Boom Supersonic has announced the hiring of Ryan Scott as Senior Vice President of Global Sales to drive world-wide airline adoption of Overture, Boom’s flagship supersonic passenger jet. By hiring a senior sales leader of this caliber, Boom is signaling to the aviation market that Overture is entering a new phase of development. “Ryan Scott […]
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Piper Aircraft Launches New Website
Piper Aircraft Inc. announced today the launch of a completely redesigned website – www.piper.com. The website, a highly-anticipated project for both Piper customers and dealers, has been designed to offer the ultimate user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality while allowing customers to see the full product line up that Piper offers. “Our primary goal […]
Honda Aircraft Company Announces the First Medevac Configuration Installation on HondaJet Elite
Honda Aircraft Company announced the first installation of a medevac configuration on the HondaJet Elite at the 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). The medevac configuration was installed on a HondaJet Elite owned by Wing Spirit, an air ambulance and charter company based in Hawaii. A mockup of the HondaJet Elite medevac configuration […]
Dassault Flies Three Biofuel Aircraft to NBAA-BACE
Dassault Aviation is participating in the Sustainable Aviation Jet Fuel (SAJF) initiative being held at this year’s National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), to promote the use of alternative fuels and help reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. The demonstration, staged by the NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), will be a […]
Sino Jet Awarded “Asia’s Leading Private Jet Charter” and “China’s Leading Private Jet Charter” at World Travel Awards 2019
Pictured above – World Travel Awards founder Graham Cooke, center, celebrates with Ms. Jenny Lau, Group President, Sino Jet on right. Sino Jet Ltd, which is being reported as Asia’s fastest growing business jet operator, has announced its strategy for continued growth in Asia Pacific. The company, which has just been awarded two coveted World […]
Vietnam Airlines Delivers Country’s First Inflight Connectivity
Vietnam Airlines (VN) is cementing its status as the country’s premier national carrier by becoming the first Vietnamese airline to offer inflight connectivity (IFC) – through a partnership with SITAONAIR and Inmarsat satellite telecommunications operator VISHIPEL. The collaboration will see the delivery of pioneering inflight internet services across its fleet, offering digitally-demanding passengers the onboard […]
Piper Appoints Former NASA Astronaut, Winston Scott to the Board of Directors
Piper Aircraft has announced that is has appointed former NASA Astronaut and Aeronautical Engineer, Captain Winston Scott to its Board of Directors effective October 10, 2019. “We are pleased to welcome Captain Scott to the Piper board and especially value his aviation experience and expertise”, said Simon Caldecott, President and CEO of Piper Aircraft, Inc. […]
AOPA Announces Mexico Will Accept BasicMed Pilots
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has announced that pilots flying under BasicMed will be able to travel to Mexico in their aircraft starting December 10, 2019, under a policy letter signed by Mexico’s Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics on October 11, 2019. In recognizing BasicMed, Mexico joins The Bahamas as a BasicMed-friendly destination. The […]
STARS Takes Delivery of Third H145 from Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters Canada has delivered a new twin-engine H145 to nonprofit air ambulance provider STARS as part of a fleet replacement initiative for nine new H145 aircraft. This helicopter marks the third delivery to the nonprofit air ambulance provider and is its first H145 to operate out of its Saskatoon base in Saskatchewan. “We made […]
Daher Congratulates TBM Owners and Pilots Association on Successful 2019 Convention
The TBM Owners and Pilots Association’s (TBMOPA) 2019 convention brought together TBM owners and their Daher-built very fast turboprop aircraft from around the world, underscoring this annual gathering’s importance as one of the largest such meetings for a turbine aircraft type. Converging at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Denver, Colorado were 102 aircraft representing […]
