XOJet has enhanced its XOJet Elite Access Program, giving guaranteed rates on light and midsize business jets, in addition to its super-mid business jet product.
Is China's airport development program a serious attempt to bring air transportation to the country's far-flung regions? Are the hundreds of airports planned going to truly open China to business aviation?
Why would anyone want to operate a business jet into Hong Kong? Arrival and departure slots at Hong Kong and overnight parking for non-airline aircraft are among the most difficult—and expensive—to obtain of any destination in the world. And with recent changes that disconnect slot reservations from parking assignments, coordinating a stay has become that much harder.
I know people who commute daily down Interstate 26. They complain bitterly about the morning and evening crawls and how the experience is worsening as more and more Yankees move to South Carolina.
According to the U.S. Transportation Department Inspector General's Office, evaluations in 2013 and 2014 found that the FAA's Civil Aviation Registry lacked accurate and complete information on pilots and aircraft registered in the U.S., including aircraft owned under trusts.
Piper's $3 million PA-46-600TP flagship, marketed as the M600, is settling solidly into a niche between the $2 million M500/Meridian turboprop and $4-5 million rivals.
NTSB investigators took a long look at the human factors elements in the May 15, 2017, loss of a Trans-Pacific Air Charter Gates Learjet 35A and its two crewmembers while attempting an ILS 6 circle to 1 approach in VMC at Teterboro Airport, New Jersey.
Editor's Note: As promised last month and in honor of our late former colleague and editor-in-chief, Archie Trammell, we once again offer up his last article for this magazine, published in our March 2016 edition.
Dassault Aviation took the wraps off its 5,500-nm Falcon 6X at a day-long technical briefing at Paris Le Bourget Airport on Feb. 28. The new, top-of-the-line Falcon is slated for first flight in 2021 and entry into service in 2022.
Oriens Aviation recorded a strong 2017, with the sale of five new Pilatus PC-12 aircraft to customers. The company also has secured its first new-build delivery position for 2018.
Gulfstream Aerospace created the center dedicated to the resolution of aircraft-on-ground (AOG) issues, providing operators with integrated support and ensuring faster return to service for the aircraft, the company says.
Conklin & de Decker has released its 2018 State Tax Guide for General Aviation. The guide contains the latest taxes and fees imposed on general aviation in all 50 states, and it addresses the sales and use taxes applicable to aircraft sales, ownership, leases, parts and labor.
Chicago O’Hare International Airport was the most viewed airport for business aviation users of acukwik.com in February 2018, according to a study of site traffic.
