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2022 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast Market Outlook

October 5, 2021 at 11:00am EDT 

The business aviation market in a pandemic-influenced world has undertaken swift, dramatic moves across the industry. How has the market outlook changed? Who will be the winners and losers in the future?  Where will likely trends take us?   

 

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Business Aviation: Transforming for Advanced Air Mobility

October 8, 2021 at 11:00am EDT

While much about the advanced air mobility world is all-new, there is much of the current aviation ecosystem that is transforming as the technologies – and opportunities – advance. Join us to discuss how business aviation and its infrastructure will play a critical role in the future of AAM.

 

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Aircraft & Propulsion

Oct 08, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Oct 07, 2021
Gulfstream Aerospace debuts the G400 and G800, in stealthy development for years. Here’s how they fit into the OEM’s portfolio.
Oct 06, 2021
The business aviation industry stands on the threshold of a new era and can learn from mass-market businesses and technology disrupters, says one of the sector’s most recently minted senior leaders, Vinayak Hegde.
Oct 06, 2021
NBAA has joined with Boston-based 4AIR to fund a portfolio of carbon-offset credits to mitigate attendee travel to and from the convention.
Oct 06, 2021
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Interiors & Connectivity

Oct 01, 2021
Fly Exclusive is refurbishing its fleets of aircraft so they will all have matching paint schemes and interior designs, to present the same look and feel for customers—no matter which aircraft.
Sep 27, 2021
Examining what modification and upgrade work independent and OEM shops are booking
Sep 24, 2021
Airbus Corporate Jets has partnered with contemporary artist Cyril Kongo, aka Mr. Colorful, to design a special edition cabin of its ACJ TwoTwenty extra-large business jet.
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Sep 02, 2021
The business jet performance metrics that matter most to executives now are the bandwidth, speed, and coverage area of the aircraft’s onboard…

Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Oct 07, 2021
Collins Aerospace on Oct. 7 announced a new “Izon” information technology platform that will integrate various flight planning and other services available to business aviation operators into one mobile-capable interface.
Oct 06, 2021
The business aviation bounce back following the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns is affecting all parts of the sector, but the increasing levels of business are having outsize impacts in certain places.
Sep 29, 2021
The FAA has released a Notice to Airmen with revised air traffic procedures for aircraft operating in the vicinity of Las Vegas during the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, Oct. 12-14, 2021.
Sep 27, 2021
Not all jet cards are created equal. Here's what you should consider before buying. 
Sep 15, 2021
A new app-based service has been launched in the UK in an attempt to tackle a long-standing problem in private air charter.

Flight Deck

Oct 08, 2021
BCA Senior Editor Bill Carey interviews Philip Straub, executive vice president and managing director, Aviation, with Garmin International, in advance of the 2021 NBAA-BACE event.
Sep 21, 2021
Existing guidance and information on time of useful consciousness is inconsistent and misleading.
Sep 20, 2021
Lessons learned from past incidents reveal the strengths and weaknesses of our present training.
Sep 17, 2021
The influences of ground effect.
Sep 16, 2021
They’re not as easy as you think.

Safety, Operations & Regulation

Oct 07, 2021
Our study of aircraft lightning strikes determined that engines were flamed out in a total of 5% of the incidents involving turbojets, and in 8% of…
Oct 04, 2021
When two accidents are very similar but have two different conclusions, why is weather the cause for only one?
Sep 28, 2021
Pilots should also consider engine spool-up time and flight director guidance.
Sep 24, 2021
Compliance with manufacturer's service bulletins may or may not be mandatory, but should never be ignored.
Sep 23, 2021
Reporting, investigating, communicating and training—and SMS systems for small operators.

Maintenance & Training

Oct 07, 2021
Over 90% of aircraft struck by lightning suffer damage.
Sep 29, 2021
The Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) last week opened it 14th and largest facility in the McKinley Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, just a few miles from Midway International Airport.
Sep 29, 2021
Kansas State University’s Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create a program to train students to serve as officers and pilots within the NOAA Corps.
Sep 29, 2021
More than a score of companies are participating in the new Maintenance Pavilion, a first for NBAA-BACE, at the 2021 convention and exhibition in Las…
Sep 28, 2021
Pilots should also consider engine spool-up time and flight director guidance.