Latest from Nigel Moll
Van Horn Expands Blade Facilities
Concurrent with unveiling its new composite blades for the MD500 series, Van Horn Aviation (VHA) president Jim Van Horn announced the company is in the pro
FlightSafety Expanding P&WC Turboshaft Training
In the “near future,” FlightSafety (Booth No.
Cadorath Aero Establishes Tech Support Team
Cadorath Aerospace (Booth No.
Aviall Signs Up Rotorcraft Leasing for Parts
Aviall will supply helicopter parts to Broussard, La.-based Rotorcraft Leasing’s 12 bases in Louisiana, Texas, Florida and California.
Heli-Expo 2011: Better Times Ahead For Helo Builders, Says Forecast
It’s Heli-Expo, and that means it’s also Honeywell forecast time.
WSJ swats at Bloomberg's bizjets
The Wall Street Journal has been a vital tool for people who didn’t make their money by winning the lottery, and the publication certainly has its f
General aviation–future uncertain
Think back to when you were a fresh-faced kid staring into a beckoning sky, building the foundations of the passion for flying that has sustained your life
What needs to be done to turn GA around
Next time you have some solitude, sit quietly and think back to that early part of your life when you began to wonder what itπd be like to fly.
Gulfstream expansion raises mood subdued by GAMA 3Q numbers
What the GAMA third-quarter numbers subtracted from the upbeat mood generated by October’s NBAA Convention, Gulfstream Aerospace restored in part when it
State of the industry: Canadian airframer plans ‘Super Global’
The buzz, as these words are written, is that Bombardier planned to unveil a “Super Global” here at the NBAA Convention, and in the end the company was no
What got us into this fine mess, anyway?
Here’s a short story that relates, I think, to the plight of the business jet.
Good friends of ours who run a small medical practice were lamentin
Engines
Product Support Survey 2010 Part 3: Engines
Williams keeps the top spot with AIN readers for turbofan support, and Rolls-Royce is the leader in supporting turboprops/turboshafts
Avionics
AIN Product Support Survey 2010
Among turbofan manufacturers, Williams International remains tops with AIN readers for the support it provides to operators.
A Business Perspective: Business aviation takes a battering
If journalism is the first draft of history, the front pages of Aviation International News over the last two years serve to chronicle the forces that have
FBOs
Heritage Opens Green FBO at Burlington
Heritage Aviation officially opened its environmentally green FBO at Burlington International Airport, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, on May 20.
Aircraft
Piper To Shut Down for Week of August 9
Piper Aircraft told employees yesterday it will shut down operations for the week of August 9.
Bizav Forum at TEB Draws Record Crowd
Hosting a record turnout of some 1,900 people, NBAA held a regional forum at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport today, with Jet Aviation devoting a hangar and much o
FBOs
Burlington FBO Leaves Competition Green with Envy
Heritage Aviation officially opened its environmentally green FBO at Burlington International Airport, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, last Thursday eve
Aircraft
With SSBJ, Aerion looks to revive supersonic flight
The airline industry did not embrace supersonic speed the first time around in the 1970s, and today, mired in a recession and struggling to cope with reduc
Point/Counterpoint
Nigel Moll says:The sticker on my car suggesting that fellow road users “Hang Up, Look Up, Wake Up & DRIVE” is evidence enough that my cur
FBOs
FBO Profile: First Aviation Services, Teterboro
First Aviation exemplifies the architect’s wisecrack to a client planning expansion: “First, the good news–you have a building in place to work with.
ATC
ITT consolidates defense biz, seeks larger NextGen role
As part of a strategy to shed its image as a maker of clever but lonely boxes, ITT’s defense segment last month announced a realignment aimed at propelling
Mercy Missions
Without hesitation, business aviation did the right thing last month when it donated its people, its expertise and its airplanes to help ease the misery in
Handoff - Textron: Lewis Campbell to Scott Donnelly
Scott Donnelly took the helm as CEO of Textron on December 1, replacing retiring Lewis Campbell, who had been with Textron for 17 years, 11 of them as CEO.
Accidents
Newsmakers 2009: Colgan Air crash ignites troubling questions for regionals
When a Colgan Air Q400 crashed on a winter’s night in February, killing all 49 people on board and one on the ground, airframe icing was an early subject o
Charter & Fractional
Newsmakers 2009: Frax founder Santulli ejects from NetJets
Individually last year there was no taller toppling in business aviation than that of NetJets founder and chairman Richard Santulli, who on August 4
