Posted on February 15th, 2019
A Story in the Daily Mirror by Jason Beattie reports that UK’s Home Secretary Theresa May was under fire as private jets were waved through customs and immigration checks. Theresa May was fighting for her job last night after damning new documents fuelled the scandal of lax security at the United Kingdom’s borders. Labour yesterday released…
Posted on February 14th, 2019
Contact: Dan Hubbard, (202) 783-9360, dhubbard@nbaa.org Washington, DC, March 13, 2013 – As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prepares to finalize a plan for closing nearly 170 air traffic control towers and other facilities, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday wrote the FAA to outline the business aviation community’s significant…
Posted on February 12th, 2019
Embraer SA, the world’s third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, said on Wednesday that first-quarter profit more than tripled, beating estimates with surging defense and business jet revenue. You can charter any Embraer from JetOptions. Net income rose to $111 million, well above the $30 million profit a year ago and the average analyst estimate of $48 million in…
Posted on February 11th, 2019
Flight crew unions have opposed last week’s policy change by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that will allow some knives in U.S. airliner cabins. Under its revised prohibited items list effective April 25, the TSA will begin allowing knives with blades up to 2.36 inches in length and 0.5 inches in width to be carried…
Posted on February 9th, 2019
Superior Aviation of Beijing, China, has agreed to acquire financially troubled Hawker Beechcraft for $1.79 billion. Under the terms of the “strategic combination,” Superior Aviation also agrees to make payments over the next six weeks of the “exclusivity period” to support ongoing jet-related operations as a means of sustaining the jet business until the transaction…
Posted on February 9th, 2019
A Eurocopter AS350B2 registered to Sundance Helicopters crashed late yesterday afternoon during a twilight flight near Nevada’s Hoover Dam, killing all five aboard. The remote location of the crash, 30 miles from Las Vegas, prompted recovery workers to delay efforts until today. The crew of a Las Vegas metro police helicopter dispatched to the scene…
