Dan Pimentel

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced last week that it has officially opened its second company-owned maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Southern California, one of the world’s busiest corridors for Gulfstream business jets. The new service center at Van Nuys Airport has customer resources that include sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and sizable ramp space. The […]

If you’ve ever seen “What Dreams May Come,” with Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra, you know it’s a beautiful and extravagant movie that won the 1998 Oscar for Visual Effects. But as easy as this great flick is on the eyes, it is the story that grabs your heart and refuses to let go. So […]

Bombardier announced today that Latitude 33 Aviation, a private jet charter, executive jet management, and aircraft sales and acquisitions company based in California, has taken delivery of the first Bombardier customer aircraft to fly away on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Latitude 33 Aviation will manage and charter the Challenger 350 business jet in Seattle, Washington, […]

Aerion Supersonic announced this week that GE Aviation has been selected as the Electrical Power Systems provider for its AS2 supersonic 12 passenger business jet currently in development, with flight testing scheduled to begin in 2024. The system includes electrical power generation, distribution, conversion, and energy storage. The AS2 electrical power system design and initial […]

Wheels Up and Delta Air Lines have reached a definitive agreement for Delta Private Jets, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta, to combine with Wheels Up. The transaction will pair Wheels Up’s membership programs, digital platform and lifestyle experiences with Delta Private Jets existing infrastructure to create a partnership with a fleet of more than 190 […]

The application period for Piper Aircraft’s 2020 Apprenticeship Program is now open, with the company inviting students interested in a career in aircraft assembly to submit the required documentation for consideration. Students or a parent/guardian must live or work in the Florida counties of Indian River, St. Lucie or Brevard, with applications due no later […]

Bombardier has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to build a new high-tech manufacturing facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Ontario, Canada. Slated for completion in 2023, the one-million-square-foot facility will optimize final assembly operations for all of Bombardier’s family of Global business jets, including the Global […]

In a brilliant collaboration announced last week, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Boeing are making a bold move to address future aviation and aerospace industry workforce shortages by partnering to offer young people age 18 and under free admission to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020. The free youth admission is available throughout AirVenture week and […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation passed the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, which gave air carriers freedom to determine which markets to serve domestically and what fares to charge for that service. To address the concern that small communities previously served by certificated air carriers before airline deregulation maintain a minimal level of scheduled air […]

After a 4,500-nm flight over Italy, Greece, Egypt, Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania, a Tecnam P2012 Traveller arrived in the Seychelles last week to begin service with Zil Air, a commercial operator in the archipelago. With the arrival, Zil Air became the second worldwide operator, and the only one outside the USA, to offer the Tecnam […]