The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has arrived in Argentina to conduct the final stage of evaluating the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Program. The goal is to determine whether the country can maintain Category 1, the highest operational…
Argentine authorities are investigating potential collusion between Alberto Fernández’s administration officials and businesspeople to access dollars at favorable exchange rates and make significant profits from aircraft purchases. The investigation first caught attention in November 2023 after news showing images of…
Here’s our updated FAA business jet model. A drop-off follows a significant post-pandemic recovery. Notes: The data is through July 2024. The Ops through Jul YTD looks like a considerable decline over last year. Page 2 shows this decline is…
Here’s our updated model. Notes: February +3% YOY and 6% ahead of 2019 levels In aircraft terms, large cabin +5% YOY , midsize +4%, and small flat By OEM: Embraer +10% YOY for February, Bombardier +4%, Gulfstream +3%, Textron +3%…
General Dynamics reported increased earnings in the fourth quarter. They saw growth across its businesses. The company even noted its backlog is at record levels. But the G700 program saw a delay in achieving FAA certification This hurt the quarterly…
A few days ago, Ampaire took its hybrid-electric Caravan demonstrator on a fantastic mission. Ampaire believes the flight established a new record for hybrid electric aircraft endurance, with a total flight time of precisely 12 hours and had over 2…