Business Jet Owners Holding On To Their Airplanes
Business jets like the Hawker 850XP are proving to be extremely valuable to their owners. When the Great Recession hit… Read More »
Embry-Riddle, GE Aviation Team Up to Enhance Flight Analytics and Aviation Safety Education
Airlines, the military and many significant corporate aviation operations use flight data monitoring to detect conditions outside of normal, predetermined… Read More »
Private jets industry wrecked; only 5% fleet flying, 40% aircraft to remain grounded after lockdown
The nationwide lockdown has crippled the business aviation sector over the past two months. With the government restrictions on flying… Read More »
Private aviation service JetSuite files for bankruptcy
Dallas-based private aviation service JetSuite filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in Delaware. Superior Air Charter LLC, the operating company for the… Read More »
Supersonic aircraft facility and high-paying jobs coming to Florida’s Space Coast
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that a supersonic aircraft facility would be coming to Brevard County. In a news conference,… Read More »
Can the global aviation industry weather the coronavirus storm?
The aviation industry has been reeling from the impact of global travel bans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic…. Read More »
Dallas-based private jet business grounds planes
California transplant JetSuite saw its business evaporate in late March. JetSuite, a Dallas-based private aviation company, is shutting down operations… Read More »
Boeing to temporarily suspend Philadelphia area operations
Boeing said it will temporarily suspend production at facilities in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, adding that… Read More »
FAA proposes noise standards for supersonic aircraft
The FAA has developed a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish subsonic landing and takeoff cycle standards for supersonic… Read More »
Production of NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet continues
Production on NASA’s new X-59 supersonic X-plane despite closures and delays in the space industry caused by the spread of… Read More »
FAA establishes new aviation database to provide rapid access to pilot and safety information
US Department of Transportations Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the publication of proposed rulemaking to establish a new database… Read More »
Wealthy Chinese students fleeing the U.S. pay $20,000 for seats on private jets
As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, Chinese students from wealthy families are persuading their parents to pay tens… Read More »
Bombardier to suspend business jet production in Canada
Bombardier will suspend Canadian production of its corporate jets to comply with restrictions imposed by provincial governments aimed at curbing… Read More »
Business Aviation confronts Covid-19 reality as fallout spreads
If there’s one thing for certain about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on business aviation, it is that no… Read More »
Experience all the adventure with African flying safaris
When you take flight into the big blue on an African flying safari, you will get to experience all the… Read More »
Video: VoltAero starts flight testing of hybrid-electric aircraft
Aircraft developer VoltAero has made the first hybrid-electric flight of its prototype aircraft in the west of France, as it… Read More »
Wheels up buys Gama Aviation, ramping up its challenge to NetJets
Ten years ago Kenny Dichter exited NetJets, the largest operator of private jets in the world. He’s back, in its… Read More »
NASA’s advanced vision system for its supersonic test jet is undergoing a key stress test
NASA is keeping things moving with its X-59 program – the one where it’s developing a modern supersonic aircraft that… Read More »
Boeing eyes developing Israeli technology for light aircraft
Boeing said it has agreed with Israel-based Tactical Robotics to explore the development of a ducted fan propulsion technology with… Read More »
Boom Supersonic partners with Flight Research to test its XB-1 supersonic aircraft
Supersonic aviation startup Boom is making progress on its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, the airplane that will prove out its tech… Read More »
U.S. FAA says ‘closely monitoring’ aviation safety in Middle East after missile attack
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was closely monitoring events in the Middle East and coordinating with U.S…. Read More »
HAI Names Senior FAA Safety Exec Viola as CEO
James Viola, will join HAI on January 16 as its new president and CEO. The Helicopter Association International (HAI) has… Read More »
U.S. Turbine Bizav Fatalities Reach Record High in 2019
Although there were no fatal accidents of U.S.-registered business jets in the second half of last year, the 21 fatalities… Read More »
Hyundai to Partner With Uber on Aerial Taxis
Uber, by air? Believe it, because the Hyundai Motor Co. is hard at work partnering with the ride-share company to… Read More »
Carlos Ghosn’s Private Jet Escape Could Impact The Airplanes’ Owners
Carlos Ghosn’s daring escape from Japan by private jet has so far raised more questions than it has answered. Was… Read More »
Turkey arrests pilots in connection to Carlos Ghosn’s escape to Lebanon
It has also emerged that Lebanese officials have received a request through the international policing organization Interpol to arrest the… Read More »