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WILL SUPERSONIC FLYING ACTUALLY TAKE OFF? THESE COMPANIES THINK SO. 

MAR 2023

At its height in the early 1970s, the Concorde was the Champagne-and-caviar incarnation of supersonic travel, and it remained so until noise and emissions restrictions sunsetted the quixotic aircraft in 2003. Two decades after the Concorde’s final flight, Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, is again extolling the potential of flying faster than the speed of sound. “Speed is not just about going fast,” he says. “It’s about who we can spend time with, who we fall in love with and where we can do business.” He’s hardly alone in his infatuation with the idea of a supersonic revival.. ..

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FLIGHT CREWS: STAYING ON TOP OF YOUR GAME

DEC 2022

Business aviation is a dynamic endeavor that requires each member of the aviation team to maintain a fit mind, body and spirit that sustains a healthy work-life balance. Each team member also must pursue a continuing education program that keeps pace with evolving processes and technology.

Given their diverse knowledge and skill requirements – from cabin safety and security to food handling – there is no one way for flight attendants to achieve this goal ...

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BOMBARDIER ANNOUNCES NETJETS AS FIRST FLEET LAUNCH CUSTOMER FOR GLOBAL 8000

NOV 2022

Bombardier announced its first fleet launch customer for the Global 8000 aircraft. NetJets, a long-time customer of Bombardier, will be the first fleet launch customer for the Global 8000, ordering four new jets and converting eight previous orders.

With a top speed of Mach 0.94, the Global 8000 is one of the world’s fastest and longest-range purpose-built jets. ...

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NO FATAL U.S. BIZJET ACCIDENTS IN NINE MONTHS

OCT 2022

No fatal accidents involving U.S.-registered business jets were recorded in the first nine months, according to preliminary statistics gathered by AIN. This compares with five fatal accidents that claimed 19 lives in the same period last year. 

However, there were 16 nonfatal accidents of U.S.-registered business jets in the first three quarters, up from 13 in the same period a year ago...

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SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL INCREASE UP TO THREE TIMES IN THE NEXT DECADES 

JUL 2022

"We have a lot of evidence that the jet stream is now 15% more strongly sheared since satellites began measuring it in the 1970s. And this is what causes a lot of turbulence, especially clear air turbulence. And the satellites show that it has become 15% stronger since the 1970s, that's a massive shift. And we understand why it's happening ...

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MENTAL WELLNESS GETS POST-COVID SAFETY FOCUS

JUL 2022

The Covid pandemic’s long-term effects include a renewed focus on mental health’s role in aviation safety and overall wellness, a development welcomed by experts at the Flight Safety Foundation’s Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) in May in Savannah, Georgia.  “The silver lining about Covid is that we are recognizing compromises that [result from] stress and [a lack of] mental wellness,” ...

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NBAA UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO NET-ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 NI HOUSE COMMITTEE STATEMENT

MAY 2022

NBAAPresident and CEO Ed Bolen outlined the aggressive steps business aviation is taking to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint in a written statement submitted today to the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure.

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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LAY RESPONDER EXPERIENCE ... IN CARDIAC ARREST

MAR 2022

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is critical to increasing survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. However, the percentage of cases in which an individual receives bystander CPR is actually low, at only 35% to 40% globally.

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PRIVATE JET CHARTERS COULD INCREASE BY MORE THAN 50% THIS YEAR, STUDY SHOWS

FEB 2022

Leading private jet firms are reporting record sales of jet cards, fractional ownership and charter legs in 2021, with stronger results expected this year. But a just-released survey says that 43 percent of private-jet users are unhappy with their providers and may switch programs.

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GULFSTREAM LARGE JET PORTFOLIO GETS BIGGER, LONGER WITH G400, G800 

OCT 2021

Gulfstream Aerospace has unveiled a pair of new twinjets—the G400 and G800—that will bookend each side of its large-cabin jet family and expand that line to six aircraft, beyond the G500, G600, G650ER, and G700. 

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