Business & Commercial Aviation

If a business aircraft crewmember becomes ill or otherwise incapacitated, there is little room for discussion: Land as soon as possible.

Some of the materials most often found on vertical panels are replacing the more traditional carpeting and countertops.

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

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

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

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.

Readers comment on current topics and articles in past issues.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Samson Sky, maker of the Switchblade flying sports car, reports it has received its 800th reservation. Customers come from 24 countries and 46 U.S. states.

Argus International has announced the launch of its Second in Command Gateway Program, a data-driven approach to pilot training to enhance safety and performance.

VistaJet founder Thomas Flohr is launching Vista Global Holding to consolidate its aviation businesses and position it for further future acquisitions, the company said.

Max Bleck, who held top executive positions at Raytheon, Beech Aircraft, Cessna, Gates Learjet and Piper Aircraft, died Sept. 2 in Kansas City. He was 91.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.