Climbing. Fast. – a new front in the recognition battleopinion Mike Stones 23 Oct 23 0Winning public recognition for business aviation’s contribution to the economy, innovative technology and sustainability has long proved a hard battle. A battle of attrition and… Read more
NBAA coalition asks for gradual removal of lead in aviation fuelnews CJI Expert 23 Jan 23 0The NBAA has teamed up with six other aviation organisations to campaign for the removal lead from aviation fuel, provided it is not done “prematurely”. Read more
Private jet industry debunks claims about bizjets at World Economic Forum, Davosnews CJI Expert 18 Jan 23 0International business aviation bodies have joined forces to debunk claims about the impact of business jet traffic during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,… Read more
Signature Aviation receives highest sustainability certnews CJI Expert 31 Aug 22 0NATA has awarded Signature Aviation the highest environmental certification for its Vail Valley Jet Center FBO in Colorado. Read more
Fuelled by the pandemicnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Jun 22 0A worker shortage driven by pandemic-related layoffs is impacting US aviation fuel logistics. The negative ripple effect is beginning to be felt across aviation. The… Read more
Waguespack makes switch to NATA advisory rolenews Yves Le Marquand 16 Jun 22 0CJI Summary Waguespack is to transition from his current role as executive vice president to become a senior advisor to NATA. He joined the NATA… Read more
Textron attains NATA Sustainability Standardnews Yves Le Marquand 1 Jun 22 0*All 20 Textron Aviation service centres have achieved the NATA certification *Textron has signed a 20-year contract with Evergy on its New Green Energy Program… Read more
Clay Lacy first firm certified under NATA’s sustainability initiativenews Yves Le Marquand 15 Dec 21 0Clay Lacy Aviation has become the first company to be certified to the National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) all-new Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses. NATA’s… Read more
White House sets out SAF production initiativesnews Yves Le Marquand 13 Sep 21 0The Biden administration is set to launch a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge to encourage the production of at least 3bn gallons of SAF… Read more
FAA’s Ali Bahrami to step downnews Yves Le Marquand 4 Jun 21 0FAA associate administrator for Aviation Safety Ali Bahrami is stepping down at the end of June after 28 years in various positions at the organisation.… Read more
Aviation council created to accelerate SAF usenews Yves Le Marquand 16 Apr 21 0A new organisation, Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA), has been created to accelerate business aviation’s adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Most SAF… Read more
SAF blender’s tax credit ‘will boost SAF production’news CJI Expert 14 Apr 21 0The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blender’s tax credit – recently released as part of the Made in America Tax Plan – would incentivise traditional fossil-based… Read more
CJI London Day One: ‘Vaccine bounce’ injects new confidence into business aviationnews Mike Stones 3 Feb 21 0The roll out of vaccines is injecting new confidence into the private jet market, Hamish Harding, Action Aviation chairman, told Corporate Jet Investor’s London 2021… Read more
CJI Town Hall: Bonus depreciation continues ‘until 2022′news Yves Le Marquand 13 Nov 20 0Edward H. Kammerer, corporate lawyer and shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, couldn’t find one mention of bonus depreciation in the Biden/Harris campaign’s statements on tax. Speaking to… Read more
NBAA joins forces with four other aviation groups to combat Covid-19news CJI Expert 19 Mar 20 0The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has joined forces with four other aviation groups to assist the US Department of Transportation (DoT) in responding and… Read more
Geneva Airpark has received the IS-BAH certificationnews Terry Spruce 26 Feb 19 0Geneva Airpark has just obtained the IS-BAH which guarantees quality service and safe ground handling operations for business aviation. The IS-BAH standards, which were developed… Read more
NATA names Jonathon Freye Vice President of Government and Public Affairsnews Terry Spruce 15 Feb 19 0Washington, DC, February 14, 2019 – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has announced that Jonathon Freye has been named as the Association’s Vice President of Government… Read more
NATA recognises Sonoma Jet Center as an Above and Beyond FBOnews Terry Spruce 9 Nov 18 0Washington, DC November 7, 2018 – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) honoured Sonoma Jet Center as the inaugural recipient of its Above and Beyond… Read more
Jet Aviation USA FBOs gain IS-BAH certificatenews Terry Spruce 15 Jan 18 0Jet Aviation’s eight FBOs in the US have now qualified for the IS-BAH Stage One standard (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling), joining its 13… Read more
NATA names Suran Wijayawardana as chairman of Air Charter Committeenews Terry Spruce 4 May 16 0The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has named Suran Wijayawardana chief operating officer of Alerion Aviation as chairman of its air charter committee. NATA represents… Read more
