James Wynbrandt
Contributor - Business Aviation
A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air & Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley & Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.
Latest from James Wynbrandt
FedEx Expands at JAFZA
FedEx Express, a FedEx Corp. subsidiary, announced the launch of a 48,000-sq-ft facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA).
Aircraft
Pilatus Selects AMAC As Exclusive Distributor
Pilatus Aircraft has selected Amac Aerospace as its fully authorized service center and exclusive sales center for the Pilatus PC-12 in the Middle East.
Aircraft
Irkut Introduces MS-21 as Alternative to Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut announced its MS-21 family of short- and medium-range twin-engine passenger jets at Dubai 2011.
Air Display Pilots' Briefing Makes Safety Paramount
“Safety first” is the credo behind the daily flying display here at the Dubai Air Show.
DHL Taps Maximus for European Lift
Maximus Air has signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance lease agreement with express package carrier DHL.
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum Opens Dubai Air Show Grand Tour
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, opened the Dubai Air Show.
Gulfstream Center Wins Saudi Maintenance Approval
The Gulfstream service center in Appleton, Wisconsin, recently earned an approved maintenance organization designation from the Saudi Arabia General Author
Aircraft
Gulfstream Strong In The Middle East As Product Portfolio Grows
Larry Flynn, president of Gulfstream Aerospace, said at a press briefing here yesterday that the Middle East remains a growing market for its business jets
FBOs
Jet Aviation Dubai Adds Dispatch Services
Jet Aviation’s Dubai FBO will begin offering dispatch services by the second quarter of 2012.
Dubai Air Show Celebrates UAE’s 40th Anniversary
Dubai Air Show Salutes the UAE’s 40th Anniversary
UAE Team Paints Sky with Its National Colors
Al Fursan, the United Arab Emirates Air Force’s flight display team, is making its debut here this week.
Strata Aims For Leadership In Composites
Strata Aims For Leadership In Composites
Security
GA-TSA Relationship Thaw?
The TSA is willing to work to minimize the effect of its policies on general aviation (GA), said Gregory Kulis, a member of NBAA’s Security Counciil
Engines
P&WC News of Tomorrow, Today
Pratt & Whitney Canada provided an update at a media breakfast today at NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas.
FBOs
Fargo Jet Center’s Completes 8th Special Mission King Air.
Fargo Jet Center of Fargo, N.D., announced delivery of its eighth special mission King Air this year.
Tyrolean Adds ACJ318 to Charter Fleet
Airbus introduced the latest operator to add an Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) to its charter fleet at NBAA.
Aviation and Political Luminaries Jump Start NBAA 2011
A roster of aviation and political luminaries welcomed an energized crowd to the NBAA 2011.
Aircraft
Pilatus Displays PC-12NG Spectre ISR Platform
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft is displaying the Spectre, a variant of its popular PC-12 NG single-engine turboprop reconfigured for ISR.
Maintenance and Modifications
Talon Air Bolsters Fleet, Facilities and Management
Aircraft management and charter company Talon Air introduced a new chief operating officer at NBAA and announced the addition of an aircraft to its fleet
Opening Session Speakers Jump Start NBAA 2011
A roster of aviation and political luminaries welcomed an energized crowd to the NBAA 2011 Opening General Session.
Charter & Fractional
NBAA 2011: DOT Regs, Illegal Charter Top Acana Agenda
Founded to promote self-regulation among air charter brokers, Acana (Air Charter Association of North America) has become the brokers’ alphabet group, taki
Regulations and Government
User Fees: Not Dead Yet
User fees have returned in the form of a mandatory surcharge on every flight of a business or commercial aircraft.
Aircraft
Learjet 85 Production Officially Begins, Certification in 2013
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that production of the new Learjet 85 has officially begun and reaffirmed its commitment to a 2013 certification.
