The National Business Aviation Association says it is opposing bills by the Massachusetts legislature that, if passed, would repeal aircraft tax exemptions and impose $1,000 landing fees on business and general aviation operations.
Several industry players have voiced disappointment with the UK’s air travel reopening, labeling it as over-cautious, with just 12 countries being given “green list” status.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Helicopter Institute have teamed with other partners to develop training scenarios for helicopter pilots using virtual reality simulators.
In the years I had flying that airplane I slowly began to understand that before saying “We can do that!” the better thought would have been, “Should we do that?”
Jet Aviation, based in Basel, Switzerland, has received FAA Part 125 certification, authorizing it to operate aircraft that seat 20 passengers or more.
A broad coalition of manufacturers, trade groups and travel organizations are pushing U.S. and UK leaders to re-open travel links between the two countries, while moves by pharmaceutical manufacturers to boost vaccine distribution are being lauded as much-needed steps to jump-start global air travel demand.
if pilots have seen and experienced a variety of flight sensations in the airplanes that they normally fly, they are less likely to suffer skills degradation when an unfamiliar situation occurs.
The European parliament has taken another step toward a COVID-19 passport for the region, voting Wednesday on the implementation of the EU COVID-19 certificate.
VistaJet says it has committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2025, beating the business aviation industry’s goal of carbon neutrality by 25 years and challenging other companies to follow suit.
A number of business aviation-related organizations have launched sustainability programs in April, including some that used Earth Day on April 22 as the catalyst for their announcements. Here is a roundup of new programs.
The National Business Aviation Association has announced the launch of a new accreditation program, called the NBAA Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program, in order to certify leadership actions involving sustainable flight operations by flight departments and others.
It is still too early for major international trade shows to resume, but China is further down the road to recovery than most of the rest of the world.
A Safety Management System might have forewarned the operator of a sightseeing floatplane involved in a 2019 midair collision over Alaska that the aircraft’s avionics were not providing adequate situational awareness, the NTSB contends.
