Business Aviation

The National Transportation Safety Board released its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements and, among the broad recommendations of eliminating distractions, reducing fatigue-related accidents and full implementation of positive train control is this: Improve the safety of Part 135 flight operations. According to the board, “Most of the organizations that conduct Part 135 […]

Five people were killed and three injured in the crash of a Cessna 414A in a neighborhood in Yorba Linda, California, east of Los Angeles. Early reports and video from the scene show aircraft parts on a street in front of two houses on fire. Fire officials confirmed the casualties and said only the pilot […]

Air charter membership company Wheels Up is leveraging all the attention on the Super Bowl by running national television ads this weekend featuring New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Brady is among several celebrities seen boarding and sitting in the company’s King Airs and Citation aircraft. Brady and numerous other high-profile celebrities are members of […]

Honda Aircraft has been fined $44,626 for apparently trying a little too hard to do the right thing when hiring staff. The Justice Department announced this week that Honda was fined for discriminating against prospective employees based on their citizenship because the company misunderstood export restrictions. Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and […]

Whelen Engineering, the well-known manufacturer of aircraft lamps and strobe lights, announced Friday that is has acquired LoPresti Aviation, another manufacturer of aircraft lighting systems and aircraft mods. The new entity, to be called Whelen Aerospace Technologies or WAT, will be based in Chester, Connecticut, Whelen Engineering’s long-established home. Whelen also has an extensive line […]

This week, AVweb‘s news roundup uncovered reports on acceptance for a new flying boat, a company’s 10,000th transponder delivery, an anniversary for an online ground school provider and an organization taking applications for an aircraft competition. The roundup also found announcements about an acquisition in the aviation lighting industry, a new aircraft maintenance pickup and […]

FBO fuel sales showed mostly positive growth over the last year, according to the Aviation Business Strategies Group’s (ABSG) Annual FBO Fuel Sales Survey results. As shown in the graph below, 75 percent of the more than 450 FBOs that responded to the survey said their 2018 fuel sales had either increased or remained the […]

If you’re traveling by air today—your own airplane or via airlines—you’re having a much better experience than would have been likely if the government hadn’t been reopened on Friday. With the paychecks again flowing, a massive flu outbreak among air traffic controllers has been miraculously avoided. In the annals of disease prevention, it may stand […]

AVweb‘s weekly news roundup found reports on a survey for IFR helicopter pilots, the Cirrus Training Center of the Year, a new training management system for Pacific Sky Aviation, flight animation software for Kalitta Air and a partnership between Carlisle Air Group and Worldwide Jet Charter. The National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) and the U.S. […]

In between your news reporting of the U.S. government shutdown and what adverts might be played during the Super Bowl, you might have heard talk mentioned of the U.K.’s Brexit negotiations. I hesitate to use the word negotiations, as that would indicate all the parties involved are working together to bring together divergent positions into […]