Amy Laboda
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Aircraft

Viper SD-4: Fun Czech Cruiser Comes to Town

AIN writer had a chance to fly the peppy aircraft.
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Avionics

Avidyne Certifies Synthetic Vision, Hints at New Products

The IFD550 is intended to fill a niche for aircraft that would not otherwise be updated with integrated glass avionics suites.
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Aircraft

Mooney CEO: M10 Proof-of-concept Program Is Over

The demise of Mooney’s composite, diesel three-place airplane leaves reams of data and an opportunity for a new model in the future.
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Viper SD-4 LSA Makes U.S. Debut at Sun 'n' Fun 2017

Another all-metal light sport airplane makes the jump across the Atlantic to the U.S. market.
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Sun ‘n' Fun Sets Records for Ticket Sales and Vendors

Presales figures are up significantly.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Transactional Aviation: Will 2017 Mark a Turnaround?

The 2017 NBAA business aviation finance, registration and legal conference buzzed with renewed energy.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Guarded Optimism for Bizav Sales and Transactions

Financiers, insurance brokers and aviation lawyers are seeing an uptick in business jet transactions in 2017.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drones Hover onto Leaderboard at NBAA Finance Conference

Drones are being used as tools by large insurance companies, but should their operators join the flight department?

Women in Aviation 2017: We're Hiring

Business aviation aircraft manufacturers and operators were hiring at the annual International Women in Aviation conference.
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Accidents

Accidents: March 2017

Preliminary and final reports
Accidents

Accidents: February 2017

Preliminary and final reports
Accidents

Accidents: January 2017

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

Unstabilized Approach Led to Bin Laden Family-owned Phenom Crash

The company's crew did not often make visual circuit arrivals other than at Blackbushe.
Accidents

Accidents: December 2016

Preliminary and final reports
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Adds Mobile Service Unit in Germany

Mobile service units help get AOG aircraft airborne quickly.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge International Levels Up to IS-BAO Stage 3

Company announces it is safer, smarter and has more lift.
Avionics

Freeflight Systems Gets EASA STC for CMD Flight Solutions ADS-B

ADS-B out mandates are closing in and OEMs continue to raise the bar on simplicity for installations.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

SALT Seeks To Pep Up Quest Kodiak Sales

Setouchi Aircraft Leasing and Trading Corp., a sister company to Quest Aircraft, will provide financing for Quest Kodiak 100 buyers.
Fuel

Thomas Johnson Wins 2016 AvTrip Scholarship

Applications for the 2017 scholarship will be available via Avfuel’s website on Dec. 1, 2016.
Avionics

Esterline Working on FAA STC for CMA-6800 Display

Esterline’s LCD CMA-6800 display can replace legacy CRTs in numerous business jets.
Avionics

Latitude Technologies Announces New Patents, Contracts and Employees

Trifectas are rare, and gratifying. This year at NBAA Latitude Technologies gets its own.
Training and Workforce

Cessna 150 Raffle Raises Funds for Boeing Stearman Rebuild

That’s some kind of magic, turning a cute little Cessna trainer into the parts and pieces of a Boeing Stearman.
FBOs

Fort Lauderdale’s Banyan Air Service Gets Mexican Certification

Holding civil aviation authority for maintenance from numerous countries is one key to Banyan Air Service success.
Avionics

CBAA Launches Canadian Schedulers and Dispatchers Scholarship

Hoping to pull youth into all aspects of aviation, CBAA creates a scholarship for schedulers and dispatchers.
Avionics

Bob Hoover Honored at NBAA 2016

Just a week after his death at 94 from natural causes, NBAA pays tribute to the distinguished airman at its opening sessions.
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Training and Workforce

EAA AirVenture spirit puts the show on the road

If you can’t go to EAA’s AirVenture, maybe a virtual visit is in order.
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Avionics

SATCOM Direct can now carry SiriusXM

SATCOM Direct scores as the first business aviation satellite service provider authorized to offer SiriusXM services.
Avionics

Skyservice announces FAA Validation of FANS on G200

Completing the process, Skyservice focuses its FANS STC on early model G200s.
Training and Workforce

Women in Corporate Aviation Awards 15 Scholarships Worth $78K

Disbursing $78,000 in training scholarships might not be a record, but it certainly is satisfying work for WCA volunteers.
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Aircraft

Quest Offers CAMPS Free for One Year

Big data is everywhere, improving the way we maintain our sophisticated turbine aircraft.
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