Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Aviation Week Network’s SpeedNews updates from NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

ABS Jets says it was not in the market to purchase new aircraft, but due diligence found that used Challengers were holding their values at a high level.

U.S.-based bizav financiers and private jet brokers expect access to business aviation financing to rise over the next three years, according to an ACJ survey.

Ed Bolen speaks on innovation, sustainability and safety ahead of this year's NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

The national average for a gallon of Jet-A fuel rose 14 cents in October compared to September 2023, but declined 9 cents compared to October 2022.

Honeywell International said Oct. 10 it will realign its business around three trends: automation, the future of aviation, and energy transition.

Eric Martel was named president and CEO of Bombardier Aerospace in 2020.

The Bedford facility features an array of new customer-centric designs and amenities focused on space, speed, and sustainability.

Clay Lacy Aviation, a private jet operator, has sold out the space for its upcoming 40,000 ft² hangar at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Oxford, Connecticut.

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport aims to be the first airport in the state to fully transition to supplying unleaded avgas for all piston-engine aircraft.

The program expands on Bombardier’s current Smart Services programs and allows operators to budget and track annual costs for aircraft parts and maintenance.

Operators and brokers balance pains and gains.

The list of to-do tasks for the surprising new chief executive of leading aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems is clear and daunting.

The City of McKinney, Texas, announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art terminal at McKinney National Airport.

JSX is adding direct flights from Dallas Love Field and Houston William P. Hobby Airport to Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field starting Jan. 15.

Cirrus Aircraft has opened a new Innovation Center at its Duluth, Minnesota, headquarters, for the design, development and testing of new products.

The tests were conducted at the German Aerospace Center DLR Cologne facility.

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics is expanding by nearly 50%.

Facilities like London Oxford Airport face challenges as the aerospace industry readies itself for low- or zero-carbon aircraft.

Attac, which says it campaigns for social, fiscal and ecological justice, with actions against multinationals, said around 30 activists had entered the airport.

Textron Aviation is adding 16,000 ft.² to its Interior Manufacturing Facility in west Wichita to support additional new models, the company says.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has updated its branding with a new logotype.

First-time buyers, who entered the business aviation industry during the coronavirus pandemic, are staying.

Protesters have disrupted a series of industry events in Europe.

Flight operations for the year totaled 104,156.