The N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state and federal funds for much-needed improvements to nine of North Carolina’s publicly-owned airports! Check out the article, below, for more information! The $3.7 million in funding, approved by the board during its June meeting, will be used to provide improvements such as better runway lighting, new fuel…
Embraer’s Legacy 450 medium cabin business jet set a new speed record on a recent flight between Portland, Maine in the United States and Farnborough in the United Kingdom, according to the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Check out the article, below, for more information! The record-setting flight occurred on March 7, 2018, with two pilots and…
The preowned business jet market transitioned to a seller’s market in December, with inventory now at 9.9 percent, just below the 10 percent threshold of inventory for sale and down from 11 percent in December 2016, according to data released yesterday by JetNet. Inventory of preowned business jets has decreased steadily from a high point of 2,938 aircraft in July 2009, or 17.7 percent of the in-service fleet, to 2,143 jets in December…
CFS Jets recently returned from one of the most anticipated aviation shows, the 2017 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). The 70th annual show brought in 1,100 exhibitors and over 27,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center, October 10-12. With new aircraft being showcased and new relationships formed, CFS Jets, had a successful trip…
Shaesta Waiz is the first female certified pilot from Afghanistan, and founded Dreams Soar in 2014. Check out the article, below, expanding on her efforts to promote STEM education through solo aviation. After years of planning, Shaesta Waiz has nearly achieved her dream of flying solo around the world promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)…
With the vote on a measure to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system scheduled for next week in the House of Representatives, airline-funded ads attacking business aviation are flooding the Washington, D.C. airwaves, according to NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and partner Build A Plane recently opened registration for the 2018 Aviation Design Challenge, a competition that aims to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) among U.S. high school students.
LABACE 2017 marked the debut in display of the Embraer Legacy 650E earlier this week. Check out the article, below, recapping the unveiling of this sleek aircraft, featuring a unique paint scheme. Embraer Executive Jets (EEJ) is debuting its upgraded Legacy 650, the 650E, at LABACE 2017 this week (Static 5115). The event marks the…
A new remote tower system (RTS) is being installed at the Northern Regional Airport in Loveland, Colorado, by Canada-based Searidge Technologies. Read on, below, for more information! FNL was chosen as the test facility in part because of its traffic volume and the wide mix of aircraft types operating at the airport. This project will…