Business & Commercial Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
BCA business aviation product and service previews.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Zean Nielsen, an executive with experience in industrial building material, electric cars and luxury electronics, has been named CEO of Cirrus Aircraft.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Swiss helicopter developer Kopter Group is flight-testing its SH09 single-engine helicopter in Sicily and hopes to earn EASA certification next year.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
Questions for Bob Hobbi, president and CEO of ServiceElements of Phoenix.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Uber has partnered with charter helicopter operator Heliflite to launch Uber Copter, a manifestation of the company's planned urban aerial ridesharing service.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Boeing has launched a new Boeing Business Jet services bundle and signed its first multi-year agreement with business jet services provider Metrojet.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Wheels Up has acquired wholesale light-jet charter operator Travel Management Co., which operates 26 Hawker 400XPs.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
HK Bellawings, a Hong Kong-based aircraft management company, recently signed a letter of intent for five new Bombardier Global 7500 business jets.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The de Havilland name has returned to aircraft manufacturing with the $300 million Dash 8 program sale by Bombardier to Canada's Longview Aircraft Capital.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
SSI Parts & Leasing, a division of Jet Support Services (JSSI), has signed a new supply-chain services agreement with Contour Aviation.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
AviationManuals has released a guide for operators to understand various requirements for Letter of Authorization applications.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Daher, the producer of TBM single-engine, pressurized turboprops, has acquired Quest Aircraft Co., manufacturer of the PT6-powered Kodiak 100 bush plane.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
A Passenger Air Vehicle, an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing prototype developed by Aurora Flight Sciences, crashed during unmanned flight testing in June.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
David Coleal, president of Bombardier Aviation, said it will continue to support Learjet and the light business jet segment.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Sheltair has completed a four-story fixed-base operator terminal at Orlando Executive Airport in Florida.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has launched its annual survey of those who have taken flight training within the last year.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The pre-owned business jet market will be worth $61 billion over the next five years, nearly two-thirds the value of new aircraft delivered, says Jetcraft.
Business Aviation

By James Albright
Like most people my age, I can recall where I was when I heard that the space shuttle Challenger had exploded and broken apart, killing all seven crewmembers.
Business Aviation

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

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
April business jet and turboprop activity in Europe declined 12.3% compared to a year ago, reports Argus International.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The FAA and EASA grounding of Cessna Citation 525, 525A and 525B business jets with Atlas active winglets forced Tamarack Aerospace into bankruptcy in June.
Business Aviation

Many pilots fear a medical misunderstanding will cost them their career. Because of the laws surrounding the FAA's medical process, these fears are justified.
Business Aviation

By Fred George
For under $6 million, you can buy a single-pilot Citation that can fly four passengers across the U.S. and land 7 min. after a Learjet 45XR on the same mission.
Business Aviation

Frank Robinson became fascinated with helicopters at age 9 when he saw a news photo of Igor Sikorsky hovering his VS300 prototype.
Business Aviation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The differences between what a human would “see” versus an automated station’s report can be significant when it comes to measuring ceiling and visibility.
Business Aviation