2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Charles Alcock

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

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.

Italy Seeks To Impose Business Jet Tax

Thierry Dubois

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

Russian Operator Suspends Mi-26T Flights

Chad Trautvetter

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

CAE Opens Bizjet Training Center in Mexico

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

Signature Flight Support Expands Footprint in U.S. Southeast

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.

NATA Launches Proactive State Aviation Legislation Effort

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

Stratosphere Fuel and JetEx Partner on Discount Fuel and Handling Program

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

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

Linear Air Gets FAA Nod for iPad EFBs

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.

Boeing reports on record 2011.

Boeing Reports on 'Record-Breaking' 2011

Ian Goold

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Airline accident data shows safest three-month period in modern history. 

Recent Period Safest for Airlines in Modern History

Airbus, Boeing 2011 order totals

Airbus, Boeing Celebrate Bountiful 2011

John Sheridan

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

Watchdog Reveals LightSquared’s Fall from Favor in Washington

Matt Thurber

ForeFlight Reports on FAA AeroNav Chart Meeting

Mark Huber

Sikorsky Settles with Cougar Helicopters

Eurocopter Inaugurates New Logistics Center

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Accident Rate in Gulf of Mexico Improves

Brazil Certifies Kamov Ka-32A11BC

AIN Staff

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

Pats Restructured as Stand-alone Company

Goodrich Makes a Case for Wood

Alsalam Showcases VIP Workmanship

RAA Chooses Board of Directors

Curt Epstein

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 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.

GE Receives EASA Nod for H-80 Turboprop

Magellan Offers 10-Hour Jet Card

Feras Founder Cleared of Price-fixing Charges

S&P Affirms Its Hawker Beechcraft Credit Downgrade

Bill Carey

Pilot unions say they were outgunned by a cargo industry lobby that convinced FAA to exclude air cargo operations from its new flight duty rule.

Pilots Say Cargo Lobby Influenced FAA Fatigue Rule

David A. Lombardo

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.

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