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FBOs

Renovated Universal Rome Ready for Summer Traffic

VIP passenger lounge features “Italian style” colors and materials, and offers a view with Roman castles and the Castel Gandolfo in the background.
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Airlines

South African Airways Prepares To Execute Turnaround Plans

Anticipates selling equity stake, farming out excess crew
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Aircraft

Trip Report: Quest Kodiak Series II

Kodiak Series II: Sandpoint to Santa Monica
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FBOs

Illinois' Capital Airport Begins FBO Upgrade

The project will see the relocation and refurbishment of the terminal, as well as reconstruction of its main hangars and direct roadway access.
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WingX: European Bizav Flights Continue To Climb

But the region’s year-to-date growth trend of 2.3 percent is trailing last year´s rate of more than 3 percent, however.
Charter & Fractional

Advanced Air Takes Over Surf Air Flying

Surf Air offers all-you-can-fly memberships for air charter clients in California, Texas, and Europe.
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Avionics

ForeFlight Expands in Europe

A full suite of flight-planning and in-flight services is now available to European operators using the ForeFlight Mobile app.
Aircraft

Airbus A330neo En Route to Function and Reliability Tests

Route proving exercises to take the new widebody to 15 airports on five continents
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Aircraft

Quest Kodiak Takeoff, Flypast, and Landing

Quest Kodiak Takeoff, Flypast, and Landing
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Halts Operations for Safety Day

The Part 135 operator voluntarily grounded its fleet for a daylong summit filled with assessment exercises, drills and training programs.
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner Expands U.S. Footprint

The charter company, which has been operation for more than half a century, has opened an office in Los Angeles to service the West Coast.
Regulations and Government

Bizav Calls for Clarity, Fairness on DAL Landing Fees

The timing of the implementation of the fees is unclear after city and airport officials agreed to examine the fees.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

NBAA Requests Guidance on IRS Tax Changes

Association seeks specifics and interpretations on new bonus depreciation and entertainment and commuting expense measures.
Airports

New York-area Airports Face Sea-rise Risk

A report by the Regional Plan Association casts a spotlight on the perils the metro-N.Y. airports could face from climate change.
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Regulations and Government

Caribbean Air Alliance Aims To Solve Regional Issues

Principals from several operators in the Bahamas and Caribbean and the government ministries they interact with have agreed to form the alliance.

Safety, Environment, Reauth Focus of NATA Conference

The conference included a discussion of a dispute within industry over FBO pricing, yet showcased the cohesiveness of industry on many other issues.
Aircraft

HondaJet Elite is Honda's Newest Light Jet

The Elite version of the HondaJet features a number of improvements, including a 17 percent increase in range.

AINsight: Hot days! Hot Bizjet Market?

While customer optimism and aircraft utilization levels are trending positively, it appears that sales have leveled off for the time being.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airtext LT: Satcom for the Price-shy

Airtext LT offers low-cost text messaging for any size aircraft anywhere in the world.
Maintenance and Modifications

AsBAA Declares War against Corrosion

Correcting corrosion problems is an expensive proposition compared with preventing them, AsBAA emphasizes.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Adds G600, G650 to Training Lab

The newest additions to the airframer's On-the-Job Training Lab allows new employees the opportunity for hands-on training in a realistic environment.
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Charter & Fractional

Titan Aviation Gears Up for Expansion

The Dubai-based aircraft charter/management provider has earned FAA Part 135 certification as part of its global expansion plans.
Airports

NBAA Vows To Continue Fight for SMO

A Washington, D.C. court ruled that it cannot rule in a decision between the FAA and the City of Santa Monica over the fate of the airport.
Airlines

EU Removes All Indonesian Carriers from Airline Blacklist

Still 119 operators banned from Europe’s airports

FAA Halts Unleaded Avgas Flight Tests in PAFI Program

An evaluation of issues that have cropped up with the two options tested under the PAFI program is pushing back the timeline of the program by a year.
Charter & Fractional

Sino Jet Opens New Guangzhou Office

China is investing in several regions in the country.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Sees Milestone in Fleet Renewal

Since its blockbuster aircraft order in 2012, the fractional share provider now has more new aircraft in its fleet than those predating it.
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Aircraft

Eclipse Reaches Settlement To Continue Operating at ABQ

Citiking International US has paid more than a million dollars in back rent and other charges owed to the city of Albuquerque, by Eclipse Aerospace.
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Drones Proliferate at Eurosatory Show

The land systems event in Paris also offered some interesting air defense and airborne content
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Henderson Executive Airport

A GA gateway to Las Vegas, primed for growth