James Wynbrandt
Contributor - Business Aviation

A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air & Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley & Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

Latest from James Wynbrandt

Security

Charting a Secure Flight Path through Threatening Skies

Business aviation faces evolving threats on multiple fronts while in flight but security experts are constantly developing new means to counter them.
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Charter & Fractional

Tailwind To Launch NY to D.C. Seaplane Service

Tailwind's New York to Washington DC flights will serve College Park Airport in Maryland with Cessna Caravans on amphibious floats.
Charter & Fractional

XO Sees Growth in Memberships, First-time Fliers

XO saw a significant surge in shared charter flights during the first half of the year.
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Safety

Safety Summit Examines Runway Excursions

BASS puts a focus on runway challenges, and solutions for go-arounds, incursions, and other landing-phase risks.
Engines

Farsound Taps Creative Campaign for Farnborough Show

UK-based MRO Farsound Aviation is using a creative concept to draw attendee interest at the Farnborough Airshow.
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Security

MBDA Aims for Dragonfire Laser on Target

Trials of MBDA's Dragonfire laser weapon have started successfully.
Aircraft

Inmarsat Demonstrates Sector-spanning Satcom Links

Satellite network operator Inmarsat brings to Farnborough the latest future-proofed connectivity products for diverse aerospace sectors.
Aircraft

P&W, Collins Team on Hybrid-Electric AAM Demonstrator

P&W and Collins are developing a hybrid-electric technology demonstrator for advanced air mobility vehicles.
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Aircraft

Airbus Launches Program to Probe Hydrogen Power Contrails

Airbus has launched the Blue Condor project, using a hydrogen-powered glider to study the composition of hydrogen-generated contrails.
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Aircraft

Logic Group Caps First Phase of M&A Plan

Italy’s Logic Group, with its recent purchase of Gelco, has completed Phase 1 of its M&A plan for creating “an international footprint.”
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Aircraft

Leonardo Reboot Paves Path to the Future

Two years into a strategic transformation plan, Italy’s Leonardo is growing stronger and meeting new challenges.
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Aircraft

Oyonnair Inks Order for Medevac Piaggio Avanti Evo

French medevac and cargo operator Oyonnair ordered a Piaggio P1.180 Avanti Evo and plans three more purchases by year’s end.
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Avionics

UK’s TT Awarded LoA for Honeywell INS Power Supply

Honeywell Aerospace has tapped TT Electronics to design a new power supply for its next-generation inertial navigation units.
Aircraft

Widerøe Joins Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group

Norway’s Widerøe signed as the first airline to join Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group, tasked with defining requirements for viable sustainable aviation.
Aircraft

New Leasing Firm Abelo Orders 10 ATR 72-600s

Dublin-based leasing firm Abelo, already slated to take 10 of ATR's upcoming 42-600S turboprops, has now added 10 ATR 72-600s.
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Aircraft

Airbus, CFM Team on Open Fan Engine Flight Test

Airbus and CFM announced a collaboration to flight test CFM’s open fan engine architecture on an A380 demonstrator.
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Aircraft

Embraer and LOT Renew Pool Program Coverage

Embraer and LOT Polish Airlines renewed and expanded the flag carrier’s pool program coverage for its E-Jets fleet.
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Aircraft

De Havilland Intros Dash 8-400 Cargo Conversions

De Havilland Canada unveiled three Dash 8-400 freighter conversion programs addressing “a wide variety of business models."
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Aircraft

UK Charity Group Shows Grob for Charity Flights

UK’s Aerobility charity group's Grob motorglider has undergone an upgrade to give the disabled the opportunity to fly.
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Aircraft

Moroccan Air Force Orders Airbus H135s

Moroccan Forces Royales Air has placed an order for a fleet of H135 helicopters for military primary training.
Aircraft

Air Lease Taps Pratt GTFs for More Than 220 Jets

Air Lease has agreed to buy Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan engines to power A320s and A220s for a large new aircraft order.
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Aircraft

IAI Reveals EASA STC for Freighter Conversion at Farnborough

IAI won EASA STC approval for Boeing 737-800SF passenger-to-freighter conversions.
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Engines

Pratt & Whitney Process Modernization a Factory Focus

Pratt & Whitney is highlighting its Industry 4.0 transformation at Farnborough as “the next evolution in lean manufacturing.”
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Aircraft

Zero Petroleum Synthetic Fuel Powers Ikarus C42

Zero Petroleum brought the first aircraft to fly on all-synthetic fuel to the Farnborough Airshow.
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Aircraft

L3Harris, Air Astra, Announce Pilot Training Plan

L3Harris will train pilots at new Bangladesh airline Air Astra through 2026 under an agreement announced at the Farnborough Airshow.
Aircraft

Boeing’s 737 Max 10 Makes International Debut

In addition to the international debut of the 737-10 Max, Boeing is highlighting its latest sustainability initiatives and defense platforms at FIA.
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Aircraft

GKN To Lead Dutch R&D Consortium

GKN Aerospace will lead electrification and thermoplastics R&D programs for the Dutch sustainable aviation transition consortium.
Aircraft

Embraer, Raizen Partner on SAF at Farnborough

Embraer and renewable fuels producer Raizen sign LOI at Farnborough on producing SAF for the the manufacturer’s flight operations.
Aircraft

Rebranded DHC Lands at Farnborough in a Twin Otter

Freshly rebranded, De Havilland Canada brought a fully missionized Twin Otter Guardian 400 to the Farnborough Airshow.
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Aircraft

Smith Myers Debuts New Search and Rescue Tools

Marking its 35th anniversary, Smith Myers introduced new products for its Artemis SAR line that turn mobile phones into location beacons.