Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

More than 59% of the world’s fleet of heavy business jets are registered in the U.S.

U.S. central bank leaders who set interest rate targets for large banks are warning about pain ahead for the economy. It is a price they are willing to pay to get history-making inflation under control, one of their core mandates.

GKN Aerospace, the British aerostructures giant undergoing a business overhaul under private ownership, has acquired Sweden’s Permanova Lasersystem, an existing supplier that specializes in laser welding and laser metal deposition systems.

The industry-government program dedicated to phasing out leaded aviation fuel by 2030 has named a senior coordinator and lead executives of its four focus areas.

Success brings myriad challenges, several passenger charter executives tell attendees at the Air Charter Expo conference at Biggin Hill Airport.

Swiss-based Pilatus Aircraft has acquired Skytech, a U.S. service provider, aircraft vendor and long-term Pilatus business partner in the sales and service of Pilatus aircraft.

Honeywell has received approval on a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA for the installation of its Aspire 400 Satellite Communications System on Bombardier Global Express platforms.

The FAA has released vertiport design standards to support the introduction of new advanced air mobility aircraft into the U.S. airspace system.

The airport is due to begin winding down operations starting Oct. 31.

Most of the attention being paid to aviation’s attempts at reducing its carbon footprint focuses on airplanes, engines and fuels.

The routes will feed traffic into hubs operated by American Airlines, which Contour interlines with.

Cirrus Aircraft plans to develop a $15 million Innovation Center to house more than 300 engineers, scientists and technicians in former Northwest Airlines Corp. facility at Duluth International Airport, Minnesota.

The September national average for a gallon of Jet-A totaled $7.57, down 4 cents from August figures but up $2.02 per gallon compared to a year ago.

Glenn Hogben joined The Air Charter Association in 2008 and was elected to the board of directors in 2017. He was elected deputy chair in 2020 before

The company is building an extension to its facility at Subang Airport as it reaches capacity from growing business aviation activities in the region.

The funding was awarded by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration.

A subsidiary of the independent fuel supplier will collaborate on logistics and distribution of G100UL. First bulk customer named.

Sheltair Aviation said Sept. 1 it has closed the sales of the last two of its five New York FBO bases to Modern Aviation.

Glenn Hogden joined The Air Charter Association in 2008 and became CEO in 2021.

It’s quite the comeback story for Execujet Flight Services on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

FBO Rise Aviation last month started operating out of a new terminal at North Texas Regional Airport in Denison, north of Dallas.

Gama Aviation said it will be the first Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) at Glasgow International Airport (EDI) to offer on-site security screening beginning in September.

Aviation employment is down nearly 50% since 2020, but manufacturing output is higher.

A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place at Farnborough Airport as work begins on the facility’s new 175,000 ft.² hangar, known as Domus III.

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