The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has released the 2018 year-end results at its “State of the Industry” press conference. GAMA Chairman and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. President Mark Burns announced that globally, airplane shipments increased 4.7 percent, to 2,443 units in 2018. Airplane billings increased 1.5 percent, from $20.2 billion to $20.6 billion. Worldwide rotorcraft shipments […]
International News
FAA Announces Aviation Safety Rating for Vietnam
Photo above – A Vietnam Airlines 767 made a promotional tour stop at DCA in July of 2015. Photo by Kim Stevens. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Vietnam complies with international safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating under the agency’s International Aviation Safety Assessment […]
AeroJones Presents Full-Motion CTLS Simulator at Zhuhai Airshow
AeroJones Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. is the manufacturer of a modern and sophisticated light aircraft named CTLS. The AeroJones aircraft factory began production and is located in Xiamen, China. However, that location will be changing. “At the Zhuhai Airshow, our AeroJones 6-axis of motion CTLS simulator was shown for the first time to the public,” […]
EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2019 CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOEING 747 JUMBO JET
Photo above – Cathay Pacific 747-8 photo by Jim Koepnick The 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747, the iconic wide-body jetliner that has carried everything from heads of state to the space shuttle, will be celebrated at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. The 67th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 22-28 at Wittman Regional […]
GAMA Welcomes Raphaël Fabian as Director of European Affairs
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has announced the addition of Raphaël Fabian as its Director of European Affairs. Raphaël comes to GAMA from the Rolls-Royce European Affairs team in Brussels. During his seven years in this role, he specialized in advocacy and research funding for the aerospace and maritime sectors, focusing on transversal topics […]
Flying Smart, LTD Becomes Newest Piper Dealer
Piper Aircraft announced that it has signed an agreement with FLYING Smart to become the exclusive Piper Dealer for France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Monaco. With a sales office located at Le Touquet airport (LFAT), FLYING Smart is ideally situated to support aircraft owners and pilots throughout the region. David Fabry, CEO of FLYING Smart, lives […]
VistaJet Advances Business Aviation Flight Safety with Advanced Flight Risk Assessment System
VistaJet has announced a further step in advancing its flight operations software with the adoption of Osprey Flight Solutions data-led risk assessment technology. Ever since its launch in 2004, VistaJet has placed the utmost attention on operational and flight safety and to date has completed over 146,000 flights globally, having safely flown over 367,000 passengers […]
IBAC Welcomes Katherine Hilst as New IS-BAO Operations Manager
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) announced that industry veteran Katherine Hilst has joined the organization as the new Operations Manager for the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Program. Bennet Walsh, Program Director of IS-BAO, commented, “Katherine’s credentials as a professional pilot, a safety management expert, instructor, aviation lawyer, and experienced IS-BAO auditor […]
Airbus Helicopters and Helisim break ground on expanded North American training center
Photo above – Left to right are Laurent Vautherin, Airbus Helicopters Head of Training; Anthony Baker, Vice President of Customer Support, Airbus Helicopters Inc.; Jean Charles de Troy, Managing Director of Helisim LLC, Grand Prairie; Ron Jensen, Mayor of Grand Prairie; Chris Emerson, President of Airbus Helicopters Inc.; Christian Cochini, CEO of Helisim. Photo © […]
International Aircraft Dealers Association Launches Exclusive AircraftExchange.com
The International Aircraft Dealers Association has launched a groundbreaking available aircraft search portal to make it much easier and quicker for buyers and sellers to make airplane deals. The new portal takes advantage of the strength of the organization, high quality of its brokers and the world-class aircraft they handle. “AircraftExchange.com is an exclusive business […]
