2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

SkyWatch eliminates the middleman in the aircraft insurance-buying process. 

Instant Insurance Quotes Now Available for Aircraft Owners

Kerry Lynch

ERAU's aviation safety center, headed by former NTSB chair Robert Sumwalt, will research safety risk issues that could drive improvement in the industry.

Boeing Donates $5.1M for ERAU Safety Research Center

SpeedBird and Northern Jet Management are merging to create a charter/management company with annual revenues of more than $110 million.

SpeedBird Merging with Northern Jet Management

Chad Trautvetter

Alaska based air charter operator Kenai Aviation accepted its second 11-seat Tecnam P2012 Traveller this week at the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo.

Kenai Aviation Takes Delivery of Another Tecnam P2012 Traveller

Curt Epstein

Detroit-area FBO Pentastar Aviation has once again landed at the top of the list in AIN's annual FBO Survey.

Pentastar Aviation Secures Top Spot in AIN FBO Survey

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

A Part 135 rest and duty rules committee is pushing for new regulations that overhauls decades-old rules with a set of science-based regulations.

Part 135 Rest, Duty Regs Review Leads to Calls for Change

Pentastar takes the top spot for the third-year running in AIN's FBO Survey.

FBO Survey 2023 The Americas: Five Percenters

Charles Alcock

The House aviation subcommittee addressed the challenges faced in bringing new aircraft into service in the context of the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Bill.

Hearing Urges U.S. Government To Unlock AAM

Development of electric aircraft by the experimental aircraft community seems to be lagging, but there are some interesting efforts underway.

Blog: Where’s My Electric-powered Airplane?

Cathy Buyck

European turboprop manufacturer ATR shipped only 25 new aircraft to customers in 2022 as supply chain and staffing bottlenecks slowed production.  

ATR Targets 40 New Aircraft Deliveries This Year 

Mark Huber

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance, which acquired a 35 percent stake in LCI, intends to grow that business by $1.5 billion.

Sumitomo Takes Large Stake In Helicopter Lessor LCI 

Peter Shaw-Smith

Falcon Aviation Services will add four aircraft under a second air operator certificate from San Marino's Civil Aviation Authority.

UAE’s Falcon Aviation Adds San Marino AOC

Blue Line Aviation, a flight school in North Carolina, signed a deal for up to 115 Piper airplanes and announced an expansion into Florida.

Blue Line Aviation Opts for All-Piper Training Fleet

A recent Air & Sea Analytics report addresses challenges facing the offshore helicopter industry and says the industry is "sleep-walking into a crisis." 

Report: Offshore Helo Industry Headed for Crisis

CubCrafters is hoping to tap into the international market with its newest aircraft, the Carbon Cub UL, which will meet LSA and ultralight requirements.

CubCrafters Rolls Out UL Variant with Updated Engine

Atlantic Aviation has positioned one of the industry's first all-electric refuelers at its Aspen location, as it moves to electrify its ground equipment.

Atlantic Amps Up Its Electric Game at Aspen Airport

International Business Aviation Council and International Civil Aviation Organization team on program to spur the adoption and production of SAF worldwide.

IBAC Joins ICAO on SAF Initiative

Gregory Polek

Moody’s Investors Service sees airline labor costs increasing 19 percent this year. 

Surging Labor Costs Spell Depressed Margins for U.S. Airlines

Kait Wilson

The global business aviation community mourns the loss of former Australia Business Aviation Association CEO David Bell. 

Australian Bizav Advocate David Bell Dies

Airlines for Europe member airlines expect stronger demand and markedly less disruption than during last year's chaotic summer season.

European Airlines Cautiously Optimistic on Summer Disruptions

Daher is boosting production capacity and plans to expand its product lineup with a hybrid-electric TBM airplane.

Daher Plans To Up Production, Add Hybrid-electric TBM

Gordon Gilbert

A new aviation weather resource from Nav Canada aims to merge operational and meteorological information.

