Business & Commercial Aviation

Engines that are “contextually aware,” can “think for themselves” and are “comprehending” are described in a Rolls white paper on the new Pearl 15 turbofan.

Reprint remembers flying in the Northeast U.S. after World War !.

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.

Satcom providers are offering new high-bandwidth, business aviation-only services as avionics manufacturers ready smaller, faster systems to exploit them.

Bombardier surprised many last month when it announced it was shedding the Q400 regional turboprop program, the last of its de Havilland products.

The two newly anointed Brazilian aviation “magistrates” are, once again, raising price-versus-performance expectations in their respective segments.

Selected accidents and incidents from October 2018. The NTSB information is preliminary.

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

The Cessna Citation Hemisphere engine program is progressing toward testing a new axial high-pressure compressor in June 2019.

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

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

Six general aviation-related organizations have partnered to form best business practices for FBOs, calling on them to publish an online list of charges.

Air BP has added to its network in Brazil with the addition of Salvador International Airport. Operations at the airport will be managed by Air BP

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

Signature Flight Support has signed an agreement with ATP Flight School for a nationwide, full-service flight support agreement.

Meridian announced that its West Coast FBO, Meridian Hayward, was voted the Corporate Aircraft Association’s (CAA) Preferred FBO.

The acting FAA administrator wants to see funding reform from Congress, saying appropriating through continuing resolutions complicates planning and budgeting.

The FAA is investing $40.9 million in a new 180-ft.-tall air traffic control tower and 15,650-sq.-ft. base building at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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.

Big Game Air, a provider of luxury game day travel experiences for sports fans, has launched two subsidiaries, Triumph Jets and Next Level Tix.

Reach Air Medical Services will acquire five Airbus helicopters for use in emergency medical service operations.

Early prospective customers are being sought for a hybrid passenger airship that the developers claim will offer unprecedented safety.

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

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