2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Kerry Lynch

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

In 2007, Elwell testified before Congress about how airline passengers are “subsidizing the corporate CEO flying in the company jet."

Is New FAA Leader a Friend or Foe to Bizav?

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Order activity has picked up for King Airs and Caravans, while Textron Aviation adds the SkyCourier and Denali to the lineup.

Textron Aviation Rapidly Expanding Turboprop Lines

Curt Epstein

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Intended for the Cessna Citation Excel and XLS, the STC, once approved, will be applicable to a variety of Primus radio package equipped aircraft.

Elliott Nears Citation Excel/XLS STC for Low-cost ADS-B

Mark Huber

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

This number includes 878,000 hobbyists and 122,000 commercial, public, and other drones.

Number of FAA-registered Drones Tops One Million

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

How to Quit the Airlines and Fly on a Private Jet

Rolland Vincent

Could booming stock markets and a new U.S. tax law be the impetus the business aviation industry needs?

AINsight: Economy Up, but Bizjet Market Still Grounded

Chad Trautvetter

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

Pelesys provides more than 30 special operations courses that would benefit business aircraft operators. 

CAE Acquires Minority Stake in Pelesys

Chen Chuanren

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

The Chinese KS-1C system is in service, and the MBDA MICA is on its way 

Thai Army Boosts Air Defense Missile Capability

The state-owned aircraft companies in each country are teaming—presumably—to further develop TAI’s existing Anka drone.

Turkey and Indonesia Join Forces on a ‘New’ UAV

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Content Archive: January 2018

Is New FAA Leader a Friend or Foe to Bizav?

Textron Aviation Rapidly Expanding Turboprop Lines

Elliott Nears Citation Excel/XLS STC for Low-cost ADS-B

Number of FAA-registered Drones Tops One Million

How to Quit the Airlines and Fly on a Private Jet

AINsight: Economy Up, but Bizjet Market Still Grounded

CAE Acquires Minority Stake in Pelesys

Thai Army Boosts Air Defense Missile Capability

Turkey and Indonesia Join Forces on a ‘New’ UAV

California Firm Partners on Chinese Genav Development

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