Airports

What I’ve Learned Building Flight Departments From The Ground Up

I have spent years in the cockpit, and if there is one thing I can tell you with absolute certainty,...

Why Operational Experience Matters More Than Sales Experience in Aircraft Transactions

In the high-stakes world of private aviation, the “lifestyle broker” has become a common fixture. These are individuals who excel...

The Hidden Costs of Aircraft Ownership Most First-Time Buyers Never See Coming

The successful completion of an aircraft purchase is often framed as a milestone. Yet for the unprepared first-time aircraft buyer, the...

Amelia Earhart’s Non-Stop Flight from Mexico City to Newark in New Jersey in 14 hours and 19 min

The aircraft was the same model Earhart had used for several of her record-setting flights. The Lockheed Vega was a...

Private Aviation Isn’t About Luxury. It’s About Creating Time.

When most people think about private aviation, they picture luxury. They think about the cabin, the service, and the exclusivity....

Captain Tammie Jo Shults Performed a Safe Emergency Landing At Philadelphia International Airport

The damage to the Boeing 737 caused rapid, violent depressurization. Passengers described a chaotic scene but Captain Shults’ “nerves of...

Washington National Airport Renamed

Ronald Reagan was in office from 1981 to 1989. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which serves 111 nonstop destinations...

Gulfstream G280 Set Overwater Record

  The G280, which entered service in November 2012, can fly eight passengers 3,600 nm/6,667 km at Mach 0.80. Source...

First Anniversary of the Gulfstream G280’S Entry into Service

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp first announced the G280 on Oct. 5, 2008, and its first flight took place on Dec. 11,...

The First Omnirange Airways

Before Global Positioning System (GPS), airplanes in the United States relied on VORs to fly and in poor weather pilots...