Business Aviation
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.
Safety
South Korea Accepts Country’s First Embraer Praetor 600
Specially equipped aircraft will perform navaid inspections and other duties
Regulations and Government
Congress Takes Up Parks Air Tour Management Program
Critics charge that new rules will cripple air tour industry
Maintenance and Modifications
Solution to MRO Capacity Shortage a Multi-pronged Endeavor
Labor and parts shortages remain key drivers
Charter & Fractional
After SPAC Merger, Fractional Jet Provider Volato Goes Public on NYSE
Company operates the world's largest HondaJet fleet
Charter & Fractional
Wheels Up Focusing on Business Travelers
New programs designed to entice small and medium businesses
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Jet Buyers Still Finding Financing among Higher Interest Rates
Cash is still king, but financing is available
Avionics
ForeFlight Oceanic Plotting Now Available
The plotting feature can help pilots eliminate paper charts
Maintenance and Modifications
Offshore Heavy Helicopter Issues Open Gates for Super-mediums
Covid supply chain overhang could be the perfect opportunity for offshore super-medium helicopters
FBOs
While Hangar Space Remains Tight, FBOs Face Challenges in Adding Capacity
Supply chain issues, airport demands, and rising interest rates are issues faced
Airports
Early Winter Snow Stops Flights at Munich Airport
All flights into Munich were canceled on December 2 due to snowstorm
ATC
How WAAS Turned into a Must-have System
Once the subject of criticism, WAAS is on the majority of general aviation aircraft
Regulations and Government
Former FAA Head David Hinson Flies West
Hinson, 90, had amassed more than 9,000 fight hours on 70 types
Avionics
FAA Proposes Increase in CVR Recording to 25 Hours
Rule would not expand CVR applicability in the general aviation fleet
Accidents
Business Aircraft Accident Reports: December 2023
Preliminary and final accident reports, December 2023
Aircraft
Treasury Auction Planned for Avenatti’s HondaJet
The aircraft was seized by the government in April 2019
Maintenance and Modifications
USCG Begins Sikorsky Jayhawk Rebuilding Program
Coast Guard will rebuild 45 Jayhawks with new airframes
Charter & Fractional
TAM AE Again Rated Top Air Charter Operator in Brazil
Marks operator's eighth year of being named "Biggest and Best" in the country
FBOs
Nashville-area FBO Has Many Irons in the Fire
Hollingshead Aviation at Tennessee's Smyrna Airport is on a building spree
Accidents
Departing European Rotors Helicopter Crashes
Three injured as Enstrom crashes onto busy Madrid motorway
Aircraft
Twenty Years Later: First Flight of the HondaJet Prototype
After three years of intense effort, the HondaJet prototype took to the skies
Training and Workforce
People in Aviation
Patrick Shanahan is interim president for Spirit AeroSystems, Alain-Jory Barthe senior v-p of industry for Daher
Aircraft
AINsight: I Can Almost See the New Year
Business aircraft buyers are already looking ahead to 2024
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Omni Aircraft Maintenance Poised for Major Expansion
Operation to see MRO capacity double by year-end
Rotorcraft
Air Ambulances Fly Through Economic Turbulence
Below cost reimbursements threaten the industry
Avionics
HondaJet Added to ForeFlight Runway Analysis
The new ForeFlight service simplifies HondaJet performance planning
