Latest

All services and permits must now be coordinated with the airport teamAircraft operators heading to the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana International Airport (MDPC) should note there have been changes implemented which affect general aviation ground handling. According to Universal Aviation, third-party ground handlers are no longer allowed to operate on the field, with all services such as pre-arrival coordination, on-site coordination, meet-and-greet services, and support within airport facilities now arranged directly with the airport’s internal team. This marks a significant change to the planning process for those operators who previously worked with a preferred handler, as they must now coordinate permits, services, and payments directly with airport owner Corporación Aeroportuaria del Este, S.A. Universal noted that the transition began on May 1 with the closure of the airport’s dedicated FBO and the relocation of general aviation operations to the VIP terminal. It added that operators should confirm payment methods in advance of arrival at (MDPC), along with updating their scheduling and dispatch procedures For operators who prefer a traditional general aviation handling environment, Universal suggests La Romana International Airport (MDLR)—less than an hour by car from Punta Cana—which has a private aviation terminal housing three FBOs.

VIP interior can accommodate up to seven passengers

Company names chief revenue officer, promotes executives

Fleet aging and technology advances drive demand growth

Company supplies oxygen systems for GA, bizav, airline, military, and special missions

Increased aircraft ownership and flight hours drove gains

Gulfstream marked the continuation of the annual investment with a Discover the Difference event

Air Charter Association is concerned some for-hire flights are circumventing rules

Company is developing the Phantom 3500 business jet

Industry calls for changes to Refuel EU rules

Europe’s charter operators face revised EASA pilot flight time limitations.

Technology to fly onboard clean-sheet, all-electric, ducted-fan gyrocopter

Middle East operations still off significantly but global activity is ahead of 2025

Starlink now available for 560XL series, and Gogo 5G in a variety of Citation models

Rule would require tests and maintenance actions following hung starts

Measure could spur further growth in the SAF industry

Bell delivered 20 commercial helicopters in Q1 of this year, compared to 29 in Q1 2025

EU Court to decide if industry is “an environmentally sustainable economic activity."

Aviation Sans Frontières coordinated unprecedented volunteer mobilization between the aviation and healthcare industries in 2020

Reliability and availability can benefit from less hands-on attention

Preliminary and final accident reports, May 2026

Gregg Williams takes new role at Williams, AOPA has senior management changes

Access points into an aircraft Wi-Fi is rapidly increasing

Specializing in Gulfstreams in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Serving America’s busiest airport

The aircraft maker set up shop at KBTL in 1999

Fans inside the wings and a turboprop engine make this VTOL airplane stand out.

Extra charges apparently are not inevitable

The company changed hands last year

Features add to cabin comfort and utility