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Magazine Issue

Business & Commercial Aviation, September 2020

VOL. 116 NO. 8 September 01, 2020

Viewpoint

F-16
article

Middle-Age Muddle: The Headcount Is Down By Half

Aug 14, 2020
To sustain the industry that has given us so much, the community has to find a way to embrace the new generation on its terms.

Pilot Report

article

Pilatus PC-12NGX: Leaping Far Ahead Of Predecessors

Aug 14, 2020
PC-12 NGX bears close resemblance to the original airplane that made its debut more than a quarter century ago.
article

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E-67XP Powers PC-12 NGX

Aug 14, 2020
The PC-12 NGX is business aviation’s first turboprop to have a dual-channel, integrated electronic-propeller and engine-control system.

Safety

military change of command ceremony
article

Is Leadership A Trained Skill Or Can It Be Taught?

Jul 30, 2020
Leadership can be learned—by mentoring individuals, canvassing teams and advocating for potential leaders.

International Operations

Reykjavik Internatonal Airport, Iceland
article

Iceland: Aviation At The Arctic Circle

Aug 11, 2020
In their westward migration from Norway more than 1,000 years ago, the seafaring Vikings navigated their longboats across the treacherous North…
article

How Iceland Is Besting The Pandemic

Aug 11, 2020
When COVID-19 cases began to appear in some number in Wuhan, China, in January, Icelandic health officials moved quickly and decisively, focusing on…
N-3PB
article

Iceland And The N-3PB Reconnaissance/Patrol Bomber

Aug 11, 2020
In 1939, Jack Northrop, renowned aeronautical engineer and founder of Northrop Aircraft, received one of the first commissions for his newly…
article

A Personal Discovery Of Iceland's Beauty And Charm

Aug 11, 2020
In the early 1980s, this writer traveled to Iceland on a delivery flight of a new Canadair Challenger 600 just bought by a European customer. I rode…

Management

Business jets in hangar
article

Downside Of Aircraft Sharing

Aug 06, 2020
Much attention has been given to the FAA’s clampdown on illicit charter and “damp” dry leases, two of the main schemes that are used to circumvent…

Operations

aircraft
article

Slip Sliding On Snow: Landing Demands Close Crew Attention

Aug 13, 2020
Safety margins on wintry runways remain thin, and every landing needs the flight crew’s utmost attention and error-free performance.
airport
article

Winter Operations Lessons From Norway

Aug 13, 2020
Contaminated runways are “normal daily life” at Norwegian airports.
article

Interpreting A Field Conditions Report

Aug 13, 2020
The new NOTAM reporting format for field conditions integrates well with the Runway Condition Assessment Matrix.
ice
article

Scandinavia And Canada Have Contributed Much To Winter Ops

Aug 13, 2020
Scandinavia and Canada have led the way in researching better methods for quantifying anticipated runway braking action.

Cause & Circumstance

aircraft
article

Wrong Right-Seater: Past Flaws And Failures Forgotten

Aug 14, 2020
NTSB attributes freighter crash to “the inappropriate response by the first officer as the pilot flying to an inadvertent activation of the go-around mode."
article

Accident Pilots’ Training

Aug 14, 2020
Members of the NTSB’s Operational and Human Factors investigation team spent hundreds of hours looking into the backgrounds of the accident pilots.
article

Accident Pilots’ Training

Aug 14, 2020
Members of the NTSB’s Operational and Human Factors investigation team spent hundreds of hours looking into the backgrounds of the accident pilots.

Point of Law

article

FAA And NTSB Go After Problem Pilots After Crashes

Aug 14, 2020
Congress passed the PRIA following airline accidents in which the NTSB found error by pilots with a history of poor performance.

