Aviation International News

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Aviation International News (AIN)
Type of site
Aviation news and media
Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian
HeadquartersMidland Park, New Jersey
Editor
  • Matt Thurber [1]
  • Jennifer Leach English
  • Jeff Burger
URL www.ainonline.com
Users 38,000+ (2018)
Launched1972;51 years ago (1972)

Aviation International News (AIN Publications / The Convention News Company) is a periodical and newspaper publisher about aviation, published through its web site and in hard copy. [2]

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History

The Convention News Company was founded by aviation editor James Holahan and publisher Wilson S. Leach in 1972 and published its first issues at that year's NBAA convention. Now branded as AIN Publications, it has branched into other aviation sectors and other products, and still publishes NBAA Convention News. [3]

In 2002, Aviation International News received an award for "excellent, accurate and insightful reporting of issues related to the business aviation industry" from the National Business Aviation Association at its 55th Annual Meeting & Convention. [4]

Publications

AIN Publications publishes the following media: [3]

Business Jet Traveler

Business Jet Traveler (ISSN: 1554-1339) is a magazine for business jet end-users: executives and other high-net-worth individuals. The magazine was published in print from 2003 through 2020. Beginning in 2021, it is exclusively online with the exception of an annual print buyers' guide. Its publishers want "to help maximize its readers' investment in private air transport." It reviews taxes, law, and finance; new and used jets; charter, jet cards and fractional-jet shares; travel and luxury autos.

It interviews prominent travelers, including Sir Richard Branson, Suze Orman, Wolfgang Puck, T. Boone Pickens, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Cuban, Donald Trump, Arnold Palmer, James Carville, Buzz Aldrin, William Shatner, Morgan Freeman, Herbie Hancock, and many other celebrities. Annual features include results of a Readers' Choice Poll.

BJTonline.com is Business Jet Traveler magazine companion website, including all of its print content plus online-only material, with a weekly newsletter, BJTwaypoints.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embraer Legacy 600</span> Type of aircraft

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Honda HA-420 HondaJet</span> Very light business jet

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The Aerion SBJ was a supersonic business jet project designed by American firm Aerion Corporation. Unveiled in 2004, the designer sought a joint venture with a business aircraft manufacturer for a $1.2–1.4 billion development in 7–8 years. Aerion received 50 letters-of-intent before enlarging the design as the Aerion AS2 in 2014. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines, the $80 million aircraft was to transport 8–12 passengers up to Mach 1.6 and up to 4,000 nmi (7,400 km).

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is a non-profit, 501(c)(6) organization based in Washington, DC, United States. NBAA’s mission, according to the non-profit data and transparency organization GuideStar, is: “to foster an environment that allows business aviation to thrive in the United States and around the world.”

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embraer Legacy 450/500 and Praetor 500/600</span> Brazilian mid-size business jets

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European Business Aviation Association, or EBAA, is a non-profit association based in Belgium that has existed since 1977. Its more than 700 member companies span all aspects of the business aviation sector in Europe and elsewhere. The EBAA's aim is to promote excellence and professionalism among its members and to ensure that business aviation is properly recognized as a vital sector of the European Economy. EBAA represents corporate operators, commercial operators, manufacturers, airports, fixed-base operators, and business aviation service providers.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eclipse 550</span> Very light business jet

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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is the industry trade association representing general aviation aircraft manufacturers and related enterprises, chiefly in the United States. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an office in Brussels, Belgium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Airstream Jets</span> American jet charter company

Airstream Jets, Inc. is a private jet charter company founded in 2008 with headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. The company is a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA).

The Cessna Citation Hemisphere was a business jet project by Cessna. Announced in November 2015, it was then expected to fly in 2019 but its development was suspended in April 2018 due to a delay in the development of its Safran Silvercrest engines. It was designed for Mach 0.9 and would have a 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) range.

Clay Lacy Aviation is a business aviation company founded at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) in 1968 by Clay Lacy. Clay Lacy Aviation provides aircraft management, private air charter, aircraft maintenance, fixed-base operator (FBO) and other services to private and corporate clients. The company manages a nationwide fleet of more than 100 business jet aircraft, worth more than $1.5 billion, most of which are available for domestic and international private charter.

References

  1. "Q&A with Matt Thurber – AIN Publications". Jetcraft Aviation . June 13, 2018.
  2. "The Convention News Co Inc". Company profile. Bloomberg.
  3. 1 2 "About AIN publications". The Convention News Company.
  4. "Torch Lewis and Aviation International News Honored with NBAA's 2002 Journalism Awards" (Press release). National Business Aviation Association. 2002.