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Four young “Emerging Leaders” were recently award scholarships by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) to attend the association’s 2020 Leadership Conference, held Februray 24 to 26, 2020, in Orlando, Florida. The four recipients received awards with a value equivalent of $2,000 to pay for expenses associated with their attendance at the conference. One additional […]

As the future of the aviation and aerospace industries, young professionals–called “YoPros” by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)–will meet in Orlando, Florida, on February 26 and 27, 2020, for NBAA’s inaugural Emerging Leaders Conference (ELC). The two-day event has been “curated by young professionals for young professionals” and is designed to inspire and educate […]

Hundreds of business, political and thought leaders from around the world gathered this week in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss issues such as poverty, the environment, stakeholder capitalism and other topics critical to the survival of the world. Western business aviation leaders were also front and center in Davos rolling out two new carbon-reduction initiatives at […]

With the ADS-B mandate being implemented in less than two months, aircraft owners and operators will have to have an ADS-B transponder installed in order to fly in most controlled airspace. A recently announced program will help aircraft operators keep their trips away from the public eye. At the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) Business […]

Ampaire has launched a NASA-funded feasibility study to learn if the venerable Twin Otter can be efficiently modified to use a hybrid-electric propulsion system. Ampaire and Ikhana are collaborating on the NASA project to evaluate various hybrid diesel/electric configurations for the aircraft, and to develop cost, schedule and risk mitigation plans for a further phase […]

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? […]

Cape Air celebrated its 30th anniversary in a special way last week, with the arrival of its first Tecnam P2012. The regional airline signed on to be the launch customer in the United States for the multiengine airplane in a collaborative process that goes back several years. Cape Air Senior Vice President, Fleet Planning & […]

Thales and StandardAero announced at the National Business Aviation Association’s 2019 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas this week that the Bombardier Challenger 350 will be the first airframe to be certified for TopMax, Thales’ new Wearable head-up display. TopMax is an industry first, resulting from Thales’ decades-long experience in military helmet […]

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 […]

Honda Aircraft Company introduced the medevac version of the HondaJet Elite, installed on an airplane operated by Wing Spirit in the Hawaiian Islands, at NBAA-BACE 2019. The modification demonstrates the potential variations in store for the jet as the model matures and its possible adaptation for special missions grows. During the development of the original […]