Gallery: The Week In Business Aviation Mar. 07-11, 2022

Bombardier Quadrupling Size Of Singapore Service Center

The center is part of OEM’s global aftermarket expansion. Credit: Bombardier

The Business Aviation Quiz: Women In Aviation

Can you identify these women who made their place in aviation history?

Take the quiz. 

Professionalism: Doing The Right Thing Every Time

The NTSB’s 11-month investigation revealed nonstandard checklist usage and sterile cockpit violations, along with lax cockpit attitude. Credit: NTSB report, 2014

Will Flight Data Monitoring Transform Safety?

While flight data monitoring (FDM) or FOQA (Flight Operational Quality Assurance) has been around in the commercial airline industry for decades, business aviation has been much slower to adopt this technology, for many reasons. Credit: CloudAhoy

Fast 5: Honda Aircraft CEO Reflects On Career, Future

A Q&A with Michimasa Fujino, Honda Aircraft founding president and CEO, who is retiring on March 31. Credit: Honda Aircraft Co.

From The Archives: Citation Excel Strives To Be Two Jets In One

Edward H. Phillips, pilot and author of this report tells readers how Cessna's new Citation Model 560XL balances performances against cost, without sacrificing cabin comfort, as he test flew the manufacturer's latest model, in an article published in February 1999.

A Flight With  Unreliable Airspeed, Part 1

A highly experienced Air Force fighter pilot lost control of his recently acquired Cessna 421B in 2019 while flying in icing conditions. Credit: NTSB

From The Archives: Grumman Gulfstream Pilot Report

The Grumman Gulfstream aircraft, which had its first flight on Aug. 14, 1958, was treated to a test flight over a year later, by one of our reporters who discusses the flight capabilities, fuel system, climb rate, cockpit and instrumentation.

Airspace Closures Add Flight Hours For Corporations

The closure of Russian airspace stemming from that country’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing international operators to divert from traditional routes between the U.S. to India and the Asia-Pacific region. Credit: Delta Air Lines

Sikorsky Puts S-76D On Ice, Seeks License Production Partner

Amid lackluster sales and costly new certification requirements, Sikorsky is no longer accepting orders for the S-76D, effectively shutting down the 45-year-old medium helicopter program. Credit: Sikorsky Archives

A Flight With Unreliable Airspeed, Part 2

For airplanes that lack an unreliable airspeed procedure, a little time observing and writing down the nominal pitch and power settings for climb, cruise, descent and fully configured approach would be time well spent. Credit: NTSB

From The Archives: New Jetstar 3 Model Shown By Lockheed

Lockheed showed a model of a new three-engined JetStar 3 to potentially replace its four-engined Lockheed JetStar but as with new business plans, marketing studies are underway. Read the article published in the issue of Oct. 6, 1969 of Aviation Week & Space Technology