By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Jet Aviation has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Hawker Pacific, a provider of integrated aviation solutions across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, for $250 million.
We in the aviation community take as an article of faith that those who occupy the seats in an airplane cockpit for a living are, in every sense of the word, professionals.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Mission Aviation Fellowship International recently ordered five Cessna Caravan 208 turboprops for its operations in Papua New Guinea, with the option for an additional two aircraft.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Business aircraft flight activity rose 3.5% in February in North America compared to a year ago but fell slightly when compared to January figures, according to Argus International data.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace passed a major milestone in April when it delivered the 300th G650, slightly more than five years since its premier model entered service.
Frugal and Gulfstream are in deep harmony at a high-energy business that is keeping legacy members of one of the best-known purpose-built business jet series alive and humming.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
FlightSafety International has designed a three-day leadership workshop for flight department personnel called"Leadership Elements for Flight Department Professionals."
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
A proposed Chinese import tariff on U.S.-built, large-cabin business jets is hitting the business jet industry just as it is emerging from extended economic doldrums, says U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.).
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Dublin Municipal Airport began selling unleaded aviation fuel for piston aircraft in March, making it the first Texas airport to offer Swift Fuels' UL94 unleaded fuel to customers.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
JetMembership.com has launched what it says is the first zero-commission private jet charter membership model in the U.S., offering access to wholesale rates when chartering private flights.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Zipline, which has been operating 15 drones to deliver blood, plasma and platelets to 21 hospitals in Rwanda since October 2016, has accelerated its delivery service and soon will expand operations to clinics in Tanzania.
Tamarack Aerospace Group received additional EASA and FAA approvals for its active winglets on the Cessna Citation business jet line, with new supplemental type certificate (STC) authorizations for the C525A series including the CJ2 and CJ2+ aircraft. Tamarack already has approvals on the C525 and C525B CJ series.
Daher introduced the latest features and functionality on the Garmin G3000 all-glass integrated flight deck configuration for the TBM 930 — the high-end model in Daher’s turboprop aircraft family.
New from Cloudbase are sunglasses that feature Carl Zeiss lenses chosen specifically for pilots. These lenses are designed to provide high contrast, outstanding optical clarity and excellent UV protection.
The headset has phone and audio interface and, smart audio muting that allows you to choose what auxiliary audio you hear, including automatic muting of aux audio when the intercom is active.
Bell has officially dropped the word "helicopter" from its name. CEO Mitch Snyder explained that the term had become "very confining" but added "this does not mean we are not going to keep building helicopters or tiltrotors."
The U.S. Air Force recently named Nextant Aerospace as a subcontractor to Field Aerospace on the service's T-1A Avionics Modernization Program. The T-1A is a military derivative of the Hawker Beechcraft 400A business jet.
