The profit (and pitfalls) of 100% bonus depreciationopinion Alasdair Whyte 14 Jul 25 0Apart from the poor souls who work in hospitality, it genuinely seems like everyone in the northern hemisphere is either on holiday, just back from… Read more
Gogo gets PMA approval for Galileo antennanews Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 25 0Gogo has received parts manufacturer approval (PMA) from the FAA for its Gogo Galileo HDX antenna. To secure confirmation, Gogo worked with Delta Engineering, which, as… Read more
Europe and US drifting apartopinion Fayaz Hussain 3 Feb 25 0A few weeks after the US election, Paramount+ television released Landman. The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, an oil executive drilling in… Read more
FAA plans major regulatory updates to aircraft registration procedures, certificatesnews CJI Expert 17 Jan 25 0The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced two technical but transformative, pending regulatory changes, possibly effective January 17, 2025, as it continues to modernise its… Read more
FAA to improve safety of public charter flightsnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 24 0The FAA has announced plans to take two actions to address “rapidly” growing public charter flights, such as those offered by JSX and Aero. The agency says… Read more
Nothing special about FAA G700 Special Conditionsopinion Alasdair Whyte 19 Feb 24 0A Gulfstream G700 will be proudly on display at the Singapore Airshow next week. Back at headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, at least another 15 are… Read more
PIA helps new jet co-owners ‘skip two-year wait and halve costs’news Mike Stones 8 Jan 24 0Partners in Aviation (PIA) has helped new co-owners of a Bombardier Challenger 3500 and an Embraer Praetor 600 skip the current two-year wait to receive… Read more
Dassault’s Falcon 6X enters servicenews Mike Stones 4 Dec 23 0Dassault Aviation has confirmed its long-awaited Falcon 6X entered service on November 30th. The aircraft won type certification from both EASA and FAA on August… Read more
Mexico regains highest FAA safety ratingnews Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 23 0The FAA has returned Mexico’s aviation safety rating to the highest level after more than two years of collaborative work. With a return to Category… Read more
Falcon 6X collects its paperworkopinion Alasdair Whyte 1 Sep 23 0It used to be said that an aircraft was only ready to be certificated to fly when the paperwork equalled the weight of the aircraft.… Read more
Dassault Falcon 6X wins FAA and EASA certificationnews Mike Stones 23 Aug 23 0Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X has won type certification on both sides of the Atlantic from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the FAA. Certification… Read more
Tradewind Aviation Safety Management System wins FAA approvalnews Terry Spruce 5 Aug 23 0Tradewind Aviation’s new Safety Management System (SMS) has won FAA approval. The formal approval recognises Tradewind as being in “active conformance” with the FAA’s Voluntary… Read more
San Marino receives FAA Category 1 ratingnews Yves Le Marquand 13 Jul 23 0The Republic of San Marino has achieved the USA FAA Category 1 Rating, recognising it as being compliant with ICAO standards. Recently announced by the FAA, the… Read more
SD’s Plane Simple gets STC approvals from FAA and EASA for Falcon 7Xnews Yves Le Marquand 15 May 23 0Satcom Direct (SD) Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system has received FAA and EASA supplemental type certification (STC) approvals for Falcon 7X aircraft. SD worked directly… Read more
FAA acting administrator Billy Nolen to leave agencynews CJI Expert 24 Apr 23 0Billy Nolen is set to leave the FAA just a year after joining the agency in January 2022, to spend more time with his family.… Read more
FAA chaos and foreboding on Friday 13thopinion CJI Expert 16 Jan 23 0Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day, but the day to avoid was Wednesday January 11th after the FAA temporarily grounded nearly 10,000 domestic… Read more
All US flights grounded due to FAA computer glitchnews CJI Expert 11 Jan 23 0All flights across the US have been grounded due to a glitch with the FAA's computer system Read more
Record delays – CJI One Minute Week 589opinion Alasdair Whyte 3 Jan 23 0Sadly, for many involved in aircraft transactions the term holiday season is ironic. At the end of December, hundreds of owners were desperate to take… Read more
Aircraft transactions to be delayed as FAA enforces new privacy rulesnews CJI Expert 22 Dec 22 0Aircraft transactions before the end of the year could be delayed by new rules implemented by the FAA to protect privacy. The government agency announced… Read more
NBAA awards Mente, Monarch and Textron first sustainable flight accreditationsnews CJI Expert 23 Nov 22 0The NBAA has revealed the first recipients of its new Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation. Read more
