Business & Commercial Aviation

There are other down-under aviators like me who question the plethora of restricted airspaces and areas. This VFR pilot is keen to see what results.

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.

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.

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

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

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a 8,500-sq.-ft. sales and design center on New York's Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

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

Piper Aircraft recently delivered the 100th Archer training aircraft to the ATP Flight School. The delivery was part of an agreement signed in 2013.

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

General Dynamics recently acquired the Nordam Group's nacelle manufacturing line for the new Gulfstream G500 and G600 models.

London Biggin Hill Airport is seeking a development partner for a new light aviation center to further its role as a general aviation airport.

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

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.

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

The growing, worldwide pilot shortage is affecting virtually every segment of the aviation industry including the pre-owned aircraft market.

Bombardier's ultra-long-range Global 7500 earned its certification from Transport Canada on Sept. 28, paving the way for the $72 million business jet's entry-into-service this year.

Duncan Aviation has completed 16 Dassault Falcon 7X 1C inspections at its MRO facilities in Battle Creek, Michigan, and Lincoln, Nebraska, since 2016.

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

The U.S. Transportation Department's new air-charter broker regulations are designed to protect consumers who purchase charter flights through middlemen.

The National Aircraft Resale Association is now the International Aircraft Dealers Association.

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

The NBAA Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition was held Oct. 16-18 in Orlando, Florida. The event drew about 1,000 exhibitors from around the world.

Traxxall has signed up Jet Linx as the latest customer for its aircraft maintenance tracking and inventory management systems.