Business & Commercial Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Blackhawk Modifications, a provider of engine upgrades for turboprops, is doubling the size of its facilities and aligning several companies under the Blackhawk Aerospace brand.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Ruag MRO International has delivered a 19-passenger Dornier 228 to New Central Airservice in Japan, which operates between the mainland and Izu Islands.
Business Aviation

List of Tropical Cyclone Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The urban air mobility market is forecast to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 11.33% through 2030, says a report from Markets and Markets.
Business Aviation

In the end, the use of a checklist could have prevented the accident. Checklists work. We all get tired and forgetful at times. Checklists are lifesavers.
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Readers comment on previous articles.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
Questions for Brad Hayden, founder, president and CEO of Robotic Skies LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
According to the American Association of Airport Executives, U.S. airlines collected nearly $5 billion in baggage fees in 2018.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Italian aircraft maker Tecnam reports taking orders for 51 aircraft during the recent Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Diamond Aircraft recently delivered the 400th Diamond DA40NG built in Austria as it celebrated the 20th anniversary of the aircraft prototype's first flight.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The Japanese government is promoting business aviation access to the country's secondary airports, setting aside funds to help pay for new facilities.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Garmin has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification for the GFC 500 autopilot in the Mooney M20 and 36/A36 Bonanza, the company said.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bombardier plans to divest aerostructures businesses in Northern Ireland and Morocco and form an integrated Bombardier Aviation unit focused on North America.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in May 2019.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Vista Global, owner of charter providers VistaJet and XOJet, plans to acquire JetSmarter, an online jet sharing provider and digital technology developer.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Comac is building an executive version of the ARJ21 regional jet which it plans to complete it next year and demonstrate to prospective customers.
Business Aviation

By James Albright
As a first officer, I was trained to make the go/no-go decision. As a captain, I expect the same from my first officers. If he/she calls for an abort, I do it.
Business Aviation

By David Esler
The most-violent weather phenomena are hurricanes and tornados, and they are getting bigger and more frequent due to climate change.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Business aviation can look forward to the easing of China's worst operational restriction next year, with the opening of a facility at Beijing Daxing.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Selected accidents and incidents from April 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.
Business Aviation

Here is a list of meteorological conditions necessary for the formation of tropical cyclonic storms, provided by Brad Crosier of FlightSafety International.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bombardier announced that an unnamed customer has purchased five Learjet 75s in a transaction valued at approximately $69 million based on 2019 prices.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Colorado-based startup XTI Aircraft has completed the first series of test flights of a prototype of its TriFan 600 ducted-fan VTOL business aircraft.
Business Aviation

The U.N. secretary-general has called "The WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018," a wakeup call for stronger action on global warming.
Business Aviation

By Mal Gormley
The Jet Support Services Inc. Business Aviation Index shows global flight activity showed a year-to-date increase of 4.9% in 2018 and 4.7% year-over-year.
Business Aviation