New York City and helicopter operators carrying thousands of tourists around Manhattan have reached a deal that would result in a 50% reduction in flights by January 2017.
By the time the Bonanza received its type certification in March 1947, Beech had taken orders for 1,500, an unprecedented market response. By the time a heart attack felled Walter Beech three years later, it had redefined the personal aircraft forever.
U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Penn.) has proposed legislation that would remove the operation and management of U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from FAA.
FAA’s introduction of data communications between pilots and air traffic control (ATC) towers is about one year ahead of schedule, executives at Harris report.
Slovenian private jet operator and manager, Elit'Avia, is building up its business in the west African marketplace, despite the challenges facing business aviation in the region. Alan Dron reports.
The company saw fourth-quarter commercial sales jump more than 9%, and is projecting a companywide revenue boost of 3% this year and 7.5% in 2017, even factoring in an expected dip in business aviation sales that will last for most of 2016.
Hartzell Propeller has introduced several new five-blade structural composite propellers along with an aggressive campaign to identify turboprop fleets for five-blade propeller upgrades, the company said.
Rockwell Collins has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for its Pro Line Fusion avionics upgrade for King Air 350 turboprops that were originally delivered with Pro Line II avionics.
Global Jet Capital, based in Boca Raton, Florida, has completed its acquisition of GE’s fixed-wing corporate aircraft financing portfolio in the Americas.
Angola has steadily become one of Africa's most prominent business aviation hubs and that is down to one couple – Nuno and Alcinda Pereira, the founding partners of Bestfly Flight Support. Marcella Nethersole reports.
Richard Hanson, Government & Regulatory Affairs Representative for the Academy of Model Aeronautics, discusses his concerns that the FAA includes model aircraft in their recent move to regulate small drones.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Daher delivered 55 TBM 900s in 2015, which the company said was a 10% increase over the previous year, and the second best year since deliveries of the initial versions of the single engine turboprop began in 1991. Of last year’s total, 44 went to U.S. buyers and five to Brazilians. However, Nicolas Chabbert, senior vice president of Daher’s airplane unit, said he expects this year to be a challenging one internationally. The TBM 900 is the current production TBM family, following the 850 and original 700.
San Francisco area fixed base operators are preparing to host about 1,200 business jets carrying passengers who will be attending Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
