Business & Commercial Aviation

Falcon 8X operators are virtually unanimous in saying that the Dassault flagship is a substantial improvement over the smaller Falcon 7X.

Gulfstream Aerospace has expanded its maintenance, repair and overhaul operations at Appleton International Airport in Wisconsin.

An era is ending. Dassault Falcon Jet CEO Jean (John) Rosanvallon is retiring after 44 years with the company, 23 of those as its top executive.

Prevention of flutter and other aeroelastic modes requires proper maintenance, preflight attention and immediate reactions if it occurs in flight

Orville and Wilbur Wright made beneficial use of aeroelastic effects for roll control of their Flyer by using wing warping.

The aeroelastic behavior of long, thin swept wings prompted engineers to incorporate inboard and outboard ailerons on such airfoils.

Circumventing academic annexation and putting SA to practical use.

The nondisclosure agreement does not allow you to sit silent in a deposition or on the witness stand if you are asked about criminal behavior in the plane.

BCA business aviation product and service previews.

All airline and most business aviation SOPs call for an immediate missed approach if the situation becomes unstable.

Think of Paris landmarks that have become iconic to the City of Lights. The Eiffel Tower. Notre Dame Cathedral. The Louvre. Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Arc de Triomphe. And, Le Bourget Airport.

Signature Flight Support has agreed to purchase IAM Jet Center and its affiliated companies, complementing Signature's existing FBOs in the Caribbean.

High-ticket catering doesn’t fit every business aircraft operator’s budget. If fine cuisine is expected, expect that to be reflected in the final tab.

While Part 142 sim training is essential, it is clearly not all-encompassing instruction for safe flying.

Selected accidents and incidents, August and July 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

Questions for John McKenna, chairman of the Recreational Aviation Foundation, Bozeman, Montana.

High engine thrust during maintenance activity can cause considerable damage to airplanes and other elements on an airport.

The Hawker 900XP, the 19th and final iteration of the 1960 de Havilland DH125, the original midsize business jet, clearly was the strongest performer.

Sky Trek Aviation at Modesto City-County Airport, based in California, has new ownership and name—Modesto Jet Center—effective Aug. 1.

Barrington Irving has been named to receive the NBAA's 2019 American Spirit Award

With more and more business aircraft pilots joining the scheduled carriers, the importance and appeal of temporary contract pilots is gaining attention.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from September 1969.​

Skeptics, myself included, have long been involved in the negatives of helicopter operations in metropolitan settings.

Getting up to speed with the latest Gulfstream is a matter of adapting old philosophies with new. It has a flight deck for the iPhone generation.