Nav Canada Adding Aviation Weather Information Resource

Jennifer Meszaros

Legislators have adopted findings and recommendations stemming from a committee probe into Manila’s January 1 air traffic control (ATC) power outage.

Philippine Senate Calls for Legislative Changes after ATC Outage

A 12-helicopter sales deal between lessors Milestone Aviation and Macquarie Rotorcraft is a sign of "strong liquidity," the companies say.

Milestone Selling 12 Helicopters to Macquarie

Baton Rouge Police R44 helicopter crashed during high-speed chase.

Fleeing Driver Charged with Deaths of Police Flight Crew

David Donald

Belgium’s decision to increase its usage of the MMF tanker/transport fleet has driven the procurement of a further A330 to bring the fleet to 10.

Tenth A330 MRTT Picked for NATO Tanker Transport Fleet

A $5 million investment in carbon-capture company Svante aligns with United Airlines’ goal of zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

United Airlines To Invest $15 million in Carbon-capture Enterprise

Gulfstream's new 12,000-sq-ft sales and design California design center joins ones in New York; London; Dallas; Savannah, Georgia; and Appleton, Wisconsin.

Gulfstream Adds Sales/Design Center in Beverly Hills

The FAA this month released a notice providing guidance for inspections and enforcement for compliance with pilot records database requirements.

NBAA Warns of FAA Enforcement for PRD Noncompliance

Cirrus launched a web-based aircraft configurator that allows customers to virtually spec out a SR-series piston aircraft or SF50 Vision Jet.

Cirrus Launches Aircraft Configurator

The GAO says government departments should develop performance measures for reaching sustainable aviation fuel goals.

GAO: Govt Should Monitor SAF Grand Challenge Progress

Clay Lacy was recognized for being among the 2 percent of Part 135 operators to have met the standards of FAA's SMS voluntary program.

Clay Lacy Earns FAA's SMS Voluntary Program Recognition

Including its latest agreement for 15 Cessna Skyhawks, Epic Flight Academy has ordered 43 copies of the piston-single model since 2016.

Textron Sells 15 More Skyhawks to Epic Flight Academy

Neelam Mathews

The Indian flag carrier sees itself as an eventual challenger to the Gulf carriers, but the country’s transport infrastructure will need to keep pace. 

Air India Prepares for Major Growth

Gogo Business Aviation

A weekly connectivity quiz sponsored by Gogo Business Aviation.

Inflight Connectivity Question of the Week, March 28

Bose's new A30 aviation headset is lighter and offers lower clamping pressure, which pilots will appreciate.

Bose Unveils A30 Digital ANR Aviation Headset

New pilot fatigue risk management system regulations do not work for unscheduled commercial operations, according to the Canadian bizav group.

CBAA To Offer Alternate Way to Meet New Fatigue Rules

Airbus's Auto’Mate technology successfully guided a series of drones to a pre-contact refueling position behind a tanker.

Airbus Demonstrates Autonomous Refueling Technology

A Bombardier Challeger 300 suffered an in-flight upset that occurred after a pilot responded to one of multiple EICAS messages. 

Multiple EICAS Alerts Preceded Fatal Challenger In-flight Upset

Daher announced several upgrades for its TBM 960 and Kodiak 100 turboprops and also named Simcom as its factory-authorized training organization.

Daher Unveils More Upgrades for TBMs and Kodiaks

Jet Access has opened a  22,500-sq-ft hangar at Indianapolis Regional Airport.

Jet Access Completes New Indianapolis-area Hangar

Colorado’s Durango/La Plata County Airport will see the installation of C-band weather radar, which will help plug gaps in weather forecast coverage.

Colorado Airport To Receive New Weather Radar

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to make commercial pilot and aircraft maintenance schools eligible for 529 plans.

Lawmakers Aim To Make Aviation Programs Eligible for 529 Plans

Bose: Quiet the noise. Amplify the experience.

The Boomula headset-mounted cannula makes supplemental oxygen use simpler for pilots. 

