Fractional services provider NetJets recorded an upswing in revenue and earnings in 2019, while sister company FlightSafety International recorded an increase in revenue but a decrease in earnings compared to 2018.
Contract pilots enjoy better pay today than ever, and they get to set their own schedules. But they need to remain vigilant to the safety and legal threats of each new flight.
Piper Aircraft deliveries rose 27% in 2019 compared to the year before, driven by a 70% increase in shipments of Piper Archer single-engine trainers and an 8% increase in Seminole multiengine trainers.
The number of pre-owned business jets on the market in February rose 5% compared to a year ago and 1% compared to January, according to research from Jefferies.
Daher’s 2020 Model TBM 940 turboprops will include Garmin’s Autoland system, which guides the aircraft to a landing in the event the pilot is incapacitated, the company announced Feb. 24.
United Airlines has reached agreements to supply dozens of Embraer regional jets to ExpressJet Airlines and SkyWest Airlines, part of a restructuring of the United Express regional fleet in the aftermath of Trans States Airlines’ decision to cease operations by 2021.
Inmarsat has announced its first distribution partners in Saudi Arabia to provide satellite connectivity services to the aviation, maritime and land-based business markets.
Emergency beacon supplier ACR Group on Feb. 24 announced an agreement to acquire avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems of Irving, Texas, for an undisclosed amount.
William Garvey, editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation, was inducted into the “Living Legends of Aviation” in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 16.
The Bombardier Safety Standdown became an internal success and in 1999 the company opened it to outside flight departments whereupon it grew into an industry-wide model.
A reconditioned Beechjet 400A offers one of the most comfortable cabins in the light-jet class, reasonable operating costs and rock-solid dispatch reliability.
