Only one U.S. airport has tested a remote air traffic control tower, but the integration of such towers into the NAS is “inevitable,” an FAA official says.
Estimated values in four of five major used business aircraft segments have risen since late last year, with the largest increase in the super-mid segment, according to Amstat’s Aircraft Valuation Tool.
Business aircraft activity rose 2.6% in March compared to a year ago, with the largest increase in Part 135 activity, according to Argus International.
Michael Huerta, whose five-year term as FAA administrator ended in January, said the effort to spin off U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from FAA failed because it became too focused on the structure of a proposed ATC entity instead of detailing solutions for making air traffic management more efficient in the U.S.
Private on-demand jet charter operator Victor, with Air BP and BP Target Neutral, has officially opened its carbon offset program to operators and customers.
Business jet operators flying to London from Africa will be facing restrictions for night arrivals during the UK’s summer months – but one FBO will be operating to manage night flights.
A repair station seeking maintenance instructions from a manufacturer seemingly reluctant to provide them has been told by FAA that it is legally entitled to the documents. But after more than a year, the agency has not enforced its decision—and a recent court ruling determined FAA has no obligation to do so.
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 economic doldrums.
France’s armed forces ministry has launched a program to renew the country’s fleet of electronic intelligence aircraft with three special-mission Falcon jets.
Triumph Group has reached an agreement with Gulfstream Aerospace to move G650 work from two Triumph facilities to Gulfstream’s site in Savannah, Georgia.
