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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Unmanned Stratospheric Solar Aircraft Flies

High-altitude Hawk30 aircraft is designed to provide global connectivity.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Opens MRO Expansion at Savannah HQ

Gulfstream Aerospace cut the ribbon today on a 202,000-sq-ft/18,766-sq-m MRO facility expansion at its Savannah, Georgia headquarters.
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FBOs

Vail Valley Jet Center To Continue Expansion

Vail Valley Jet Center, the lone FBO at Eagle County Regional Airport, is in the midst of construction on several new hangars.
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: Millennials' Shared Use Is a Real Deal

Millennials are already altering the business aviation industry into a tool for providing them with click-and-ride transportation services.
Airlines

Report Alleges Monopoly Control of Heathrow Slots by IAG

A report commissioned by Virgin Atlantic argues that the expansion of London Heathrow Airport will increase competition with 350 extra daily slots.
Security

New FlightSafety Course Focuses on Thwarting Kidnapping

The two-day course comprises 15 modules to prevent successful attacks.
Safety

Cabin Safety Training Is Not Just for Crews

FlightSafety International provides in-flight emergency training courses for executives, aircraft owners and their families. AIN tagged along.
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Aircraft

Tu-204VIP Operator Cosmos Seeks More in Management

The Tu-204 joins the company's fleet of frieghters and reconfigured airliners.
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Aircraft

Bizjet Operators Benefit as Russia Keeps Tu-134

More than 30 of the model remain in service worldwide.
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RUBAE 2019: Remain Secret

This was the 14th edition of the event and the second under its new branding.
Aircraft

Embraer Delivers First E195-E2 to Brazil’s Azul

Azul chairman reveals plans to launch another new U.S. airline next year using as many as 30 of the Brazilian carriers’ aging E195s.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Metrojet Hong Kong Earns Qatar Mx Approval

This latest authorization allows both of the company's MRO facilities to work on Qatar-registered aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

New Part 145 Shop Opens at Wiley Post Airport

Newly-formed Avion Aero Holdings has set up shop in a 30,000-sq-ft hangar at Wiley Post Airport near Oklahoma City.
Airports

NAA Sees Upside, but Cautions on Airport-run FBOs

An advantage to having the airport running the FBO is that all revenue can be reinvested back into the airport, a Naples official says.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Opens Australia Parts Warehouse

The new warehouse is co-located with authorized service facility Premiair Aviation Maintenance.
Aircraft

UAE Now Has Three ISR Exec Jet Programs

A new company is converting Challenger 650s. Meanwhile, fresh details have emerged of a long-delayed project to convert Global 6000s
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Readies Own AOG 'Pit Crew' for NASCAR Event

The MRO provider has built a nationwide AOG network encompassing 60 technicians that are based at 25 key locations that provide nationwide coverage.
Safety

Citation Jet Pilots Gather at Annual Confab

The annual Citation Jet Pilots Association meeting saw record attendance and sharing of important safety information.
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Sustainability and Environment

South Africa's Comair Flight Goes Carbon Neutral

Backing a range of accredited projects helps reduce net carbon but also to help in other ways, according to the South African operator.
ATC

EBAA Renews Commitment to Single European Sky

EBAA was among dozens of organizations that signed the “Future of European Sky” joint declaration yesterday.
Airports

New Genav Terminal in Offing for Marco Island Airport

Other projects include new hangars at MKY, including one for the Civil Air Patrol that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma.
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Rotorcraft

EASA Issues Emergency AD for New Airbus Helo Singles

The emergency airworthiness directive mandates inspections of recently delivered Airbus Helicopters AS350Be and EC130 T2 models.
Aircraft

DSEI 2019: Italy Joins the Tempest Team

The Italian government has followed Sweden in joining the UK-led sixth-generation fighter initiative, while MBDA has unveiled further weapon concepts.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Collins, SES Launching LuxStream High-speed Satcom

The new LuxStream satcom from Collins Aerospace and SES will deliver speeds up to 25 Mbps over the U.S.
Airlines

UK Air Transport Braces For No Deal Brexit Consequences

EU/UK air traffic rights are set to continue through October 2020, but there is still serious uncertainty what a No Deal Brexit means for air transport.
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DSEI 2019: Unusual Cargo Delivery Drone Gets Contracts

Designed for tactical resupply, the Silent Arrow has been developed for US Special Forces and foreign customers
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Elevates Service Training with Forbes Travel

The jet card provider has partnered with luxury brand evaluator Forbes Travel Guide, on setting new customer service standards for its staff.
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Regulations and Government

IBAC To Highlight SAF, Turboprop Safety at ICAO

The 40th edition of the triennial ICAO Assembly is set to kick off in late September.
Engines

ODK To Develop Next-gen Engine for Russian SSBJ

The company expects to have a new engine within five years.
Airports

Runway Work Snarls Traffic at SFO

With hundreds of commercial flight delays and cancellations since Sept. 7, bizav operators should plan flights to the area carefully, through Sept. 26.
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