Aviation News

Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) became the first space tourism company to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, October 28, following the completion of a merger with holding company Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH). The total SCH investment of $800 million adds to the $1 billion already invested in Virgin Galactic since it was […]

At the Women in Aviation Conference in 1993, a group of corporate pilots, dispatchers, technicians and other business aviation professionals gathered to swap stories and advice on professional development in their segment of the aviation industry. For more than 25 years, Women in Corporate Aviation has fulfilled that role—and delivered not only mentorship, but scholarships […]

Jetnet iQ revealed its market outlook at NBAA-BACE this week in Las Vegas. The results include the company’s third-quarter survey of business jet owner/operators. Overall, the report delivered mixed news. “We call them as we see them,” said Jetnet iQ’s Paul Cardarelli, vice president of sales. “And we see some challenges now.” The good news? […]

Aircraft Performance Group (APG) announced the inclusion of graphical engine-out features to its iPreflight Genesis app, as well as executive appointments and new sales agreements at NBAA-BACE 2019. The app, launched in 2018, is tailor-made for business aviation, and focused on single-pilot operators and small flight departments. The iPreflight Genesis app now includes engine-out performance […]

This year’s NBAA Convention is certainly to go down in history as the one in which the sustainable fuel initiative was highlighted with a number of valuable panel discussions and presentations designed to educate visitors on our industry’s commitment to help leave the planet Earth better off than when humans first walked upon it. The […]

At FL370 over southern Utah, Honeywell’s Dassault Falcon 7X is loaded with six media representatives from NBAA-BACE plus five executives from Honeywell as we “test drive” Honeywell’s JetWave in-flight Wi-Fi system. It is an incredible experience to have fully-functional internet connectivity while flying along at 490 miles per hour. Internet connectivity is just not that […]

“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, […]