Easing the Ownership Journey for Business Aircraft with Vulcan

Easing the Ownership Journey for Business Aircraft with Vulcan

January 2, 2023

Vulcan Aviation, a full-service business aviation services company, launched in 2021 with headquarters at Farnborough Airport, the United Kingdom’s only dedicated business aviation hub. The company helps discerning customers with every aspect of the aircraft acquisition process. What Is Vulcan Aviation? Although Vulcan is a new company, its directors have been in the business for …

Pros and Cons of Fractional Private Jet Ownership

Pros and Cons of Fractional Private Jet Ownership

November 17, 2022

If you prefer to fly on a private jet instead of flying commercial, there are multiple options available to you. You could own your own aircraft, you could charter private jets whenever you wanted to fly, or you could enter into a fractional ownership arrangement. Fractional jet ownership is when multiple people own an aircraft …

Issues Discussed at the Global Aerospace Summit

Issues Discussed at the Global Aerospace Summit

November 3, 2022

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 3 million businesses in the country, held the 2022 Global Aerospace Summit this September to discuss the pressing issues in the aviation industry. Issues Discussed at the Global Aerospace Summit Ahead of the summit, Carol B. Hallett, a 5,000-hour pilot who has served as legal counsel …

Southwest Airlines Invests in Sustainable Fuel

Southwest Airlines Invests in Sustainable Fuel

October 26, 2022

The aviation industry has been looking for ways to embrace sustainability and environmentally friendly practices to help offset the carbon footprint involved with air travel. These measures have included sustainable airports and more. Another recent effort is Southwest Airlines’ investment in sustainable fuel. Southwest Airlines Invests in SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC In 2021, Southwest Airlines announced …

FAA Offers Grants to Build Sustainable, Safe Airports

FAA Offers Grants to Build Sustainable, Safe Airports

September 26, 2022

The Federal Aviation Agency granted more than $302 million through its newest round of 2022 Airport Improvement Program grants to help build more sustainable, more accessible, and safer airports throughout 23 states. Airport Improvement Program Grants for More Sustainable Airports The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) was established in 1982 to provide grants to public agencies …

United Airlines Expanding Pilot Training Program to Combat Pilot Shortage

United Airlines Expanding Pilot Training Program to Combat Pilot Shortage

September 12, 2022

Like other airlines, United Airlines is also facing a pilot shortage as travel resumes after the COVID-19 pandemic. This airline is seeking to combat this shortage by expanding its pilot training program. United Airlines Pilot Training Program Expansion United Airlines’ goal is to have 10,000 new pilots hired and trained by the year 2030. To …

Airbus to Release New Electric Air Taxi

Airbus to Release New Electric Air Taxi

August 15, 2022

In September of 2021 at Airbus’ Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace summit in Toulouse, France, the company announced its latest CityAirbus, NextGen, which is an electric air taxi. The company plans to have the NextGen prototype ready for its first flight by 2023. What Is Airbus’ NextGen? NextGen is Airbus’ latest eVTOL aircraft. eVTOL stands for electric …

Airport Delays Increase Demand for Private Jets

Airport Delays Increase Demand for Private Jets

August 8, 2022

No one likes airport delays, whether they’re flying first class or commercial. This is one of the major benefits of flying private; security is much faster and you don’t have to arrive at your gate hours in advance like you do for commercial flights. The commercial aviation industry has been experiencing disruptions first due to …

Stratolaunch Tests the World’s Largest Plane

Stratolaunch Tests the World’s Largest Plane

July 18, 2022

In April of 2022, Stratolaunch conducted low-speed taxi tests with Roc. Following this successful test, the company then tested the carrier aircraft in flight the next month. Stratolaunch is currently testing a new carrier pylon for Roc. This carrier pylon would be used in the launching of the company’s Talon-A hypersonic testbed. The company aims …