Business & Commercial Aviation

Garmin has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification for the GFC 500 autopilot in the Mooney M20 and 36/A36 Bonanza, the company said.

The first Airbus ACJ319neo business jet completed a 16-hr. 10-min. flight test flight April 26, setting a record for the longest flight by an Airbus crew on an A320-family.

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.

Vista Global, owner of charter providers VistaJet and XOJet, plans to acquire JetSmarter, an online jet sharing provider and digital technology developer.

In April, the FAA grounded the fleet of Cirrus Vision SF50 light jets because of issues with the aircraft's angle-of-attack sensor.

Norway-based OSM Aviation, a provider of air crews to the airline industry, has ordered 60 all-electric two-seat aircraft from Bye Aerospace for trainers.

Comac is building an executive version of the ARJ21 regional jet which it plans to complete it next year and demonstrate to prospective customers.

Textron Aviation and China's Civil Aviation Administration opened ABACE with the sale of eight Cessna Citation XLS+ aircraft

The Japanese government is promoting business aviation access to the country's secondary airports, setting aside funds to help pay for new facilities.

Following checklists is an essential defense against pilot errors. Research studies have provided insights as to why procedures may not always be completed.

Selected accidents and incidents from April 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.

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.

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.

Bombardier announced that an unnamed customer has purchased five Learjet 75s in a transaction valued at approximately $69 million based on 2019 prices.

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.

The Australian government has taken delivery of the first of three Falcon 7X trijets from Dassault Aviation. Delivery of the others is expected within months.

Eccelsa Aviation is an FBO in Sardinia and for most of the year, it's a relatively quiet place. But each June, that changes and there are few busier FBOs.

Questions for William Korner, chairman and CEO of Flight Research Inc. and The International Flight Test Institute, Mojave Air & Space Port, Mojave, California.

It seemed nothing would go right for Ameristar Charters Flight 9363 until the captain averted tragedy by aborting the takeoff after accelerating through V1.

Jetex has opened its third location in Japan—at Kansai International Airport. It adds to the existing Jetex portfolio of 56 locations in 26 countries.

Selected accidents and incidents from March 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.

Bombardier has concluded the sale of its flight training and technical activities to CAE in a transaction valued at $645 million.

Although transport aircraft have three independent speed-sensing systems, environmental factors such as high-altitude ice crystals have the potential to remove this redundancy and create simultaneous failures.

The accurate display of airspeed information at high altitude is vital because the margins between the low-speed and high-speed buffet margins can be thin.

The Corporate School of Etiquette was launched by a former corporate flight attendant to focus on the finer areas of service skills and culinary arts training.