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FBOs

Russian Bizav Traffic on the Upswing

Despite the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic, business aviation in Russia is showing good dynamics in the second half of the year.
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Rotorcraft

Navy Orders Second Block of Leonardo TH-73A Trainers

Leonardo will deliver another 36 TH-73A turbine single helicopters under a new $171 million award.
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Regulations and Government

Aviation Manuals Offers Free Flight Planning Guide

Aviation Manuals's Flight Planning Guide aims to help operators avoid flight-delaying errors.
Charter & Fractional

ACA Warns AOCs To Prep for Brexit without Agreement

ACA is advising operators to take steps to ensure they can operate in case Brexit proceeds on January 1 with a negotiated UK-EU agreement.
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Airlines

Korean Air To Absorb Asiana in $1.6 Billion Deal

The combination of the two carriers will create one of the world’s 10 largest airlines.
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FBOs

Universal Tapped for UK's Northolt GAT Management

Universal Aviation has been selected to manage the general aviation terminal at London’s Northolt Airport.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Report Predicts Burgeoning eVTOL Fleet and Big Spending By 2050

Transport Roland Berger predicts 160,000 aircraft and a $90 billion market in 30 years from now.
FutureFlight

Bye Aerospace Signs Deal with Safran Electric Motors

Bye, an electric airplane pioneer, has picked French engine-maker Safran to power its eFlyers.
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Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada: The New PT6 E-Series™ Engine

Pratt & Whitney Canada: The New PT6 E-Series™ Engine
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Sustainability and Environment

What Does a New U.S. President Mean For Business Aviation?

What Does a New U.S. President Mean For Business Aviation?
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AINdebrief Episode 28 | November 13, 2020

Florida's Air Mobility Plans; How U.S. Elections Might Affect Aviation; Citation CJs Get Gear Overhaul Option; 5G Frequencies Could Harm Aircraft Radar Alt
FBOs

NATA Fueling Requirement Change Sees Industry Approval

NATA noted strong business aviation industry support for its proposed changes to the NFPA 407 Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: 7 Avoidable Mistakes in Acquiring a Bizjet

Acquiring a private jet aircraft is fraught with the potential to make these seven expensive mistakes that can be avoided with a qualified aviation team.
Aircraft

Reno Races In Jeopardy

The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) needs $500,000 in donations to continue operations.
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Regulations and Government

U.S. Elections Bring New Faces, New Need for GA Advocacy

Slimmer margins in both the House and Senate could temper efforts for significant change, but the new faces in D.C. will require a 'redoubled' GA advocacy.
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Charter & Fractional

Croatian Charter Operator Sees Its Best Quarter Yet

Revenue and flights surpassed Jung Sky's previous record financial quarter by 11.5 percent and 21 percent, respectively.
Airports

Autonomous Electric Tow Tugs Could Cut Handling Costs

Moonware is developing fully autonomous electric tugs that will be able to move aircraft up to the size of a widebody airliner.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Hands Over First King Air 360

The Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER was announced in August and type certified by the FAA in October.
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Avionics

Canada Citation VII Fitted with Universal InSight Flight Deck

Mid-Canada Mod Center has completed the first Canadian installation of the Universal Avionics InSight Display System integrated flight deck.
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Engines

Embraer’s OGMA Unit to Support Engines for Airbus A320neos

A contract with Pratt & Whitney covering PW1100G maintenance calls for Portugal’s OGMA to invest €74 million.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Adds XO's Silverman to Executive Team

Ron Silverman will serve as chief commercial officer for Jet Linx.
Aircraft

Leonardo Unveils Next-generation Spartan

The new version of the C-27J military transport aircraft has aerodynamic and avionics improvements that enhance performance and mission capability.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Unveils New Dassault FalconConnect Platform

The new FalconConnect portal is powered by Honeywell's Forge analytics platform.
Sustainability and Environment

WEF Report Examines SAF Needs

A newly-released report from the World Economic Forum says that a transition to carbon-neutral flying is possible.
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Chuck Kegley Becomes President of Hawthorne

Kegley brings more than 35 years of industry experience to his new role as Hawthorne Global president, including as former president of Clay Lacy Aviation.
Safety

GAO Calls For Holistic Review for Skills Gaps at FAA

GAO is recommending that FAA take an organization-wide, recurrent approach to assessing safety inspector and engineer skills, along with training.
Airlines

Emirates Reports First Half-year Loss in 30 Years

Dubai’s flag carrier lost $3.8 billion during the six months ending September 30.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce To Test 100 Percent SAF in UltraFan Demonstrator

UK engine maker Rolls-Royce aims to show that its current engines can run safely on pure SAF.
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Aircraft

Germany Orders More Eurofighter Typhoon Fighters

The new batch of aircraft will replace the aging Tranche 1 aircraft in Luftwaffe service under the Quadriga project.
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FutureFlight

Automation Could Be Available for Ground Handling of eVTOL Aircraft

Moonware says its electric, autonomously operated tow tugs could be ready to enter service at vertiports and airports by 2023.
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