Aerox Introduces Headset-mounted Oxygen Cannula

Development of hybrid-electric regional airliners must happen in sync with the entire aviation 'ecosystem,' according to Clean Aviation partner Leonardo.

Clean Aviation Team Presses For Hybrid-Electric Regional Craft

Dale Smith

General Atomics AeroTec Systems has earned approvals for Embraer Praetor 500/600 inspections.

General Atomics AeroTec OK'd for Praetor Inspections

Jet Aviation has received FOCA approval for LMR in Zurich.

Jet Aviation Receives FOCA Approval

Jet East is expanding its avionics services into Trenton, New Jersey, and Dallas.

Jet East Opens Two Avionics Satellite Shops

The career fair at the Sun 'n Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, has been expanded to five days this year—from March 28 to April 1.

Job Fair Expanded to Five Days at Sun 'n Fun Aero Expo

Vision Aircraft Records and ARC Document Solutions are partnering to deliver end-to-end service for operators moving to digital maintenance logbooks.

Vision Aircraft, ARC Partner on Digital Mx Records

The NTSB is warning pilots about knowing the risks and being properly trained before opting for a circle-to-land approach.

NTSB Releases Alert on Circling Approach Risks

Runway 06L/24R at Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is closed until June 23 for major pavement reconstruction.

Montreal Airport Runway 06L/24R Closed for Reconstruction

Corporate Air, an FBO at Florida's Vero Beach Regional Airport, will break ground on a dedicated U.S. Customs facility.

Vero Beach FBO To Add U.S. Customs Facility

European Business Aviation Association secretary-general Athar Husain Khan passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 26. 

Bizav Mourns Death of Athar Husain Khan

Wipaire and Hartzell are showcasing the Yukon propeller on a Caravan 208B during Sun 'n Fun as STC approval is anticipated later this year.

Nearing STC, Wipaire Takes Deposits for C208 Yukon Prop

The Flight Safety Foundation is opening an Asia-Pacific center for aviation safety in Singapore.

FSF Establishes Asia-Pacific Center in Singapore 

The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada claims a government report underestimates the negative effects the new luxury tax will have on aviation.

AIAC Refutes Government Report on Canada’s Luxury Tax

The EU is transitioning this year to electronic passenger entry requirements, and bizav groups caution that operators should begin to prepare for them.

Bizav Advocates Call on Operators To Ready for New EU Entry Requirements

Dreams Soar is developing a career-building resource, The Hub, that will help develop professionals through the journey of an aviation career.

Dreams Soar Launching Career-building Hub

Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters Reinvented for 21st-century Missions

PLANES, the parents group at Central Florida Aerospace Academy, is fundraising this week at the Sun 'n Fun airshow to support the high school.

Parents Group Helps Central Florida Aero Academy Soar

The 2023 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo will host The Island, a newly added “social hub” that will include the pilot welcome center, a cafe, and entertainment.

The Island 'Social Hub' Lands at Sun 'n Fun 2023

Phil Washington, whose nomination as FAA administrator faced a barrage of Republican opposition, withdrew his name for consideration for the post.

Phil Washington Withdraws from FAA Administrator Consideration

Pilots must execute the basic blocking and tackling that supports the planning, communication, and coordination needed to avoid runway incursions.

AINsight: Blocking & Tackling To Avoid Runway Incursions

James Wynbrandt

Wheels Up hopes that the new UP King Air access program will lock in more customers at a discounted price.

Wheels Up Introduces King Air Access Program

Flexjet to launch helicopter service in the UK, becoming the first jet operator in Europe to offer an in-house helicopter service. 

Flexjet Expands Helicopter Operations to Europe

Speakers at this week's Helicopter Investor conference mainly see advanced air mobility technology as part of their future, but with some caveats.

Helicopter Business Leaders Open the Door to eVTOLs

Shanghai-based Juneyao Air took delivery of the first A321neo produced at Airbus’s assembly line in Tianjin, China.

Airbus’s Chinese Assembly Line Delivers its First A321neo

TAG Aviation in Farnborough, England, partnered with the Emily Ash Trust, a local charity, to build bicycles for youth cancer patients.

