Business & Commercial Aviation

Flying in Alaska and Canada’s northern provinces is tough: It takes ingenuity, skill and constant vigilance. Complacency is a killer.

The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements reports that among those U.S. workers exposed to radiation while on the job, flight crews get the largest annual effective dose.

Fred Schrameck, the former CEO of Epic Air of Bend, Oregon, recently pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for a scheme involving his consumer aviation company, Aircraft Completion Services.

J.A. Air Center in Sugar Grove, Illinois, has joined the Air Elite Network. Based at Aurora Municipal Airport, the FBO has a 11,000-sq.-ft. terminal facility, 100,000 sq. ft. of heated hangar space and a 20,000-sq.-ft. arrival canopy.

JetBlue Airways' commercial tie-up with boutique scheduled charter operator JetSuiteX is both a long-term play for the mainline carrier and an indicator of how underserved communities could regain air-service network connectivity without relying directly on traditional airlines.

There are airline pilots who make far northern or even transpolar flights on a regular basis. Business aviators become familiar with the requirements for these flights, but we seldom do it often enough for it to be considered routine.

Textron Aviation recently chalked up orders for 52 Cessna 172 Skyhawks from two Cessna-authorized sales and service representatives in China, with deliveries expected to be completed this year.

Gulfstream Aerospace plans to build a $55 million, 202,000-sq.-ft. service center at its Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport campus in Georgia, and employ an additional 200 people there.

OneJet, a three-year-old air transportation network that provides scheduled nonstop service between small and medium-size cities primarily east of the Mississippi River using regional operating partners, is acquiring Ultimate JetCharters.

Production of the Citation X, Cessna Aircraft’s 520-kt. muscle rocket, is ending after 22 years. It was Cessna’s signature technical masterpiece of that era.

Fractional aircraft operator Flexjet plans to move its Richardson, Texas, operations to the Braniff Center at Dallas Love Field. A private terminal and 60,000-sq.-ft. maintenance hangar are scheduled to open in mid-2019.

William Garvey, Editor-in-Chief of Business and Commercial Aviation, speaks to John Sheehan, Operational Excellence Program Consultant, about the latest flight department evaluation program.

Selected Accidents And Incidents In April and March 2018.

Frozen trim controls lead to an unexpected return to the airport.

BCA subscribers, log in to download the entire 2018 Purchase Planning Handbook, including airplane comparison tables as well as Avionics Marketplace charts, which are available only in digital format.

BCA shares news of the latest products and services for the business aviation industry.

Questions for longtime aviation professionals Jim Cannon and John Sheehan.

AP Completion Services of Montreal has delivered a Gulfstream 650ER, its 100th business jet. Since its founding in November 2009, AP has delivered 135 aircraft.

Russian hackers attempted to penetrate the U.S. civilian aviation industry early in 2017 as part of the broad assault on the nation's sensitive infrastructure, but the attack reportedly had limited impact.

A near-collision between a drone and a Boeing 777 on March 25 has prompted Air New Zealand to call for stricter regulations for drone operators. The 777 was on descent into Auckland Airport when it passed within about 15 ft. of the drone.

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Australian Transport Safety Bureau notes incidents in which pilots became distracted or confused while attempting to manage flight guidance systems in high-workload environments.

Great Lakes Airlines ceased operations in March, a decision it says resulted from the inability to hire enough pilots after the FAA's 2013 increase in minimum qualifications for first officers.

The general aviation industry suffered a slight setback in 2017, with revenues dipping 3.6% compared to those in 2016, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

Israel Aerospace Industries plans to develop an electric short-haul commercial aircraft. The company says future electric-powered aircraft will reduce emissions and noise and provide significant savings in fuel costs.