Business & Commercial Aviation

BRS Aerospace reports its whole-aircraft parachute system recently saved its 400th and 401st lives, considered noteworthy achievements in aviation safety.

Dassault Aviation recently acquired TAG Aviation's European maintenance activities and the MRO operations of the ExecuJet Group, which offers product support at several locations worldwide.

Four crewmembers and 47 of the 67 passengers on board a US-Bangla Airlines Bombardier Q400 died when their scheduled flight crashed and burned at Kathmandu, Nepal, while maneuvering for a VFR landing.

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Boeing and Embraer expect to close their commercial and defense aircraft joint-venture deals by year-end, now that Embraer shareholders approved the proposals.

Bombardier is boosting its customer service capabilities in the Asia-Pacifc region by expanding its Singapore Service Center.

Kopter Group, the manufacturer of the SH09 single-engine light helicopter, hopes to eventually assemble as many as 100 of them annually at a Louisiana facility.

The Farnborough Airshow is ending its public weekend days. Under the new format, the next event, July 20-24, 2020, will be held over five days instead of seven.

The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in March 2019.

True Blue Power, which makes lithium-ion batteries, has introduced fifth-generation main-ship batteries engineered to address lead-acid and NiCad challenges.

Honeywell's Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter Purchase Outlook is forecasting 4,000 civil helicopters could be delivered by manufacturers over the next five years.

Companies and pilots often assume no harm could come from offering a ride at a charity auction. Such flights are OK but with tight restrictions.

Boeing continues to expand its number of subsidiaries, recently closing on ForeFlight, a provider of mobile and web-based aviation applications.

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

"The only way to get a good understanding of the problem is data—data that is vigilantly collected and is recorded and retained for further analysis."

The National Research Council recommends the FAA take effective measures to ensure the FAR addressing ozone exposure is met on all flights..

The 18,920 lb. of thrust produced by General Electric's Passport 20-19BB1A capitalizes on the multi-millions of dollars the company invested in the CFM Leap-1 engine family developed for commercial jetliners.

The use of the GPS position for control is probably the single smartest idea since radar and the ILS.

Being on call 24/7 is driving burned-out business aviation pilots to the airlines, and flight departments are reacting.

Operators give high marks to the Bombardier Global 6000 long-range jet for its speed, comfort, reliability and product support.

The Global 7500 flight deck has four, 14- by 11-in. landscape-configuration flat-panel displays, large enough so that each can be split into two or more windows.

"Ozone converters are one-piece assemblies consisting of a ceramic honeycomb core covered by a metal catalyst."

The $75 million Global 7500 is the largest, roomiest, farthest-flying and most expensive purpose-built business jet created by a general-aviation manufacturer.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

“At Harley-Davidson, we are a small flight department that does big things,” Jad Donaldson, the motorcycle manufacturer’s aviation director, declared.