Business & Commercial Aviation

Textron has joined with King Ranch, the largest ranch in Texas and one of the largest in the world, to launch a special edition Beechcraft King Air 350i.

Executive AirShare, a fractional ownership and charter company, has deleted “Executive” from its name and now calls itself Airshare.

Ultra-long-haul charter specialist Planet Nine Private Air introduced its third VIP 16-seat Dassault Falcon 7X business jet into service last month.

Signature Flight Support has signed an agreement with ATP Flight School for a nationwide, full-service flight support agreement.

Two companies have won contracts to test the feasibility of delivering vaccines by drone to remote islands in Vanuatu in the South Pacific.

Air BP has added to its network in Brazil with the addition of Salvador International Airport. Operations at the airport will be managed by Air BP

Meridian announced that its West Coast FBO, Meridian Hayward, was voted the Corporate Aircraft Association’s (CAA) Preferred FBO.

Air Culinaire Worldwide launched its lifestyle concept for its 19 owned and operated inflight catering kitchens in the United States.

Operators say Bombardier’s Global 5000 has the best cabin of any business aircraft in this range class, along with unsurpassed long-range cruise speed and nearly best-in-class runway performance.

Every year or so, we see another case of a passenger-carrying aircraft sliding off the end of a runway. Given the sheer number of landings in winter, the writer is surprised it doesn’t happen more regularly.

Biggin Hill has more going for it than its proximity to the metropolis to its north. The airport is all about serving business aviation, and word has spread.

If the sound of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines propelling sleek Spitfires stirs your soul, a visit to Biggin Hill’s Heritage Hangar is worthy of your bucket list.

London Biggin Hill Airport voluntarily prepared a plan to ensure the airport operates as quietly as possible, with minimal impact on its neighbors.

Biggin Hill Airport first found fame as Churchill's "strongest link" during the Blitz period of World War II, as it is a mere 12 mi. from Central London.

Pilots: Beware of glare. Don’t stare. Take simple precautions for when the light is bright to avoid adding your flight to the 130 downed by dazzle.

FAA study provides recommendations to minimize the effects of glare during night operations.

We editors and contributors suggest the people, products and services that made significant contributions to business aviation in the previous 12 months.

Increasingly, business aircraft operators make new technologies buy their way onto their aircraft.

Selected accidents and incidents in September 2018. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

Glare from reflective surfaces, in particular solar energy installations, is becoming an issue, particularly when located at or near airports.

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News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

National Aeronautic Association names winners of the 2018 Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award.

Rapidly changing weather and visual illusions combine for near-disaster on St. Maarten.

The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in October 2018.