Today, September 29, 2017, the new Tom Cruise movie ‘American Made‘ by Universal Pictures is being released to U.S. theaters and all Americans should go see it. Besides hitting on all cylinders, this movie explains what led up to the… Read More ›
Aviation
XOJET Signals a New Era in Private-Jet Travel with a Brand New Suite of Membership Programs Following a Record 40% Growth in Program Sales, a 78% Spike in Charter-Brokerage Business and Its 200,000th Flight
San Francisco, Ca — XOJET, the leader in on-demand private-jet travel, signals a new era in private aviation with a new suite of membership programs as the trusted advisor and leading provider of aviation solutions for today’s modern flyers. Called XOJET Access… Read More ›
Supersonic plane will fly at 1,074 mph
NASA has vowed to launch the maiden flight of a pioneering 1,000 mph jet within five years. The space agency is hoping to test its Quiet Supersonic Transport (QueSST) plane in 2021. This experimental plane (X-Plane) could speed from London… Read More ›
Go light, mid-size or large? Criteria to consider before buying a private jet
In May 2017, Cirrus released Vision Jet – the most affordable private jet in the market today. But does cheaper necessarily mean the one to go for? Not always, the price is only one of the criteria for choosing the… Read More ›
Privatizing air traffic controllers could happen within three years
Washington, D.C. — Approximately 30,000 federal employees could be moved off the taxpayer payrolls over to a private, non-profit within three years. The proposal has been floating around Washington for years; however, yesterday, June 5, 2017, President Donald Trump is… Read More ›
China business aviation – sunset for aircraft deliveries means new opportunities for MROs
Despite The Hurun Business Jet Owners 2017 report stating there’s still demand for almost 2000 new jets to be delivered to Chinese operators, experts across the globe agree that the golden age of new bizjets in the mainland is over…. Read More ›
SAE International Invites Professionals to Participate on New Additive Manufacturing Polymer Subcommittee
WARRENDALE, Pennsylvania –– SAE International is seeking industry professionals to participate in its Additive Manufacturing (AMS-AM) Committee’s new Polymer Subcommittee. Established in July 2015, AMS-AM’s initial standardization project addressed metallic materials and processes for laser powder bed fusion produced nickel-based… Read More ›
Nex– unveil plans for a new Royal Air Force Museum to mark the RAF’s Centenary in 2018
Designed by Nex–Architecture with Agence Ter Landscape Architects, the project will revitalize the museum’s historic site, which sits on the edge of the former Hendon Aerodrome in Colindale, North London. The scheme was granted planning permission in October 2016 and… Read More ›
Pebble Beach Resorts now has XOJET as official private aviation partner
Pebble Beach, California — In order to provide its guests with the best in private aviation opportunities, Pebble Beach Resorts announced today, September 15, 2016, that XOJET, a leader in on-demand private jet charter services, is its Official Private Aviation… Read More ›
Why Airline Speeds Have Stagnated for 40 Years
This year marks the 40th anniversaries of two of the greatest achievements in manned flight. In 1976, US military pilot Eldon W. Joersz set the still-standing airspeed record of 2,193.2 mph in the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird.” That same year, the… Read More ›
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