The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) said it was honored to have the new International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) FlightPlan Stage 1 Program for small operators nominated by the Aviation International News (AIN) magazine for its first annual Top Flight Award. “We are proud to have this new program recognized by the AIN […]
International News
Southwest Airlines Launches First International Service from Phoenix
Travelers at America’s Friendliest Airport® now have new flight options to Mexico as Southwest Airlines launched its nonstop, inaugural service from Phoenix to Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta today, making Phoenix Southwest’s newest international gateway. “Southwest Airlines is an important community partner,” said Chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Innovation Subcommittee Thelda Williams. “We […]
Applications Now Open for Second Year of The Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship Sponsored By Air Canada
Air Canada is pleased to announce that the application process for the second annual Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship, established in honor of the airline’s first female pilot with the goal of helping the next generation of women follow in her trailblazing footsteps, is now open. The scholarship is awarded in conjunction with the Northern Lights […]
Jaunt Air Mobility Announces Access Skyways to Support Integration of Advanced Air Mobility Transportation Worldwide
Jaunt Air Mobility announced the establishment of Access Skyways, a group of partner companies providing expertise to support the integration of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Jaunt announced memorandums of understanding with the following organizations; PS&S Integrated Services, an architectural and engineering firm with experience in vertiport design, and PRICE Systems, which specializes in predictive cost […]
Convertible ALSIM AL40/42 Simulator Now Available
ALSIM has announced the launch of the convertible simulator AL40/42. It combines two popular Diamond aircrafts, DA40 & DA42, in one device, bringing flexibility to flight schools. The device reproduces the Diamond specific interior cockpits and flight decks. Changing from the DA42 to the DA40 configuration is fast and easy and is performed by swapping […]
Mariana Santos Named VP Strategic Consulting for Mente Group
Mente Group has hired Mariana Santos as Vice President of Strategic Consulting. She will head Mente Group’s strategic consulting activities, providing robust fleet planning and feasibility studies for business aviation owners and fleet operators. Her professional business and commercial aviation background includes 15 years of OEM strategic consulting, sales engineering, market analysis, product strategy, technical […]
Astronics Enhanced Vision Systems Receives Approval from U.S. and Canada for Airbus Helicopters AS350s
Astronics Corporation announced that the Unites States and Canada approved Astronics’ Max-Viz 1400 and 1200 Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) for Airbus Helicopter’s AS350 Écureuil. In cooperation with AVIO dg in Calgary, Canada, Astronics obtained the Supplemental Type Certificates for its Max-Viz 1400 and 1200 EVS from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transport […]
Falcon 6X Wins Prestigious Interior Design Award
Dassault Aviation’s new Falcon 6X recently won the prestigious International Yacht & Aviation Award for interior design, underscoring the unique level of comfort and spaciousness offered by the ultra-widebody twin. The 6X will set a new industry benchmark for cabin comfort, long-range performance and flying efficiency, with the largest cabin cross section of any purpose-built […]
IADA Board Names New Leadership
The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) Board of Directors has selected Joe Carfagna, of Leading-Edge Aviation Solutions, as the organization’s chairman for the upcoming year. He replaces outgoing chairman Paul Kirby, of QS Partners, who becomes chairman emeritus of IADA. Carfagna is joined by new Vice Chairman David Monacell, of CFS Jets, to lead the […]
Sino Jet Opens FBO at Nanchang Changbei International Airport
Sino Jet, Asia’s largest and fastest-growing business jet operator has entered a strategic partnership with the Jiangxi Airport VIP Service Company to build and manage the first fixed-base operator facility (FBO) at Nanchang Changbei International Airport. The grand opening of the FBO took place on September 24. The investment forms part of Sino Jet’s expansion […]
