Business & Commercial Aviation

Sheltair has completed a four-story fixed-base operator terminal at Orlando Executive Airport in Florida.

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.

BCA business aviation product and service previews.

Daher recently introduced the latest version of its upgraded six-passenger TBM 940 single-engine turboprop, which succeeds the TBM 930.

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

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

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.

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.

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Desert Jet Center will waive ramp fees for all Angel Flight West volunteer pilots conducting missions from the Palm Springs, California, area and Coachella Valley.

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

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

While turbine-engine makers continually and admirably improve the fuel burn rates of their products, the undeniable facts are that combustion produces CO2emissions. As a result, some people — quite a lot of people, actually — object to aviation’s increasing carbon fallout. And they’re gaining voice and power.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has launched its annual survey of those who have taken flight training within the last year.

(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.

Zean Nielsen, an executive with experience in industrial building material, electric cars and luxury electronics, has been named CEO of Cirrus Aircraft.

dynamic remotely operated navigation equipment.

HK Bellawings, a Hong Kong-based aircraft management company, recently signed a letter of intent for five new Bombardier Global 7500 business jets.

Swiss helicopter developer Kopter Group is flight-testing its SH09 single-engine helicopter in Sicily and hopes to earn EASA certification next year.

Wheels Up has acquired wholesale light-jet charter operator Travel Management Co., which operates 26 Hawker 400XPs.

Boeing has launched a new Boeing Business Jet services bundle and signed its first multi-year agreement with business jet services provider Metrojet.

Daher, the producer of TBM single-engine, pressurized turboprops, has acquired Quest Aircraft Co., manufacturer of the PT6-powered Kodiak 100 bush plane.

SSI Parts & Leasing, a division of Jet Support Services (JSSI), has signed a new supply-chain services agreement with Contour Aviation.

AviationManuals has released a guide for operators to understand various requirements for Letter of Authorization applications.

Meller Optics has introduced custom-fabricated large sapphire windows for use protecting electronics in aircraft and drones that fly in demanding environments.