Business & Commercial Aviation

Few, if any, light jets have entered service with such high dispatch reliability as the HA-420 HondaJet.

In the world of VIP aircraft interiors, wood veneers have long been the choice as a symbol of sumptuous luxury, but technology has brought new choices to the cabin that are both attractive and can offer practical advantages.

Readers comment on current topics and articles in past issues.

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

Attendees at the World Meteorological Organization's Volcanic Ash Workshop in October 2015 learned of efforts to improve the forecasting of volcanic ash plumes.

Here are recommended actions from ICAO, NASA and Boeing publications on handling a volcanic ash encounter, along with simplified explanations behind them.

Gary Dempsey has been named president of the National Air Transportation Association, succeeding Martin Hiller,

How many electric motors can a Cessna Caravan mini-freighter carry? Well, Australian startup MagniX thinks one is just fine — as long as it's under the cowling up front.

Selected accidents and incidents from August and September 2018.

Kerfkore provides interior designers with the ability to create curves at a reduced weight for applications that might normally be difficult, even impossible.

Booth Veneers has introduced AlumiFLite and FLiteFlex to the cabin interior veneer market to satisfy demand for light, flexible and less flammable veneer.

Bombardier Business Aircraft is upgrading the avionics on its Learjet 75 and Learjet 70 aircraft with the installation of the Garmin G5000 avionics suite.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered a special-mission G550 aircraft to the U.S. Navy with sensors to support the service's telemetry range-support mission.

The FAA has granted Textron Aviation a temporary exemption to meeting fuel tank flammability requirements that will allow Citation Longitude deliveries to begin but require a retrofit of delivered aircraft.

The first Airbus ACJ320neo has been assembled, fitted with Leap-1A engines and painted in preparation for first flight and delivery at year-end, Airbus says.

Richard Aarons, my Dad, loved aviation since his New Jersey childhood when he would watch C-118s approaching McGuire AFB and imagine being in command.

As our 60th year ends, it's valuable and appropriate to reflect on the contributions we have made to helping the business aviation community operate better.

Wood veneers range from the exotics of remarkable shadings to grain and patterns best described as nature's art.

Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the fifth Legacy 450 midsize business jet to AirSprint, a Canadian fractional ownership company based in Calgary, Alberta.

Dassault Aviation has signed an "amicable" settlement with Safran on its dispute concerning Safran's long-delayed Silvercrest engine for the Falcon 5X jet.

Los Angeles-based Planet 9 Private Air has added a second Dassault Falcon 7X to its charter fleet. The company secured its FAR Part 135 operating certificate in June.

The NTSB has issued a preliminary report on its investigation of a near-miss involving a Gulfstream IV charter flight at Philadelphia International Airport.

Hexagon Geospatial Systems has provided a hands-on example of a system used by Lufthansa to help its pilots avoid costly obstacles and delays in the air.

Examining the origins of the phrase Murphy's Law reveals lessons for aviators trying to keep the act of flying from Point A to Point B as safe as possible.

ICAO, the U.S. Geological Survey and Boeing publications discuss how a cockpit crew might know if there has been a nighttime encounter with volcanic ash.