Business & Commercial Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Qatar Airways plans to grow its business jet charter fleet to 35 aircraft from 14 and replace its seven Bombardier Global 5000s and 6000s with Gulfstream G500s.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
It was politics the old-fashioned way — personal, respectful and solicitous.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The acting FAA administrator wants to see funding reform from Congress, saying appropriating through continuing resolutions complicates planning and budgeting.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
A former airline pilot and school teacher, Robb Williams was executive director of the Aerospace Center of Excellence in Lakeland, Florida.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The Cessna Citation Hemisphere engine program is progressing toward testing a new axial high-pressure compressor in June 2019.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Icon Aircraft says CEO and founder Kirk Hawkins is “stepping back” from his leadership role.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Terrafugia, the developer of the Transition flying car, reported in late October that it has received letters of intent for 10 vehicles, each accompanied by a $50,000 deposit.
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 November 2018.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Textron has joined with King Ranch, the largest ranch in Texas and one of the largest in the world, to launch a special edition Beechcraft King Air 350i.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bombardier surprised many last month when it announced it was shedding the Q400 regional turboprop program, the last of its de Havilland products.
Business Aviation

NTSB calls out the dangers of “expectation bias” and urges better training for pilots to understand this phenomenon.
Business Aviation

By David Esler
There has never been a time in business aviation when the manufacturers of intercontinental business jets have had so many high-performance engine options.
Program Management

Fourteen years after calling for regulations of air charter brokers, the U.S. Transportation Department has finally published a new set of regulations.
Business Aviation

NextGen ultimately will affect almost all aircraft movement — on the ground as well as in the air.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
BCA business aviation product and service previews
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Business jet and turboprop flight activity in North America rose 0.9% in October compared to a year ago and 8.9% compared to September activity.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Meridian announced that its West Coast FBO, Meridian Hayward, was voted the Corporate Aircraft Association’s (CAA) Preferred FBO.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Aerion launches preliminary design of its 12-seat, Mach 1.4 AS2 business trijet and says it hopes to develop bigger and faster follow-ons.
Business Aviation

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

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Big Game Air, a provider of luxury game day travel experiences for sports fans, has launched two subsidiaries, Triumph Jets and Next Level Tix.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Six general aviation-related organizations have partnered to form best business practices for FBOs, calling on them to publish an online list of charges.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Tacoma Narrows Aviation has completed its new executive terminal facility that includes 30,000 sq. ft. of heated hangar space, 2,500 sq. ft. of
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Business & Commercial Aviation news from December 1968.​
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Signature Flight Support has signed an agreement with ATP Flight School for a nationwide, full-service flight support agreement.
Business Aviation