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After years of advocacy by the bizav industry, the U.S. IRS recently shifted its position on federal excise taxes largely in favor of aircraft owners.

Bizav flights were up 250.5 percent from April 2020 and slightly from 2019 in the U.S., while Europe marked a 153.9 percent improvement, Argus reported.

Massachusetts legislators are floating bills that would impose a landing fee on general aviation aircraft and repeal a sales tax exemption for aircraft.

The SH-60L is the latest in a line of license-built Seahawk versions for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Compared with large business jets, this luxe version of an airliner offers three times as much space for less money.

Europe focus: enhanced flight vision systems

The Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act calls for transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg to establish a working group to develop a national strategy and coordinate interagency action.

The European safety agency will issue phase two means of compliance requirements in June 2021, followed by phase three in November.

The U.S. company says it is on track to meet its goal of achieving a first flight for the full-scale TriFan 600 prototype in 2022, as it heads for type certification by the end of 2024. The company says that it now holds reservations for 202 aircraft.

In a presentation to the Vertical Flight Society that was almost devoid of any significant detail, company CEO Ben Tigner insisted that the model is on track to complete type certification in 2025.

The company says it is on track to complete type certification for the nine-passenger aircraft in 2023 but won't comment on reports of a significant redesign.

The first class of 16 students began their apprenticeships in March at Bombardier Biggin Hill.

The JetNet iQ Summit, which makes its return in September, will feature a slate of top industry speakers.

The transport of fuel through the Colonial Pipeline resumed on Wednesday evening after a five-day interruption due to a cyberattack on its operator.

EASA describes the Israeli-Hamas conflict as a “matter of high concern for commercial aviation.”

The partnership between Fly Louie and Manifest will allow Manifest members and non-members to arrange charter flights through the travel club's website.

The FAA approved a pair of Service Bulletins detailing repair procedures for the Boeing 737 Max’s electrical bonding panels.

The Senate Commerce Committee approved a number of bills of note to aviation on May 12, including one calling for an AAM working group.

The aircraft systems group has stepped up investment in product improvements and sees growing demand for new installations of cabin and cockpit systems.

Geneva-based charter broker Luna Jets is seeing a strong start to 2021 following a stonger-than-expected 2020.

NBAA is encouraged by early metrics for NBAA-BACE, including bookings for 90 percent of planned exhibit space.

Concerned about fatigue-related risks inherent to business aviation, regulators and industry groups in Europe are eying new regulations and best practices.

Seventeen E175s will enter service with partners Horizon Air and SkyWest starting in 2022 and 13 more 737 Max 9s will enter the mainline in 2023 and 2024.

After receiving agreements from the U.S. Air Force and NASA, Hermeus has secured a facility to be the site of assembly of hypersonic aircraft.

The True Blue Power TI1204 1,200-watt inverter provides 400 Hz of power to emergency systems in the event of an aircraft power failure.

The first Bell 505 was delivered in 2017. Today 300 aircraft are in operation across six continents.

California’s Truckee Tahoe Airport District is the latest location in the state to offer a continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel.

The Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday referred the case stemming from the 2009 Air France crash of an Airbus A330 to the French criminal court.

Duncan Aviation's expanded engine maintenance capabilities come with the addition of Honeywell TFE731 Heavy and HTF7000 Series Minor authorizations.

Rise Aviation, the lone FBO at North Texas Regional Airport 60 miles north of Dallas, has broken ground on its new terminal.