Magazine Issue

Business & Commercial Aviation, Third Quarter 2024

VOL. 120 NO. 3 July 01, 2024
Air ambulance cabin
Credit: Daher

Editor's Letter

bird's eye view of london stansted airport
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Welcome To This Issue

Jul 01, 2024
Highlights of this edition, including the Operations Planning Guide.

Fast Five

amod kelkar
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Fast 5: Conversing With Honda Aircraft SVP

Jun 20, 2024
Updates on the HondaJet Echelon and Elite II, as well as the pre-owned jet market.

Point of Law

Carey photo
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FAA Reauthorization Addresses Industry’s Evolution

Jun 28, 2024
Congress includes pilot duty time, aircraft registry backlog, AAM and more in the act.

Situation Awareness

Georgetown county airport
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South Carolina's Georgetown County Airport Is Facing Encroachment

Jun 28, 2024
A South Carolina airport is facing encroachment from a high-density housing development nearby—with 274 homes on the short final.

Twenty/20

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The Learjet 60: Solid Reliability, But Short Cabin

Jun 24, 2024
Learjet was on borrowed time, when headquarters in Montréal gave the go-ahead to develop the Model 60, a major iteration of the 1981 Learjet 55.

Special Mission Aircraft

Lufthansa Technik Defense installing the Pegasus signal intelligence system on a Bombardier Global 6000 in a hangar
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Special Mission Market Poised For Growth, Experts Say

Jun 26, 2024
The niche special missions market faces heavy competition—but many opportunities.
Kodiak 900 flight-test aircraft, first flown on Feb. 28, 2020, shown parked at Sandpoint Airport
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Daher Joins TBM With Its Backcountry Brother

Jun 27, 2024
Since acquiring Kodiak in 2019, France’s Daher industrial group has increasingly integrated its Kodiak and TBM product lines.
Bridger Aerospace Kodiak 100
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A Mission-Inspired, Multi-Mission Aviation Asset

Jun 27, 2024
Mission aviation organizations helped fund initial development of the Kodiak 100.

Operations Planning Guide

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How To Use The 2024 Operations Planning Guide

Jun 28, 2024
This year’s Operations Planning Guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft.
Piper Fury M700
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2024 BCA Operations Planning Guide Tables

Jun 28, 2024
This annual guide has exclusive specifications for turboprop and jet business aviation aircraft and is relied on to provide performance information and costs.

The Crosscheck

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SMS, Safety Reporting And A Smokestack

Jun 28, 2024
Having a smokestack on the runway centerline was problematic, but could an SMS program have helped prevent an accident?

Cause & Circumstance

NTSB photo
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Training For Recovery From Vortex Ring State

May 22, 2024
Helicopter flight training should not result in unrecoverable flight conditions or catastrophic structural failures.

Marketplace

private jet ready for boarding
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Marketplace: Air Charter Apps

Jun 28, 2024
A selection of charter apps that offer functionality outside of the company’s web-based platforms.

Sky Strategy

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Opinion: FAA Pivots On Mental Healthcare

Jun 28, 2024
The FAA is making revolutionary changes in its approach to mental healthcare.

Viewpoint

Brett Schauf photo
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Viewpoint: For Unleaded Avgas, It’s About Liability

May 14, 2024
Why would we put ourselves and our loved ones on piston-powered aircraft fueled by unleaded avgas that has not been vetted by all stakeholders?

Maintenance

AeroMech King Air
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Early Reviews Are Rave For New Satcom System

Jun 25, 2024
The number of business aircraft models being readied for Starlink installations is growing rapidly.