JayMesingerconsidersbuyerconcerns abouthigh-timeaircraft,andoutlineshowsellerscanhelpremovethebarrierstoadeal.ThemanagerofaleadingaircraftvaluationguideaskedwhatIthoughtaboutaddingacategoryforaircraftpreviouslyownedandoperatedinfractionalprogram [MORE]

Cirrus isreadyingitsVisionSF50prototypeforemergencyparachutesystemtesting–thelastmajorcertificationmilestoneforthesingle-enginedpersonaljet,whichremainsontargetforserviceentryattheendoftheyear."Wecompletedultimateloadtestinglastmonth,"saysSF50 [MORE]

APP JetCenterisabouttoembarkonamajorexpansionandreconstructionprojectonits FBO atSanFrancisco-areaHaywardExecutiveAirport.Toalleviatehangarovercrowding,thefacilitywilladda20,000-sq-fthangarwith28-foot-highdoors.Itwillbeattachedtoanexis [MORE]

TenyearsagoDowntownAirparkinOklahomaCitysuddenlycloseditsdoors.Thatleftalotoflong-time TwinCommander customerswonderingwheretogoforfactory-authorizedservice.ThatquestionwasansweredtwoweekslaterwhenRaulJ.(RJ)Gomez,KevinChance,andotherDowntow [MORE]

Forthepast17years,auniquesummercampintheArizonadeserthasbroughtthejoyandexhilarationofaviation–aswellasthecareerandeducationalopportunities–toagroupofyoungwomen.Eachyear,DiscoverAviationCampintroducesabout20students,ages13to18,tothemanyfacetsofaviati [MORE]

Inspring2015,SwissPost,SwissWorldCargo(theairfreightdivisionofSwissInternationalAirLines)andMatternet(alogisticsdronemanufacturerbasedinCalifornia)joinedforcestotestthepracticaluseofdronesinlogistics.Thepossibleareasofapplicationofferedbydronetechnol [MORE]

ZT–hasbeenallocatedforRPAS(RemotelyPilotedAerialSystems)registeredinSouthAfrica,startingwithZT-TAA.OnFriday,10July,SACAAissuedthefirstregistrationcertificatesforRPAS.(Note,atotalof19werecompletedonFriday;Ipersonallywashandedthefirst5hotoffthepress).T [MORE]

JayMesingerlooksatthesometimescomplexissuesaroundupgradingabusinessjettosell.Asanyonewhoownsandoperatesanaircraftknows,therearenumerouswaystospendfunds.Whiledirectoperatingcostsareongoing,thereareexpensesthatcanbeandoftenaredeferred,suchastripingandr [MORE]

rnge,theproviderofrotaryandfixed-wingairmedicalservicesfundedbytheOntarioMinistryofHealth,hasissuedastatementafteritreceivedasummonslisting17chargesundertheCanadianLabourCodethatrelatetothefatalcrashofoneofitsS-76helicopterson31May2013(www.airmedandr [MORE]