Business & Commercial Aviation

SGS says the purchase should strengthen its existing aviation auditing and consulting services and increase market penetration.

The move follows the loss of most of its space to accommodate commercial air service, which began at the airport three years ago.

The investigation into the loss of Aries Aviation International’s Piper PA-31 Navajo C-FNCI along with its pilot and a survey technician on Aug. 1, 2018, prompted Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) staff to do a deep dive into the literature on hypoxia. It seemed nearly certain that exposure to hypoxia and hyperventilation by the single pilot were prime causal factors in this case.

Rhett Ross, CEO and president of Continental Aerospace Technologies, the Mobile, Alabama-based aircraft engine-maker, plans to retire and become an entrepreneur.

Textron Aviation has delivered its 500th Cessna Grand Caravan EX utility turboprop to South Aero, a family-owned company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

These steps are universal and should be discussed in upset training by all check airmen.

In a surprise development, the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has acquired Farnborough Airport from a consortium of private investors, which includes TAG Aviation. The airport hosts the biennial Farnborough International Airshow.

A Canada Transport Safety Board report on a fatal accident points out the importance of preventing hypoxia.

Bombardier Aviation's president said the century figure “shows how sought-after this aircraft is and why it’s simply the best business jet in its class.”

These graphs are designed to illustrate the performance of the Gulfstream G600 under a variety of range, payload, speed and density altitude conditions.

Clear air turbulence (CAT) often strikes without warning and can toss unbuckled passengers, cabin crew and objects around, sometimes violently.

Frank Robinson announced the simultaneous launch of his company’s first turbine-powered model and of the engine, a compact derivative of the M250, that would make it possible in 2007.

Jet Aviatio's new 40,000-sq.-ft. hangar and renovated fixed base operation in Teterboro, New Jersey is built to meet growing demand for long-range business jets and will accommodate most large aircraft.

A look at the symbology on aviation weather charts.

Italian plane-maker Tecnam recently delivered the first pair of its new nine-passenger P2012 Travellers to launch customer Cape Air, which has expressed interest in putting up to 100 of the high wing piston twins into service.

Eurocontrol's Eduard “Eddie” Porosnicu discusses the digital NOTAM project his organization is prosecuting for the EASA's SESAR ATC modernization program.

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Mark Zee, founder of the Ops Group flight information service, says the NOTAM user community needs to take matters into its own hands.

Faster, higher, roomier, quieter and, surprisingly, less expensive are five ways to differentiate the $60 million 6,500-nm-range G600 from the G550 in Gulfstream’s top-end product line-up.

The National Business Aviation Association has been part of an industry task force to provide input to the FAA on NOTAM reform and other information management issues.

Air navigation service provider Nav Canada will transition to an ICAO format and a new website for distributing NOTAMs.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

The success of the Italian medium twin transformed company revenues and paved the way for a family of derived products, including the AW169 and AW189.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from November 1969.​

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.