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ADS-B Compliance Accelerates, but Will It Be Enough?

Helicopters remain a worry spot as shop space starts to fill.
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Aircraft

Egypt Agrees Deal for Su-35s

Having recently ordered Dassault Rafales and MiG-29Ms, Egypt has now added the Sukhoi Su-35 to its shopping list.
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ATC

Air Traffic Control Delays Continue Upward Creep in Europe

A recent Eurocontrol report showed a 46.6 percent increase in total air traffic flow management delays in February.
ATC

FAA Moving Forward with En Route Expansion of Data Comm

The FAA is testing Data Comm in the en route environment and anticipates initial deployment by 2020.

Bizjet Market Outlook Cloudy, Says Industry Analyst

New bizjet deliveries are expected to climb this year, though sales are projected to be more sluggish as world economies slow and recessionary risk rises.
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Training and Workforce

Cargo UAS Builder Sabrewing Signs $43M Alaska Deal

Sabrewing and Alaska tribe ink deal for aircraft, test range, and joint venture
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Safety

Flight Deck Extra - Do You See What I See | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast

Take a deeper dive into weather radar with this conversation

Weston To Take Helm of BACA

Weston succeeds Richard Mumford, who has steered the association since 2016.
Charter & Fractional

Qatar Executive Expands European Destinations

The private jet charter arm of Qatar Airways can now operate at three mountainous airports in Austria, France, and Switzerland.
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NetJets Gains Traction, FSI Stumbles in Earnings

Bershire Hathaway credits NetJets in part for the improved performance of its Services Group.
Aircraft

Quest Appoints South-central U.S. Kodiak Dealer

American Kodiak will have a six-state sales territory for Quest's Kodiak 100 Series II single-engine turboprop.
Safety

Canada TSB Undertaking Special Study of Air-taxi Safety

Despite attention given to critical safety issues involving air taxi flights, the sector continues to have the highest number of commercial accidents.
Accidents

Recorders Show 'Similarities' between 737 Max Crashes

French investigators have extracted virtually all the data from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302’s FDR, CVR.
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FBOs

GMSTEK Rolls Out New Fuel Order Processing App

Designed to dovetail with the company's X-1FBO management platform, the new fuel order processing app aims to eliminate errors and speed transactions
Aircraft

Turkey Receives Global 6000s for Jammer Conversion

The first two Bombardier Global 6000s have arrived in Turkey for outfitting with Aselsan's stand-off jammer suite.
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Accidents

Episode 18: Into the Storm | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast

“If either of us had said, ‘Let’s turn around and get out of here,’ we would have done it.”
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FAA Joins Int'l Regulators in Boeing Max Groundings

Boeing may request ferry permits for 737 Maxs that are grounded.
Sustainability and Environment

Gulfstream Makes First Alternative Jet Fuel Sale

World Energy is providing the sustainable alternative jet fuel Gulfstream sells from its Long Beach Airport facility.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Begins Shore-to-ship Port Drone Deliveries

The Airbus Skyways UAS has begun ship supply flights to commercial vessels in Singapore.
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WAI Hosts Hiring Frenzy

The U.S. Air Force is conducting onsite interviews for the first time at this week's WAI conference.
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Aircraft

Bombardier's Challenger 350 Marks Delivery Peaks

For a second year in a row, the Challenger 350 was the most delivered multi-engine business jet.
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Aircraft

Boeing Allowed Test and Ferry Flights of 737 Max

Upon application to the FAA, Boeing will be able to operate production flight-test and ferry flights of new 737 Max jets during the grounding.
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Services Company PHI Files for Bankruptcy

PHI said it would continue to operate while it restructures under federal bankruptcy protection.
Charter & Fractional

Alpha Star Building Medevac Business in Saudi Arabia

Around 15 percent of Alpha Star’s operations are devoted to medevac today.
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Aircraft

Check out Mecaer’s “Magnificent” Interior for the Bell 505

Check out Mecaer’s “Magnificent” Interior for the Bell 505
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AINsight: Drowning in Drones?

Business and general aviation practitioners are uniquely positioned to seize the future of urban mobility.
Aircraft

Ghostrider Arrives To Replace Spooky

AFSOC has taken delivery of its first Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, which will replace the last of the first-generation Hercules gunships .
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Accidents

France’s BEA To Analyze Recorders from Ill-fated 737 Max

Authorities transported the Ethiopian Airlines recorders from Addis Ababa to Paris for investigation on the request of the Ethiopian CAA.
Safety

FAA Moving To Make ASAP More Flexible

FAA will no longer take administrative actions for reports accepted into the ACSF ASAP program and will sign partnership agreements rather than MoUs.

NBAA's Bolen Asks Industry To Be Bizav Ambassadors

Ed Bolen's message came at the opening session today at the NBAA Regional Forum in Houston.
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