Business Aviation
News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.
FAA acting Administrator Billy Nolen said 5G underscored that aviation is inextricably linked to other sectors and can no longer act as a closed society.
Yellowhead Helicopters operates missions for the forestry, mining, oil and gas, utility, and tourism industries.
STCs for SmartSky'a air-to-ground connectivity hardware already include business jet types from Textron Aviation, Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Embraer.
EBAA, NBAA, and NATA have co-signed a statement disputing Greenpeace's claims of huge numbers of private aircraft heading to the World Economic Forum.
The Mexican repair station authorization builds on the company's FAA certification.
NBAA received largely neutral responses to perceptions on compensation, something that could represent a red-flag for long-term engagement.
NBAA's Bolen is meeting with the Chicago business aviation advocacy group as the association kicks off its regional outreach program this year.
Embraer's Beacon maintenance coordination platform will help support Vortex Aircraft Services to expand its Charlotte, North Carolina operations.
Redbird Capital Partners has taken a 5 percent stake in Blade Air Mobility.
Cleveland has begun economic and land use studies to determine the impact of closing the 76-year-old Burke Lakefront Airport.