Business & Commercial Aviation

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Two projects to develop fully electric-powered regional transport aircraft are emerging from Israel, one from a startup and the other by a legacy aerospace OEM with experience in many fields, including business aviation and drones.

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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.

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

Bombardier plans to invest $80 million in a new service center in Miami, which will be one of the largest in its network.

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

Chantilly Air plans to expand its business services at Manassas (Virginia) Regional Airport with the construction of a new FBO.

When selling a used aircraft, put pride aside. Sell it as-is, where-is, with all details subject to verification by the buyer.

Duncan Aviation has announced that its new turbofan engine test cell, the Raptor, has completed all of the necessary correlation runs certified by Honeywell.

American Aero FTW, an FBO at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, has earned a Stage 3 safety and ground handling certificate of registration.

The FAA has restarted its $500 rebate program to support installation of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipage.

Flying Colours has completed its first Ka-band installation on a Gulfstream V. Installation required the mounting of the radome, tail antenna and cabin hardware.

Jetex Flight Support has been appointed the official FBO and handler for the MEBAA Show 2018. The event will be held at the Dubai Airshow Dec. 10-12.

Questions for Gary Dempsey, president of the Washington-based National Air Transportation Association.

Phillips 66 Aviation awarded $22,000 to longtime partner Corporate Angel Network during this year’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.

Jet Aviation has acquired the KLM Jet Center at the Amsterdam and Rotterdam airports in the Netherlands.

Airbus Helicopters believes the offshore wind-farm industry will support up to 1,000 rotorcraft over the coming two decades.

Sky Valet has opened new facilities in the business aviation terminal at Ibiza Airport off the coast of Spain after an extensive renovation.