20/Twenty

400XTi
article

Nextant 400XTi: Lean Inventory, Strong Value

Aug 14, 2020
The economic downturn of 2020 has been tough on the light-jet market, flooding the field with used aircraft. But you might not know that if you are looking for a Nextant 400XT/400XT

50 Years

NBAA Denver 1970
article

Business & Commercial Aviation News From September 1970

Aug 14, 2020
Business & Commercial Aviation News from September 1970

Intelligence

King Air 360
article

New From Textron Aviation: King Air 360 And 360ER

Aug 14, 2020
Textron Aviation has unveiled the Beechcraft King Air 360 and 360ER, upgrades of the iconic twin turboprop.
Pilatus PC24
article

Jetfly Takes Delivery Of First PC-12 NGX, Fifth PC-24

Aug 14, 2020
European fractional ownership company Jetfly Aviation currently operates 47 Pilatus aircraft.
NBAA 2019
article

Costly Cancellations By Industry Associations

Aug 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic that forced the NBAA to cancel its 2020 Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition is the latest event termination this year for the organization.
Embraer Legacy 650 cabin
article

Embraer Ends Legacy 650/Lineage

Aug 14, 2020
Embraer is ending production of the Legacy 650 series and the Lineage 1000.
Piper Trainer
article

ATP Orders 100 Piper Trainers

Aug 14, 2020
In July, ATP Flight School renewed an order for 100 Piper training aircraft and announced delivery of six Piper Archer TX trainers as part of that order.
eFlyer 2
article

Skyborne Orders 10 Bye Aerospace Trainers

Aug 14, 2020
British academy orders 10 all-electric light trainers.
Epic E1000
article

FAA Awards Production Certificate For Epic E1000

Aug 14, 2020
FAA recently awarded Epic Aircraft a production certificate for its six-seat E1000 carbon-fiber, single-engine turboprop.
Daher TBM 940
article

Garmin Autoland Certified

Aug 14, 2020
Garmin’s Autoland system recently received European and FAA certification on the Daher TBM 940. The airframer has branded the emergency system as …
Gulfstream service center Farnborough
article

Gulfstream Opens Service Center At Farnborough

Aug 14, 2020
Gulfstream Aerospace opened a new 225,000-sq.-ft. service center at Farnborough Airport in July. The facility can accommodate up to 13 large-cabin…
article

China OKs Commercial Operation Of eVTOL EHang 216

Aug 14, 2020
In May, eHang Electric Aircraft received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to begin commercial operation of its EHang 216, an…
Aerion AS2
article

AeroSystems Begins Transition For Work On Aerion AS2

Aug 14, 2020
Supplier for mostly Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft agreed to an expanded role on the AS2 that includes producing the supersonic business jet’s forward fuselage.
Gulfstream G700
article

Gulfstream Says G700 Surpasses Testing Milestones

Aug 14, 2020
Gulfstream Aerospace reports its $75 million G700 flagship is surpassing testing milestones in speed and altitude.
article

NetJets Plans To Recall Pilots And Cabin Crews

Aug 14, 2020
NetJets recently announced plans to recall all pilots and cabin crews furloughed in April from its NetJets Europe subsidiary and has revised plans…
Bell Textron’s Bell 505
article

Bell 505 Gets Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority Approval

Aug 14, 2020
Bell Textron’s Bell 505 helicopter received airworthiness certification from the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. It is the sixth country in Africa…
Odyssey propeller on Cirrus aircraft
article

Hartzell Offers Odyssey Propeller For SR22s And SR22Ts

Aug 14, 2020
Hartzell Propeller’s four-blade composite carbon fiber propeller, known as the Odyssey, is now available for Cirrus SR22 and SR22T aircraft. The 78…
Boom Supersonic Overture
article

Environmental Groups Call High-Speed Air Travel “Madness”

Aug 14, 2020
A group of 62 environmental organizations wants the FAA to abandon plans to establish takeoff and landing noise standards for civil supersonic aircraft.
Textron Sky Courier
article

Textron: Denali And Sky Courier Programs On Track

Aug 14, 2020
Textron said the Denali and Sky Courier are advancing and that the Beech Bonanza and Baron will remain in production for the foreseeable future.
Jason Huang president Icon Aircraft
article

Huang To Lead Icon Aircraft

Aug 14, 2020
Jason Huang has been named president of Icon Aircraft, maker of the Icon A5 light sport amphibious aircraft.
article

Bombardier Turns Safety Stand Down Into Virtual Event

Aug 14, 2020
Bombardier is changing its Safety Stand Down 2020 into a virtual event because of health and safety concerns in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fast Five

Amy Spowart
article

Fast Five – Questions For Amy Spowart

Aug 07, 2020
Amy Spowart is President and CEO of the Dayton, Ohio National Aviation Hall of Fame

On Duty

article

News Of Promotions, Appointments And Honors

Aug 14, 2020
News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.