Ian Whelan
Director of Video

Ian, who joined AIN in 2014, is the company’s director of video. He started his career in 2002 at the art house film distributor The Criterion Collection before moving to a production company that specializes in automotive video content. There, he helped to develop the popular YouTube channel /DRIVE and created content for brands like Porsche, Land Rover, and Aprilia. After a short freelance stint at BBC America, Ian joined AIN full time, bringing his lifelong interest in aviation.
A native of New Jersey, he studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, earning a bachelor of fine arts degree in computer art.

Ian Whelan

Latest from Ian Whelan

Aircraft

We Go Inside the Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty A220-Based Business Jet

Its cabin offers six zones and up to eleven real beds for passengers.
ACJ TwoTwenty aircraft flying with landing gear down
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The HondaJet Prototype First Flight Was 20 Years Ago, and We Look Back

Take a look at original footage from the first flight.
HondaJet HA-420 prototype taking off
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Bombardier Delivers 150th Global 7500, Looks Forward to Global 8000

There's plenty of space to relax on 7,700nm flights.
Bombardier Global 7500 taking off
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Boeing Steps Up Flight Testing of New 777-9 Airliners

Its GE9X engines are the largest ever in commercial aviation.
Boeing 777-9 at Dubai Airshow
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UAE's F-16 Block 60 Desert Falcon Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow

UAE's F-16 Block 60 Desert Falcon Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow
UAE F-16 Block 60 Dubai Airshow
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Russian Knights Display Team Flies at Dubai Airshow – AIN

Russian Knights Display Team Flies at Dubai Airshow
Russian Knights Dubai airshow
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PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Thunder Displays Maneuvers at Dubai Airshow

PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Thunder Displays Maneuvers at Dubai Airshow
PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Dubai airshow
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Italian Air Force's Frecce Tricolore Flies at Dubai Airshow

Italian Air Force's Frecce Tricolore Flies at Dubai Airshow
Frecce Tricolore Dubai Airshow
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Hongdu L-15 Falcon Advanced Jet Trainer Flies at Dubai Airshow

Hongdu L-15 Falcon Advanced Jet Trainer Flies at Dubai Airshow
Hongdu L-15 flying display Dubai Airshow
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Airbus's A350-1000 Airliner Soars at Dubai Airshow

Airbus's A350-1000 Airliner Soars at Dubai Airshow
Airbus A350-1000 Dubai airshow
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Lockheed Martin's F-35A Flies at Dubai Airshow

Lockheed Martin's F-35A Flies at Dubai Airshow
Lockheed Martin F-35 Dubai airshow
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Qatari Boeing F-15QA Flies at Dubai Airshow

Qatari Boeing F-15QA Flies at Dubai Airshow
Boeing F-15QA Dubai Airshow
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HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Flies at Dubai Airshow

HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Flies at Dubai Airshow
HAL Tejas Dubai Airshow
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Calidus's B-250 Light Attack/Trainer Aircraft Flies at Dubai Airshow

Calidus's B-250 Light Attack/Trainer Aircraft Flies at Dubai Airshow
Calidus B-250 Dubai Airshow flying display
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Dubai Airshow Flying Display Opens with Big UAE-Themed Flypast

Dubai Airshow Opens with UAE-Themed Military and Civil Flypast
Dubai Airshow UAE Flypast
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Dassault's Rafale Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow

Dassault's Rafale Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow
Dassault Rafale Dubai airshow
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Boeing's 777X Airliner Soars at Dubai Airshow

Boeing's 777X Airliner Soars at Dubai Airshow
Boeing 777X Dubai airshow
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Dassault's Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow

Dassault's Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow
Dassault Mirage 2000-9 Dubai Airshow
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Boeing B-1 Lancer Performs Double Flypast at Dubai Airshow

Boeing B-1 Lancer Performs Double Flypast at Dubai Airshow
Boeing B-1 Lancer Flypast Dubai Airshow
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Chinese Air Force August 1st Display Team Flies at Dubai Airshow

Chinese Air Force August 1st Display Team Flies at Dubai Airshow
Chinese Air Force August 1st display team
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Pilatus Upgrades PC-24 Utility Jet To Increase Payload and Cabin Interior Options

Now carry even more cargo in this unique aircraft.
Pilatus PC-24 jet in flight over mountains
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Embraer’s Phenom 100EX Light Jet Improves Cabin and Adds Safety Features

The Brazilian airframer says this is the most efficient twin-engine jet on the market.
Embraer Phenom 100EV in flight with mountain in background
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Honda’s New Larger Business Jet Will be Called the HondaJet Echelon

It will offer a range of 2,625 nm and allow transcontinental travel.
Rendering of HondaJet Echelon Aircraft
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Galileo Inflight Global Broadband Impresses Business Aviation Experts

Broadband internet available for your aircraft worldwide
Gulfstream aircraft in flight
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Textron Aviation’s CJ3 Gen2, Not Just an Upgrade but a Reinvention of a Popular Jet

The updates bring the aircraft up to modern standards.
Rendering of Textron Aviation Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 in flight
Safety

SpaceX Astronauts Jared Isaacman and Dr. Sian Proctor Talk Space Exploration and Aviation

The two civilians crewed SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission together.
Dr. Sian Proctor and Jared Isaacman
Charter & Fractional

Stefanie Graf and Andre Agassi Talk Tennis, Philanthropy, Aviation, and More at NBAA-BACE

The most successful tennis players in the world give a wide ranging interview.
NBAA President and CEO Ed Belen with Stefanie Graf and Andre Agassi
Aircraft

Dassault's Falcon 8X May Be the Last Trijet

Get one while you still can.
Dassault Falcon 8X in flight
Maintenance and Modifications

CitationPartners is Breathing New Life into Older Cessna Citation Jets

The Citation Excel Eagle program gets you a like-new aircraft.
CitationPartners Citation Excel Eagle aircraft