Author Archives: Jessica Smith

While business aviation is a safe mode of travel, there are times when an accident results in tragedy, and a family must go forward without a parent. This is the time when a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit called Wings of Love wants to step in and help the children left behind.

Ohio-based NetJets and FlightSafety International are helping fund the Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Learning Center.

General aviation airports are key drivers of economic growth throughout Southern California, Riverside County Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez told members of the Citation Jet Pilots Owner Pilot Association.

Advocacy for general aviation in Utah recently received a big boost with the formation of the Utah Aviation Coalition, a group of eight aviation associations and other organizations that span virtually all general aviation interests in the state.

In the wake of Hurricane Ida, AERObridge volunteer pilots made 90 flights and delivered 90,000 pounds of supplies to hard-hit areas of Louisiana.

Business aircraft pilots leveraged the power of social media recently to ensure that family members traveling for a wedding, stuck more than 1,100 miles away by commercial airline cancellations, still made it to the church on time.

NetJets is offering a 25-hour NetJets Corporate Angel Card, with one additional flight hour donated to Corporate Angel Network for each card purchased. For more than 20 years, the partnership between the CAN and NetJets has been helping cancer patients receive needed treatment around the U.S.

North Carolina reports the state’s 72 publicly owned airports attribute $61 billion annually in economic impact. Of these airports, 62 are classified as general aviation airports.

Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. is donating feasibility and consulting services to general aviation operators supporting humanitarian missions supporting delivering COVID-19 vaccines.

NBAA member L3Harris took part in the Department of Defense’s Hack-A-Vent Innovation Challenge to design a low-cost, ventilator system to help patients combatting COVID-19. Out of 172 submissions, L3Harris’ entry is one of five that is going through testing in order to receive emergency use certification.