James Wynbrandt
Contributor - Business Aviation
A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air & Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley & Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.
Latest from James Wynbrandt
Training and Workforce
Reduced Flight Ops Affecting Pilot Proficiency
A training provider CEO says it's unprecedented for so many pilots to go so long without flying or having an alternative way of staying current.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
MSB Unveils Zero Gravity Side Ledge Table
MSB Unveils Zero Gravity Side Ledge Table
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Business Aircraft Cabins Go Green
High-end interiors and the push for sustainability merge in new-generation platforms.
ACJ TwoTwenty Flies Forward
Compared with large business jets, this luxe version of an airliner offers three times as much space for less money.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
First Large Format OLED 4K Monitors for Bizav Bow
First Large Format OLED 4K Monitors for Bizav Bow
Cabin Interior and Electronics
F/List Joins Renewable Cabin Materials Effort
F/List Joins Renewable Cabin Materials Effort
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Satcom Direct Plane Simple Antennas Set To Debut
Iridium Certus and Intelsat Ku-band airborne connectivity systems lead Satcom Direct's new product portfolio.
VistaJet IDs Covid-19 Impact on Luxe Travel’s Future
VistaJet IDs COVID Impact on Luxe Travel’s Future
Avionics
Lower-cost Connectivity Options Expanding
Satcom and air-to-ground network debuts will bring cheaper Wi-Fi to more airframes in 2021.
Charter & Fractional
Airshare Expands Access, Management, Mx Programs
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, day-based fractional operator Airshare has become a full-service provider.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Completes Quiet ACJ319neo
Jet Aviation Completes Quiet ACJ319neo
Avionics
AMAC Logs 30th JetWave Install
Switzerland-based AMAC Aerospace recently logged its 30th JetWave Ka-band high-speed connectivity installation.
Charter & Fractional
TOP FLIGHT AWARDS NOMINEES: Charter/Fractional/Jet cards
Innovation continues in the charter, fractional, and jet card markets.
Maintenance and Modifications
VIP Cabinistas Eye 737 Max Return
VIP aircraft outfitters expect the return of the 737 Max, reapproved today by the FAA, to spark an uptick in completions activity.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Otonomy To Offer Low-cost PED-to-IFE Solution
Otonomy Aviation's new IFE connector box will provide a simple solution for bringing video/audio from personal devices to legacy cabin IFE systems.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
AMAC Keeps Busy with Multiple VIP Mx Projects
AMAC Aerospace is keeping busy with many VIP airliner and maintenance projects.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Aereos Offers Antimicrobial Parts for Aircraft Interiors
Aereos has partnered with BioCote to create parts for aircraft cabins, cockpits, and lalavatories with built-in antimicrobial properties.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
New Heights of Comfort, Functionality, and Style
Contemporary design trends go airborne in today’s bizav cabins
Cabin Interior and Electronics
ACJ, Comlux Intro the TwoTwenty “Xtra Large Bizjet”
Newest ACJ offers bizliner size at below large cabin costs
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Connectivity: Cabin Electronics’ Dominant Note
Service providers, OEMs and MROs expand onboard Wi-Fi availability, quality
Aircraft
ACJ TwoTwenty ‘Xtra Large Bizjet’ Bows
Airbus Corporate Jets introduced the ACJ TwoTwenty, a corporate version of its A220 airliner.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lufthansa Technik’s Voice Commands Coming to Bizjet Cabins
LHT's nicechat, which can control cabin entertainment and environmental systems via voice command, is coming to the bizjet market in 2021.
Safety
Treating your ‘get-there-itis’
It’s one of business aviation’s most dangerous conditions, but there are ways to prevent it.
Safety
Flying in the Age of Covid-19
A revamped business aviation landscape will affect everyone from occasional charter users to multiple-aircraft owners.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completions & Refurbishment Update
Cabin makeovers amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Safety
FAA's Dickson: National Airspace System is 'Open for Business'
During this week's BASS, the FAA administrator overviewed the measures the agency is taking to keep the NAS operational during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aircraft
Asia-Pacific Addresses Post-Covid Landscape
Business aviation remains an important element of many Asia-Pacific economies
Regulations and Government
NTSB, Safety Experts ID Charter Safety Issues
Lack of information and caliber of candidates present stumbling blocks to further improve safety, speakers said.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
The Max is Back, and Completions Set to Resume
The grounding of the 737 Max was worse than Covid for the VIP completions market, according to AMAC Aerospace.
