Langhorne Bond, Former FAA Boss, Dead at 84
FAA administrator from 1977 to 1981, Bond oversaw the rollout of computerized national air traffic control system, but will always be linked to Flight 191 crash in 1979.
FAA administrator from 1977 to 1981, Bond oversaw the rollout of computerized national air traffic control system, but will always be linked to Flight 191 crash in 1979.
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a six-part series examining the aviation industry’s pilot shortage and what can be done about it. Jan. 14: An overview of the issue | Jan. 17: How the military is dealing with its shortage | Jan. 18: Recruiting right from the flight schools | Jan. 19: How […]
Event originally slated for January has been rescheduled for April.
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen was one of seven inductees in this year’s class.
Pressure from the aviation industry mounted on the federal government Tuesday to delay deployment of 5G technology to the C-band frequency spectrum owing to concerns about potential safety issues linked to radio (radar) altimeter performance. NBAA and AOPA joined a coalition of leading aerospace manufacturers, airlines, pilots, and operators calling for a delay of the […]
The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) predicts that used turbine business aircraft prices and demand will continue to rise, solidifying the market position that has been building through 2021. The association’s [third quarter 2021 report|https://aircraftexchange.com/market-report] depicts a landscape where low used-aircraft inventories and a backlog in orders at OEMs combine to drive a 20 to […]
Business aviation encompasses a broad range of operations—and has since the first Learjet took flight, and the Cessna 195 Businessliner was initially marketed to business owners flying themselves in search of opportunity. The National Business Aviation Association put the focus on owner-pilots this week at its Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition with a series of […]
First—we can all be glad we’re headed back to Vegas. In 2019, when the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) last held its Business Aviation Convention and Expo (BACE), the optimistic mood and clear, warm weather belied the storms that lay ahead in 2020 for the aviation industry—and the world. Between keynotes, education sessions, owner-pilot forums, […]
Leaders from across the business aviation community came together this week at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, Nevada—and went away pledging to an industry-wide commitment to net-zero carbon by 2050. Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, Pete Bunce, president and CEO of the General Aviation […]
The business aviation industry continues its climb out from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leading report released on Sunday. Honeywell Aerospace reviewed its 30th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook on October 10, ahead of the National Business Aviation Association conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report projects 7,400 new jet deliveries […]