Business & Commercial Aviation

FAR Part 135 charters today offer a complex variety of buying options that seem to cross over into scheduled operations.

A number of companies offer solutions in the form of mattress packages designed to convert cabin seats into comfortable sleeping platforms within minutes.

The U.S. Air Force wants to purchase up to five new Bombardier Global 6000s, designated as E-11s, according to a document requesting information.

Gary Burrell, co-founder of the Garmin International maker of GPS devices, died June 1. He was 81. He retired in 2002 and then was co-chairman until 2004.

In an example of how drones can assist in disaster recovery, Duke Energy sent over 200 volunteer workers to Puerto Rico to assist in restoring power.

Duncan Aviation's MRO facility in Provo, Utah, has received Stage I accreditation from the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling.

Maintaining effective flight control of an airborne airplane is probably the most critical consideration in aviation.

Bombardier Aerospace has delivered its 300th Challenger 350 business jet, the company said. The delivery comes five years after its entry into service.

Questions for Shelly Simi, President and CEO, National Association of State Aviation Officials, Washington.

Turkish Aerospace carried out the first flight of the complete prototype of its T625 Gokbey utility helicopter on June 29.

(1) Air Canada Flight 797, June 2, 1983, cabin fire, NTSB AAR-86/02. (2) Air Cargo Carriers Flight 1260, May 5, 2017, complacency, NTSB DCA17FA109 (3) Air France Flight 296, June 26, 1988, complacency, Bureau Enquetes et Analyses (BEA) published April 1990.

We have entered the age of the drones, any aircraft operated without a human pilot aboard.

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

NTSB determines the probable cause was “the pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation during takeoff in instrument meteorological conditions.

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.

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.

dynamic remotely operated navigation equipment.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

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

Business & Commercial Aviation news from July 1969, Part 2.​

There are few technical barriers to replacing circling approaches with RNP procedures at many general aviation airports.

Robinson delivered its first FAA-certified model 40 years ago and not only is it still in production, but early on it became the foremost light helicopter.

Serious pilots have to monitor the performance of doctors and computers in exam rooms as carefully as they do with other pilots and computers in the cockpit.

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.

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.