2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Ian Sheppard

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

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.

China Star Aero will use the new helicopter as part of the so-called “Beautiful China” tourism campaign.

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Gains Traction in China

Some 200 companies will be exhibiting at the three-day Asian Business Aviation Conference &amp; Exhibition next week at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.

ABACE 2014 Lifts Off Next Week in Shanghai

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.

Swiss company ExecuJet now has a worldwide presence and is expanding fast in Asia.

ExecuJet Prepares To Open Beijing MRO Base

Upset Training Takes Hold in Europe

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.

Europe Poised To Extend ETS Limit until 2016

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

ABACE To Open Next Month

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Airbus Steps Up A320 Production Again Despite A350 Charge

A*STAR and Airbus to collaborate on aviation research

CMC Succeeds With Cockpit Upgrades

Business Aviation To Play Larger Role at Singapore 2014

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

Danish Court Decision Could Undermine Engine Leasing

Al Bateen Well Placed For Success

Singapore Airshow Preview 2014

Interim Report on New London Runway Favors Heathrow or Gatwick

Gulf Helicopters Orders 15 AgustaWestland AW189s

UK Initiative Boosts Move Toward UAVs In Controlled Airspace

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.

New Falcon 5X Bizjet is a Technological Tour-de-Force

Falcon 5X Has Most Spacious Cabin in Its Class, Claims Dassault

Dassault Names Key 5X Suppliers

European Regional Airlines still Struggling

Dassault Reveals New Falcon 5X Business Jet

Dassault Finally Uncloaks Super-midsize Falcon 5X

Dassault Reveals New Falcon 5X Business Jet at NBAA

Most Spacious Cabin in Its Class

Dassault Falcon 5X Suppliers

Arinc Direct Releases Version 3.0 of iPad App

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

European Parliament ‘Rubber Stamps’ Duty Time Limits

Europe’s Regional Airlines Soldier Through Political Quagmire

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

VLJs Rebound in Europe

Ian Sheppard has acted as Editor International Show Editions for AIN since June 2013. Based in the Redhill, England, Ian reports for the various AIN publications as well as providing support to International Editor Charles Alcock in covering international air shows (such as Farnborough, Paris, Singapore and Dubai), and the EBACE and MEBA business aviation events. His central role is to cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Prior to becoming more involved with AIN in mid-2011 (initially as deputy international editor), Ian worked for various aviation publications through his company, First Aerospace Media. This included being part of the AIN team covering daily news at international air shows.
Ian has worked for publications such as Flight International (technical reporter, 1997-8) and Aerospace International (editor, 1999-2000). He was publications manager at Airclaims (Ascend) between 2000 and 2004 before forming First Aerospace Media. Since mid-2009 Ian has also been managing editor of Regional International, the journal of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
Ian hasis working towards a European commercial pilot licence, having held an FAA private pilot license in 1991, and instructor rating. He also has a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Bath, England, and a graduate diploma in law from Kingston University, and is a graduate of the legal practice course (College of Law, Guildford).

Latest from Ian Sheppard

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Gains Traction in China

ABACE 2014 Lifts Off Next Week in Shanghai

ExecuJet Prepares To Open Beijing MRO Base

Upset Training Takes Hold in Europe

Europe Poised To Extend ETS Limit until 2016

ABACE To Open Next Month

Airbus Steps Up A320 Production Again Despite A350 Charge

A*STAR and Airbus to collaborate on aviation research

CMC Succeeds With Cockpit Upgrades

Business Aviation To Play Larger Role at Singapore 2014

Danish Court Decision Could Undermine Engine Leasing

Al Bateen Well Placed For Success

Singapore Airshow Preview 2014

Interim Report on New London Runway Favors Heathrow or Gatwick

Gulf Helicopters Orders 15 AgustaWestland AW189s

Gulf Helicopters Orders 15 AgustaWestland AW189s

UK Initiative Boosts Move Toward UAVs In Controlled Airspace

New Falcon 5X Bizjet is a Technological Tour-de-Force

Falcon 5X Has Most Spacious Cabin in Its Class, Claims Dassault

Dassault Names Key 5X Suppliers

European Regional Airlines still Struggling

Dassault Reveals New Falcon 5X Business Jet

Dassault Finally Uncloaks Super-midsize Falcon 5X

Dassault Reveals New Falcon 5X Business Jet at NBAA

Most Spacious Cabin in Its Class

Dassault Falcon 5X Suppliers

Arinc Direct Releases Version 3.0 of iPad App

European Parliament ‘Rubber Stamps’ Duty Time Limits

Europe’s Regional Airlines Soldier Through Political Quagmire

VLJs Rebound in Europe

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