Business & Commercial Aviation

Sheltair Aviation plans to build, lease and manage a new 20-acre hangar complex at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport with fixed-base operator services.

Gulfstream’s G600 has begun FAA certification field performance testing close on the heels of type certification of its sibling G500.

Low-speed buffet sets a boundary between a safe flight region and a part of the flight envelope in which the airplane may encounter serious control problems.

Thermal runaways and resultant fires of lithium-ion batteries powering electronic devices brought on aircraft continue to vex regulatory agencies and operators.

The unmanned aircraft systems world is surely one of the most active sectors of aviation today and, arguably, in decades.

When it comes to Learjet business jet production at its Wichita facility, Bombardier has not made any decisions, President and CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts in early August.

Demand for broadband connectivity aboard business aircraft is booming. Passengers expect seamless Wi-Fi access to the internet as much as they count on other services.

According to the FAA, between March 1991, and May 2018, there were 206 thermal runaway incidents involving lithium batteries at airports or onboard aircraft.

Questions for Brian Proctor, Mente Group founder, president and CEO.

Flytenow, a would-be online flight-sharing service, says the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is opposing a senator's effort that would allow there service to operate in the U.S.

The NBAA is fighting to preserve Santa Monica (California) Municipal Airport across two separate but related fronts. First, the association has filed an en-blanc petition asking for a rehearing by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of a recent determination that a January 2017 settlement between the city of Santa Monica and the FAA did not constitute a final action by the agency.

Louisa Fisher, cabin safety program manager at FlightSafety International, answers questions on how to deal with lithium-ion battery fires on business aircraft.

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Aspen Flying Club, located near Bye Aerospace’s facilities at Centennial Airport, Colorado, recently reserved 30 all-electric Sun Flyer 2 airplanes to use as trainers.

The AOPA recently announced its “Rusty Pilots” program had returned nearly 6,000 aviators to currency.

Business aviation operators and airlines alike face a quandary when dealing with a thermal runaway of lithium-ion-powered electronic devices.

Piper company engineers elected to hot-rod the PA-42-720A Cheyenne III to field a viable challenger.

According to the Experimental Aircraft Association, this summer’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, attracted 601,000 attendees, about 2% above last year’s record.

Business aviation departures in Europe set a record in July with 94,002 flights, up 4% from a year ago.

KULR Technology designs and manufactures carbon-fiber containment solutions for lithium-ion battery applications.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

Rockwell Collins recently signed on as a service provider of Iridium Certus satellite solutions over the Iridium NEXT network. Rockwell will be adding the service to its aircraft connectivity applications, delivering the next-generation L-band broadband solution for commercial, government and ARINCDirect customers. In addition, it will design and produce Iridium Certus service terminals.

Over the next 10 years, the Latin American business aircraft fleet is expected to slightly contract, moving to 3,765 aircraft in 2027 from 4,525 in 2018.

Gogo, one of the biggest providers of highly sought-after inflight connectivity, is struggling to turn that demand into dollars.

The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in August 2018.