2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gordon Gilbert

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

143 people were killed in 35 business aircraft accidents last year

Business Aviation Safety Suffers Worst Year since 2011

Curt Epstein

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

OEM reached its highest delivery total in a decade and a half

Embraer Hits High End of Bizjet Delivery Forecast

Charles Alcock

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

New Falcon business jet orders also grew last year

Dassault Reports 2025 Increase in Falcon Deliveries

Amy Wilder

FAA, Textron Aviation, and NBAA urged to act

Seven Urgent NTSB Actions Target Hawker Stall Tests

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

See how Garmin develops avionics packages, and how new technology can benefit older aircraft.

We Visit Garmin’s Hangars and Get an FAA Data Comm Demo in the Air

Charlotte Bailey

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Acquisition of Alaskan-based service center augments turboprop specialist’s expertise

Silver Sky Aviation Becomes Blackhawk’s Sixth Location

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

 Domestic drone advocacy body cites shortcomings in White House’s blanket ban 

Drone Alliance Challenges Ban on Non-U.S. Products 

Matt Thurber

Avionics, cabin, and paint and design upgrades are this year’s enhancements

Cirrus Reveals 2026 SR Series Piston Single Features

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Covers a variety of popular rotorcraft models from Airbus, Bell, Enstrom, and MD

Airwolf Adds Japan STCs for Lithium-ion Batteries

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Content Archive: January 2026

Business Aviation Safety Suffers Worst Year since 2011

Embraer Hits High End of Bizjet Delivery Forecast

Dassault Reports 2025 Increase in Falcon Deliveries

Seven Urgent NTSB Actions Target Hawker Stall Tests

We Visit Garmin’s Hangars and Get an FAA Data Comm Demo in the Air

Silver Sky Aviation Becomes Blackhawk’s Sixth Location

Drone Alliance Challenges Ban on Non-U.S. Products

Cirrus Reveals 2026 SR Series Piston Single Features

Airwolf Adds Japan STCs for Lithium-ion Batteries

FAA Rules Against Santa Monica’s Airport Revenue Surplus

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