TAG Aviation Builds Bicycles for Youth Cancer Survivors 

Improper torquing of fasteners by Boeing factory mechanics in Max jets’ engine anti-ice exhaust ducts results in FAA airworthiness directive.

Boeing 737 Max AD Sheds Light on Factory Errors

How Helicopters Tip Odds of Surviving Medical Emergencies in Remote Areas

As the newest installation center for SmartSky connectivity systems, Davinci Jets' new MRO facility will install the products in a variety of aircraft.

Davinci Jets Adds SmartSky to Installation Lineup

NTSB member Michael Graham stressed the importance that all small Part 135 operators adopt SMS, but said the program must be scalable.

NTSB's Graham: Scalable SMS a Must for Smaller Aircraft Ops

Light jet operator Volato achieved more than $100 million in sales in its first full year of operation.

Volato Exceeds 2022 Earnings Expectations

Hanneke Weitering

Scheduled to launch in 2025, the first United eVTOL route will take passengers between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago.

United Airlines and Archer Reveal First Air Taxi Route in Chicago

The International Civil Aviation Organization considers the rollout of new dual-frequency multi-constellation standards a ‘major milestone’.

ICAO Adopts Multi-constellation Standards for GNSS

NBAA's Advanced Air Mobility Roundtable marks legislative progress and continuing goals for 2023.

NBAA Roundtable Advocates for AAM in FAA Reauthorization

Several recent near-collisions of aircraft operating in the airport environment prompted the FAA to issue a safety alerts for operators.

FAA Aviation Safety Alert Is a ‘Call for Action’

Officials in Colorado have voted to incentivize the introduction of UL94 unleaded avgas and introduce it at Centennial Airport as soon as practical.

Centennial Airport To Incentivize Unleaded Avgas Adoption

New rotorcraft facility being built at Al Maktoum International Airport will expand ramp parking to 12 helicopters.

Dubai Helipark Launches Expansion

Bombardier is targeting $9 billion in revenues by 2025 and 150 aircraft delivered annually as it continues to pay down debt and meet its financial goals.

Bombardier Ups 2025 Revenue, Profitability Goals

11 Colorado high school students have received flight training scholarships through a partnership between Atlantic Aviation and Aspen Flight Academy.

Atlantic Joins on Scholarships with Aspen Flight School

EASA and FAA staff have flown the Leonardo AW609 civil tiltrotor in run-up to formal type inspection test flights.

EASA Staff Flies Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor

Supply-chain issues will limit parts for Garmin GNS 430/530 repairs, so the company is urging customers to upgrade to newer avionics units.

Garmin Scaling Down Repairs of GNS 430/530-series Units

According to the NTSB, pilot spacial disorientation caused the May 2021 fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 501 near Smyrna, Tennessee.

NTSB: Spatial Disorientation Caused Fatal Citation Crash

Alphabet organizations such as the Regional Airline Association applaud a bill to allow airline pilots to fly until age 67 in the U.S.

Senators Reintroduce Bill To Raise Pilot Retirement Age to 67

YouTube personality Jimmy Webb has always wanted a “really cool” private jet but never dreamed he would achieve this goal by buying Elvis’s JetStar.

Elvis’s JetStar Rocks Jimmys World

Noting recent events, "Fig" Newton stressed during ACSF's Safety Symposium that if a problem exists anywhere in aviation, it exists everywhere in aviation.

'Fig' Newton Warns Charter Operators Not To Duck Safety Issues

Jana Williams has been selected as the new president and CEO of the Association of Air Medical Services.

Air Medical Lobby Names New President

The Nova Vapital Light Aviation Debt Fund will concentrate on the single-engine helicopter market.

New Lease Fund Targets Single-engine Helicopters

Indianapolis-based MRO Eagle Creek Aviation has been named an authorized Collins Aerospace business and regional systems dealer.

Collins Aero Taps Eagle Creek as Authorized Dealer

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