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“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” –Alan Kay, American computer scientist Ken Dichter, chairman, founder and CEO of Wheels Up believes, “The future is now.” The New York company—famous for its fleet of distinctively painted on-demand King Airs and Citations for member travel—is planning to put Kay’s advice to good […]

At the National Business Aviation Association’s 2019 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas this week, Vista Global announced that it is making an investment for up to six Global 7500 aircraft to enter its VistaJet fleet from January 2020. “Vista Global is the first and only group to offer passengers access to […]

Major milestones were announced Monday by StandardAero Business Aviation at the National Business Aviation Association’s 2019 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. The company is currently completing its 10,000th Falcon airframe service event since 2000, on a recently acquired Falcon 7X. In addition, StandardAero also just completed its 400th major HTF7000 maintenance event. “Most of the […]

Flocks of aircraft from various key manufacturers in the business aviation space gathered at the Salina Municipal Airport, in Kansas, to take part in a new mission: to prove the viability of sustainable aviation fuel for the bizav market. Embraer joined other manufacturers in utilizing sustainable aviation fuels for the journey to NBAA-BACE in 2019, […]

Honeywell released its 2019 Global Business Aviation Outlook on Sunday, October 20, at the opening of the NBAA-BACE conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report shows 7,600 new deliveries of business jets for the period 2020 to 2029, with a total value of $248 billion. The total dollar amount reflects a drop of 1% over […]

U.S. Air Force Major General Jeannie M. Leavitt became the nation’s first female fighter pilot in 1993, and she is dedicated to creating a more balanced and diverse military to confront the challenges of a shifting international security landscape. She will be the Day 2 keynote speaker at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) […]

As the Collings Foundation’s crippled B-17, N93012, was approaching Runway 6 at Bradley Windsor Locks, Connecticut, a few weeks ago, the crew was already desperately pressed for altitude to try and align the World War II bomber with the runway for landing. Shortly after takeoff from Runway 6 just minutes before, the airplane never climbed […]

Two of Flying‘s long-time columnists, John and Martha King, were recently awarded the Jack J. Eggspuehler Service Award by the National Association of Flight Instructors. The Eggspuehler award is NAFI’s highest honor and is named for the association’s past president and founder. The award is given to deserving members, industry leaders and/or organizations that have […]

The Flight Training Award winners for 2019 from AOPA’s You Can Fly program have been announced at the ninth annual Redbird Migration flight training conference hosted at Denver Centennial’s Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight academy. Those honored were selected via the Flight Training Survey conducted by AOPA that went out earlier this summer. […]

As a member of the Coalition of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), World Fuel Services supports the business aviation industry’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2050, and is demonstrating their commitment by going “carbon-neutral” during the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) Oct. 22-24 in Las Vegas. World Fuel […]