls For New Guidelines In Safety Evaluation

IndiGo Calls for New Guidelines in Safety Evaluation

Arcamone named president of Bombardier Commerical Airplanes.

Bombardier Commerical Gets New President

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

Numerous U.S. and international airlines in the first half of January added fare surcharges to certain flights to offset the European ETS.

U.S., International Carriers Add Surcharges to Offset ETS

Business aircraft flying activity in the U.S. fell 2.2 percent in December, compared with a year ago, according to TraqPak data released this week

No Holiday Cheer for Bizav Flying in December

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

VistaJet on BRINC of Global Expansion

Matt Thurber

FAA Draft Notice Clarifies Part 135 Initial Training

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

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

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