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
Aircraft
Dassault Falcon appoints Bernard Delouye as its Middle East Customer Service Manager
Dassault Falcon announced at MEBA the appointment of Bernard Delouye as the new customer service manager to support its customers in the Kingdom of Saudi A
Charter & Fractional
Wyvern Gets New Leader
Avinode has appointed Brent Moldowan as managing director of Wyvern Consulting, the aviation safety auditing company based in Trenton, New Jersey.
Aircraft
Dassault 2000LX Approved for London City Ops
French business jet manufacturer Dassault Falcon announced at MEBA its Falcon 2000LX has been granted approval for arrivals and departures at London City A
Aircraft
Premier morphs into Hawker 200
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) announced the rebranding of its Premier light jet as the Hawker 200 and introduced the King Air 250, a replacement for the King Air
Aircraft
Bombardier’s new Globals will shrink the globe again
In the weeks before last month’s NBAA Convention, industry speculation about whether and how it would compete with the G650 forced Bombardier to partially
Charter & Fractional
Charter Market: Banks, Repo and Charter
In the wake of the economic downturn, business boomed for
Charter & Fractional
Charter Market: Flat year spurs charter pros to adopt fresh, innovative approaches to sales
The numbers say it was a flat year in charter, up from 2008's lows, far from prior highs, but essentially static since late last year in terms of demand
Aircraft
Learjet 85 is halfway through its detailed design phase
Progress on design and parts fabrication are among the Learjet 85 development milestones Bombardier Aerospace highlighted at NBAA.
Airports
Tokyo Haneda airport welcoming more bizav
Business aviation access to Tokyo is about to get easier.
Phillips 66 promos help dealers and company grow
With 735 FBOs pumping its products, aviation fuel provider Phillips 66 (Booth No.
Only the economy marred the kickoff
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, TSA Administrator John Pistole, Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S.
Aircraft
Piaggio backlog reaches 70, with no white tails
John Bingham, president and CEO of Piaggio America, did not mince words when he kicked off Piaggio Aero's press conference Monday.
Aircraft
Ultra-long-range gets longer
Bombardier introduced two new jets, the Global 7000 and Global 8000, to the top end of its Global family of ultra-long-range business jets at NBAA yesterda
Aircraft
HBC Premier is now Hawker 200
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) announced the rebranding of its Premier light jet as the Hawker 200 and introduced the King Air 250, a replacement for the King Air
Baldwin's SMSlite uses Web to share aviation safety data
Baldwin Aviation of Hilton Head Island, S.C., a developer of flight department safety management systems (SMS), introduced a Web-based program, SMSlite, at
FBOs
Jet Aviation offers Jet Start service
Jet Aviation Flight Services of Teterboro, N.J., introduced JetStart, a turnkey program to assist new aircraft buyers in establishing a flight department b
SRT a class act for ’copter training
SRT Helicopters (Booth No.
Metro teams with Cobham
Helicopter completion center and air medical operator Metro Aviation (Booth No.
Tilton takes on MD critics
Following a year of tumult and rumors of its impending bankruptcy, MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton used her company’s Heli-Expo press conference on Sunday t
Rolls forecasting ‘robust’ helo growth
Turbine-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce predicted robust growth for the global helicopter market over the next decade at a Heli-Expo press conference yeste
Helo industry planning to hire in 2010
Good news for job hunters–and the helicopter industry.
Digital climate system keeps everyone comfy
Air Comm has unveiled the first digital climate-control system for helicopters at Heli-Expo.
FBOs
$14M MRO complex ready for Hawker Beech IND
VJS Lincoln announced the recent completion of a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for Hawker Beechcraft at Indianapolis International Airpor
Gulfstream Bestows Inaugural Outstanding Flight Award
Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah, Ga., announced the creation of annual Outstanding Flight Awards and its first recipient at a press conference at the NBAA
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI reflects on its 20 years
JSSI, the hourly-cost airframe and engine maintenance provider, is marking 20 years since its founding and 20 years displaying at the NBAA Conventions.
JSSI reflects on its 20 years
JSSI, the hourly-cost airframe and engine maintenance provider, is marking 20 years since its founding and 20 years displaying at the NBAA Conventions.
Aircraft
Flexjet offers airlift solutions
Flexjet, Bombardier Aerospace’s fractional-share program, announced a reconfigured product offering at NBAA, with an emphasis on its ability to offer suppl
Maintenance and Modifications
Nextant Beechjet Pro Line 21 Upgrade STC’d
Nextant Aerospace announced today at the NBAA Convention that it has received STC approval for its Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck retrofit for Be
