Private jets & charter

The Cheapest Empty Legs: 6,494 Private Jet Prices Compared

We compared 6,494 published empty leg prices. The cheapest jet was US$1,134 for the whole aircraft, and about 1 in 4 legs were listed under US$5,000.

Radu Balas · 18 Oct 2026

Private jets & charter

The Secret Airports: Where Private Jets Really Land

Private jets rarely use JFK, Heathrow or LAX. Teterboro handles six in ten New York empty legs, and Heathrow and Gatwick together handled 2 out of 822 in London.

Radu Balas · 18 Oct 2026

NBAA Membership and Why Trust Matters

Radu Balas of The Flying Engineer is a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA).

Radu Balas · 19 Oct 2026

News

Airbus A320 Electrical Systems

If there is any conflicting information, your FCOM shall be the overriding reference. Q1. There are four sources of AC power: GEN1, GEN2, APU GEN, & EXT PWR. What is the normal priority of supply for

Radu Balas · 19 Oct 2026

Private jets & charter

When Empty Legs Appear: 20,000 Empty Legs Analyzed

Half of all empty legs are listed a week or less before departure, and a quarter are gone within a day. What 19,807 flights show about timing.

Radu Balas · 18 Oct 2026

Finance

What Is Involved in an Aircraft Appraisal? A Step-by-Step Guide

Most owners, buyers and lenders only see the finished report. Here is the work behind the number: the field visit, the logbooks, damage history, market research and the final opinion of value.

MSMike Simmons · 18 Oct 2026

Aviation SEO and GEO: What We Learned Checking 16,000 Aviation Websites

We checked 16,058 aviation company websites. Half of maintenance shops and parts suppliers score under 20. Here is what aviation SEO and GEO mean, and what to fix first.

Radu Balas · 18 Oct 2026

News

Who bought whom in aviation: 39 company changes in our directory

We logged 39 aviation company changes: 29 acquisitions, 5 closures, 2 mergers and 2 bankruptcies. Who the biggest buyers are, what gets bought, and a full table.

Radu Balas · 18 Oct 2026

News

RAAF Air Show returns to Perth on 12 September 2027, the first in the city for 15 years

The Royal Australian Air Force will fly over the Swan River on Sunday 12 September 2027, with a ground display at Langley Park. Minister Matt Keogh announced the date on 1 October 2026.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

Transport d'Luxe Paris: prepaid chauffeur access at Le Bourget, CDG and Orly for agencies and operators

Transport d'Luxe Paris works daily with Le Bourget, CDG and Orly. A look at its PRIVILEGE SELECT prepaid programme, with locked rates, priority and a 120% service guarantee, and its white label arrangement for agencies, concierges and event organisers in Romania, the US and the UK.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

Guides

Heli-Skiing: Where to Go, What It Costs and Who Flies You (2026/27 Season)

Where to go heli-skiing in 2026/27, what a drop, a day and a lodge week cost, who it suits, and which helicopter operators fly it, region by region.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

News

PlaneSense to fit Gogo Galileo satellite Wi-Fi across its 71 Pilatus aircraft

PlaneSense will equip all 51 Pilatus PC-12 turboprops and 20 PC-24 jets in its fractional fleet with Gogo Galileo LEO satellite Wi-Fi. First jet due late October 2026, whole fleet by end of 2027.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

Private jets & charter

Limitless Sky: private jet charter with transparent fees, independent advice and jet-to-yacht journeys

Limitless Sky combines instant private jet booking, independent broker search and transparent pricing with complete journey planning, from corporate roadshows to coordinated jet and yacht itineraries. The company is now Featured on The Flying Engineer.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

News

Euronaval 2026: who is exhibiting, 694 companies and 36 with aerial drones in Hall 6

Euronaval 2026 runs from 3 to 6 November at Paris Nord Villepinte. The published list has 694 exhibitors from 40 countries, 309 of them French, with 86 in aircraft-related categories including 36 in aerial unmanned systems. Who is there, by sector and country.

Radu Balas · 16 Oct 2026

News

Space Tech Expo Europe 2026: who is exhibiting, 1,078 companies in Bremen

Space Tech Expo Europe 2026 runs from 17 to 19 November at Messe Bremen. The published list has 1,078 companies, the longest of any show this quarter, and 607 of them exhibit at no other show on our calendar. Who is there, the sponsors, and where else they go.

Radu Balas · 16 Oct 2026

News

European Rotors 2026: who is exhibiting, 253 companies and 94 also bound for VERTICON

European Rotors 2026 runs from 30 November to 3 December at Eurexpo Lyon. The published list has 253 companies, with Airbus and Boeing among the sponsors, and 94 of them also exhibit at VERTICON 2027. Who is there, by sector and country, with links to their pages.

Radu Balas · 16 Oct 2026

Guides

Aviation directory guide 2026: where to list your aviation company, by audience, cost and country

The aviation directories, marketplaces and association directories we checked in October 2026, by business type: who each suits, what it costs as published, what a profile includes, and an honest note on what a listing does and does not do for AI visibility.

Radu Balas · 16 Oct 2026

News

NBAA-BACE 2026: FAA's Bryan Bedford opens expanded regulators panel, with a Creator Studio and larger Military Connect added

NBAA adds an expanded Meet the Regulators session opening with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, a Creator Studio powered by Signature Aviation and a larger Military Connect day to NBAA-BACE 2026, 20 to 22 October in Las Vegas.

Radu Balas · 15 Oct 2026