2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Kerry Lynch

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Talks with a single buyer for Paiggio Aerospace had stalled, leading the company's extraordinary commissioner to decide to renew the bidding process.

Bidding for Piaggio Aerospace To Reopen

Mark Huber

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

A broad-based aviation coalition calls for delayed implementation of 5G C-band to enable further technical study. 

Coalition Predicts 'Significant' Delays from 5G C-Band

Jerry Siebenmark

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Fractional ownership company Jet It seeks longer ranges and more capacity with the addition of two Gulfstream G150s.

Jet It Goes Bigger with Gulfstream G150 Fleet Additions

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Helicopter OEM and leasing company teams on air taxi, border patrol services. 

MD Helicopters Partners With UAV Leasing for Air Taxis

After completing trials for steep approach approvals, Gulfstream's G500 and G600 each set speed records

Gulfstream's G500, G600 Demonstrate Steep-approach Ops

Gregory Polek

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Calling Akbar Al Baker's claims that it did not address surface degradation in the carrier’s A350s a mischaracterization, Airbus considers legal action.

Airbus Fires Back at Qatar Airways on A350 Claims

Chad Trautvetter

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

4AIR has partnered with the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA)—led by the University of Cambridge—to help achieve further emissions reductions.

4AIR Teams with Cambridge on Net Zero Flight Initiative

A crew from Air Station Detroit was called to extract a woman from a car in the Niagara River near American Falls.  

Coast Guard MH-65 Crew Flies Dramatic Niagara Falls Rescue

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

Content Archive: December 2021

Bidding for Piaggio Aerospace To Reopen

Coalition Predicts 'Significant' Delays from 5G C-Band

Jet It Goes Bigger with Gulfstream G150 Fleet Additions

MD Helicopters Partners With UAV Leasing for Air Taxis

Gulfstream's G500, G600 Demonstrate Steep-approach Ops

Airbus Fires Back at Qatar Airways on A350 Claims

4AIR Teams with Cambridge on Net Zero Flight Initiative

Coast Guard MH-65 Crew Flies Dramatic Niagara Falls Rescue

Robert Sumwalt Wins Top Flight Award for Safety Hero

West Star Plans 'Significant Expansion' at Three Sites

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