Business & Commercial Aviation

By Arie Egozi
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) President and CEO Nimrod Shefer says his company is reviewing all of its operations, including its business jet activity.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Amprius, the provider of the batteries for Airbus’ record-breaking Zephyr solar-powered stratospheric unmanned aircraft says it is working with electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) developers on applications for its high energy-density lithium-ion cells.Where conventional lithium-ion batteries have graphite anodes and an energy density of 300-320 Wh/kg at best, Amprius’ cells use a silicon nanowire anode and have a specific energy of 435 Wh/kg.
Business Aviation

Airbus and Aerkomm signed a new agreement regarding the Aerkomm K++ inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system on Airbus Corporate Jets.
Business Aviation

Honeywell plans to move its corporate headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, from Morris Plains, New Jersey, and also move its Safety and Productivity Solutions business group there from Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Business Aviation

PrivateFly, an on-demand charter service provider, has begun private jet flights between London Luton Airport and Geneva during ski season.
Business Aviation

Huron Regional Airport’s fixed-base operator in South Dakota has a new owner and a new name.
Business Aviation

Vertis Aviation in Switzerland has added a second Boeing Business Jet to its international charter fleet.
Business Aviation

By Fred George
The Gulfstream V, similar to the company's previous large-cabin aircraft, makes no apologies for its size, thirst or operating costs.
Business Aviation

The B-29 Superfortress known has "Doc" has a new home in Wichita.
Business Aviation

Too often we see an NTSB finding that states: "The probable cause(s) of this accident [involving a highly experienced airman] is determined to be the pilot's decision to initiate and continue flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation, a loss of airplane control and a subsequent inflight breakup."
Business Aviation

When this spatial disorientation occurs, sensory conflicts and optical illusions often make it difficult for a pilot to tell which way is up.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in December 2018.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
Questions for Rolland Vincent, president of Rolland Vincent Associates, JetNet iQ creator/director and former executive at Textron, Bombardier and ICAO.
Business Aviation

Air BP has upgraded the infrastructure at its fuel terminal in Dolvik, Norway.
Business Aviation

By Fred George
The NTSB concluded that Fleming “likely experienced some level of spatial disorientation” and he also perhaps thought the autopilot was engaged when it was not.
Business Aviation

Universal Avionics has received an FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) for its new touchscreen control display unit for the InSight Display System.
Business Aviation

The Citation Jet Pilots Owner Pilot Association's 10th annual convention in San Antonio in October drew record attendance of 474 people and 65 exhibits.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Dassault Aviation has been awarded a contract to study a future maritime surveillance aircraft based on its Falcon 2000 LXS business jet.
Business Aviation

In the arena of environmental responsibility, Wilson Air Center has become a showcase FBO.
Business Aviation

Jet Aviation has signed a preferred fixed-base operation service agreement with Excellent Air, a German-based charter service.
Business Aviation

The Citation Jet Pilots Owner Pilot Association's 10th annual convention in San Antonio in October drew record attendance of 474 people and 65 exhibits.
Business Aviation

The FAA is still offering $500 rebates to owners of fixed-wing, single-engine piston aircraft based on their purchase of certain avionics.
Connected Aerospace

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
While anti-icing fluids negate the serious effects of wing icing, recent research has determined the fluids themselves extract a significant penalty from the wing's aerodynamic capabilities.
Business Aviation

Jet Aviation has signed a preferred fixed base operation service agreement with Excellent Air, a German-based charter service operating what it says is Europe’s largest fleet of Cessna Citation CJ2 aircraft, along with several Citation XLSs. The aircraft are based in Memmingen, Germany.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Selected accidents and incidents from November 2018. The NTSB information is preliminary.
Business Aviation