Every year or so, we see another case of a passenger-carrying aircraft sliding off the end of a runway. Given the sheer number of landings in winter, the writer is surprised it doesn’t happen more regularly.
CenTex Aerospace has delivered seven sets of ST190 saddle tanks to one customer, and they are installed and in service. The ST190 tanks add 1,273 lb. (190 gal.) of usable fuel to a King Air 200 or 300 series airplane.
FlightAware has launched “Ready to Taxi,” a new service for business aviation operators that provides information and tracking for aircraft movements on the ground.
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the National Business Aviation Association (AOPA and NBAA) have appealed to Santa Monica, California, Mayor Ted Winterer and the Santa Monica City Council to reject plans for the removal of 750 ft. of “excess” pavement at each end of the Santa Monica Municipal Airport’s 3,500 ft. runway.
Highly qualified crews are in short supply as airlines soak up the supply. That leaves the business aviation industry wondering how to attract corporate pilots.
Bombardier has sued the aircraft unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., alleging the Japanese company recruited Bombardier employees with the intent of acquiring proprietary trade secrets for use in its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program.
ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, is celebrating the successful renewal of its International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage III and Wyvern Wingman audits.
Web Manuals is partnering with ARGUS’ PRISM to launch its first product in its online store, providing a way for aviation companies to transition to digitized documentation.
Flightdocs, has established a new customer success team that will be responsible for onboarding and training customers, maximizing feature adoption, cultivating strategic relationships and working with flight departments to help develop more products to serve the industry.
Last year The Weekly of Business Aviation spoke with Eric Stuck, the product manager at Satair in Atlanta, who manages that company’s program in partnership with Honeywell to carry out ADS-B Out upgrades to Primus II-equipped business aircraft in the U.S.
Supply chain problems hampering Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 production have been one of the biggest aerospace and defense stories of 2018, alongside growing trade tensions with an ultra-important customer, China, and emerging challenges to U.S. defense spending.
Safran and Zodiac Aerospace last week signed an agreement for the merger of Zodiac Aerospace into Safran, eight months after the success of the initial tender offer; integration between the two companies is already underway.
