• Peter Barrett, SMBC Aviation Capital
• Nico Buchholz, Lufthansa German Airlines
• Denis Kalscheur, Aviation Capital Group
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• Alan Leeks, Virgin Atlantic Airways
• Ross Mitchell, Bombardier Aerospace
• Peter Morris, Ascend
• Mark Pearman-Wright, Airbus
• Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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In this Aviation History article, Jack Feir, author and administrative director of the ISTAT Appraisers' Program, recounts the story of the Bell X-1 Aircraft. "Most ISTAT people know a bit about the X-1. It was the rocket ship nicknamed Glamorous Glennis that Chuck Yeager flew to fame and glory, being the first to fly faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1.0). But what is less widely known is that there were actually six—or maybe seven—X-1s, depending on how you count them." Share this article on Twitter. Simply copy and paste the information below. The story behind the Bell X-1 aircraft in #Jetrader http://bit.ly/1E7lbYe #AvHistory

 

 

Sales are now open for the Winter issue of Jetrader magazine – the State of the Regions: Middle East! This issue will have bonus distribution at the ISTAT Holiday Receptions. Feature your company in the last issue of the year, and reach the members who represent the transport aircraft trading marketplace worldwide.

 

BloombergBusiness Airbus Group SE’s airliner unit is working on a new variant of its A350-900 wide-body that would allow Singapore Airlines Ltd. to restore nonstop U.S. flights and regain the record for the world’s longest airline sector.

 

Phys.org John Strong is the sole academic voice on the Business Roundtable's Working Group on Aviation, an industry group that is calling for a reorganization of U.S. air traffic control. Although efforts to reform and modernize the FAA have spanned decades, Strong believes the time is finally ripe for change.

 

Aergo Capital today announced the financing of two new Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) aircraft for Jakarta based Sriwijaya Air by sale and lease back. This is the first all-new airplane delivery for Sriwijaya Air, Indonesia’s third largest carrier.

 

International Business Times Founded in 2001, Baines Simmons is a consultant and adviser to more than 750 aviation organisations and more than 40 aviation authorities, Air Partner said. The firm specialises in aviation regulation, compliance and safety management.

 

MarketWatch Bombardier announced today that its all-new CS100 has performed over 80 percent of the required certification tests with more than 2,250 flight test hours to date. The C Series aircraft is currently undergoing noise performance testing and is expected to meet those targets, making it the quietest commercial jet in production.

 

NBC News Airline fares recorded their steepest monthly decline in 20 years, falling 5.6 percent last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Aerospace Technology Intended to join its fleet from 2017, the new 787s will gradually replace the carrier's five older Boeing 747s that are currently serving its international routes.

 

Timesfreepress.com West Star Aviation plans to invest $22.5 million into an air maintenance facility at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport with plans to hire up to 225 people within five years.

 

USA Today National Aviation Day was proclaimed by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939. The date was chosen to honor the birthday of aviation pioneer Orville Wright. To celebrate, USA Today is offering up some cool aviation photos that it's featured on the site for the past two years.

 

Forbes Today, on average, people stay at their jobs for just over four years. For millennials, it’s even less, at just under three years. Compare these numbers to the long-lasting careers of previous generations—picture the GM and IBM lifers behind steel tanker desks—and it’s clear that today’s company leaders face a very different landscape in their goal to find and retain the best people.

 

Strategy + Business You know the company, in part because its name is synonymous with high-profile failure. Eager to ride the wave of a hot new technology, it participated in a controversial government-funding program, staged a flashy initial public offering, and plowed hundreds of millions of dollars into research and new factories that would create jobs, reinvent an ailing domestic industry, and help the environment.

 

The Washington Post Lately a small but growing number of major U.S. companies, including Accenture, Adobe and Gap, have been saying goodbye to an annual rite of corporate life that both employees and managers love to hate: the traditional performance review.