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AINsight: You Can't Pay This for That

For pre-owned business aircraft buying and selling, much of a broker’s value proposition is identifying the bullseye.

Dassault Chief Modestly Upbeat on Bizav Market

Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Eric Trappier has seen a slight recovery in the business aviation market.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell 407 Gets HUMS Capability

The GPMS Foresight MX HUMS has been certified for the Bell 407
Aircraft

F-35C Achieves IOC; Singapore Details Initial F-35 Buy

The last of the three Lightning II variants to achieve IOC has reached the milestone, while Singapore is now talking numbers for its first F-35 purchase
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Promotes Miller To CEO

Bristow Group has promoted CFO L. Don Miller to serve as its new CEO
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Sees ‘Hub Dubai’ as Key to Global Success

The hub will serve the company's market in India and Africa.
FBOs

Million Air Debuts New FBO at HPN

The FBO chain introduced its new stunning FBO with a gala opening night party featuring a performance by singer Chris Isaak.
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Safety

Torqued: How Safe Is Your Safety Culture?

Each member of the organization has some influence over the environment.

HAI To Honor Dewitte Binkley's Career with Lifetime Nod

A 40-year industry veteran, Binkley built up SureFlight's business.
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Flying above Denali, Andreas Hermansky Is Pilot of Year

Andreas Hermansky had the difficult task of flying park rangers over Denali National Park as they searched for wreckage of a de Havilland Beaver crash.
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Bell's Marty Wright Is Flight Instructor of the Year

Marty Wright is responsible for training, standardization, and mentoring of the 34 instructors at Bell Training Academy and is an expert on autorotation.

HAI: Chris Sharpe Brings Safety Excellence to Guatemala

Sharpe helped HeliSOS become the first fully licensed advanced cardiac life-support air ambulance operation in Guatemala.
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Maintenance and Modifications

TJ Hall Selected for Top Mx Nod from HAI

Hall will be recognized for a nearly 50 year career that includes holding key posts over 30 years with Air Methods.
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HAI Honors Oliver Johnson for Communications Excellence

The Lightspeed Aviation Excellence in Communications Award will be presented to the Vertical editor in chief during Heli-Expo.
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FBOs

Paragon Partners in Fundraiser for Veterans

Paragon will offer custom wristbands at U.S. and Bahamas member FBOs for its part of the fundraiser.
Avionics

EASA Plans New Rules on CVRs, ETOPS, Runway Performance

Rules to require cockpit voice recorders on light commercial aircraft certified in Europe is one of several proposed amendments planned by EASA.
Regulations and Government

EASA Proposes Beefing Up Aircraft Cybersecurity

EASA has issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) that aims to mitigate the potential effects of cybersecurity threats on aviation safety.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Launches 'Affordable' Membership Tier

Wheels Up CEO Kenny Dichter said the market potential for the new membership tier is 10 million people and businesses.
Regulations and Government

AIA Appeals to Senate Leaders To Act on Ex-Im Noms

The lack of a quorum on the Ex-Im board has prevented the bank to sign off on loans over $10 million for the past four years.
Charter & Fractional

JAL Business Aviation On Track for Spring Launch

JAL Business Aviation, a new joint venture between Japan Airlines (JAL) and Marubeni Aerospace, is on track for launch this spring.
Charter & Fractional

With $60M in New Capital, Jet Edge Eyes Expansion

Jet Edge International will deploy new capital for additional infrastructure in new and existing markets.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ainstein Radar To Fly On NASA's BVLOS UAS Demonstration

Ainstein's compact small UAS radar is the size of a credit card
Engines

Rolls-Royce Withdraws from Boeing NMA Competition

Two companies—CFM and Pratt & Whitney—remain in the mix for the propulsion contract for Boeing’s proposed midsize airliner.
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Safety

Pakistan-India Tension Triggers Trip Replanning

Intensified hostilities will affect air travel, but those who operate internationally know it is part of the normal course of business.
Safety

Pakistan-India Tension Triggers Trip Replanning

Intensified hostilities will affect air travel, but those who operate internationally know it is part of the normal course of business.
Aircraft

British Airways Parent IAG Orders 18 Boeing 777X Twins

The UK flag carrier will phase out its 747-400 fleet in favor of GE-powered 777Xs by 2024.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Traxxall Sees Bump in Helo Business

The maintenance tracking specialist created dedicated teams in the helicopter segment and plans continued hiring.
Maintenance and Modifications

Able Aerospace Continues Footprint Expansion

The 50,000-sq-ft expansion increases Able's facility to 250,000 sq ft at Phoneix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
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Rotorcraft

GPMS Introduces Prognostic HUMS for Light Turbine Helos

The system is STC'd on the Bell 407GX with future approvals in the works for the 407GXI, AStar 350 and MD500.
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Rotorcraft

Li-ion Battery 'Tipping Point' Here, True Blue CEO Says

True Blue Power CEO Todd Winter sees much more growth ahead for its batteries in rotor and fixed-wing aircraft.
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