Content Archive: May 2021

Dallas Charter Broker Opens Paris Office

Status Jet was established in 2014.
Accidents

NTSB Proposes Changes to Accident Notification Form

The NTSB is proposing to update accident notification form 6120.1, the document required to be filed in the event of an accident or incident.

Obituary: 'Nips' Offenberg Was Early Corporate Pilot

Nips Offenberg, who died April 28, began a flying career in 1951 with Kollsman but later spent 25 years flying for Great Lakes Carbon Corp..

P&W, Collins Parent Supporting Covid Relief in India

Raytheon Technologies companies Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace employ nearly 5,000 people in India.

AINsight: New vs Preowned Gap Narrows for Bizjet Buyers

The delineation is shrinking between buying new and preowned business aircraft as high-quality inventory of the latter narrows.
Aircraft

Bombardier Steps Up Global Jet Family Deliveries

While deliveries overall remained flat, Bombardier delivered seven more Globals and is seeing orders improve across its Challenger and Global lines.
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WingX: U.S. Continues Strong Bizav Recovery

U.S. business aviation activity was only down 8 percent compared with pre-pandemic levels.
Safety

FSF Guidance Targets Runway Excursion Prevention

A global team of industry and government representatives developed FSF guidance with more than 100 recommendations to prevent runway execursions.
FBOs

Florida Air Charter Provider Buys Michigan FBO

Florida-based air charter provider Premier Private Jets has entered the FBO arena with its purchase of Oakland Air at Oakland County Interntional Airport.
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Rotorcraft

Columbia and Aurora Team On Vision System

Columbia Helicopters and Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences team to develop vision system for daylight firefighting.