Business & Commercial Aviation

Signature Flight Support posted revenue of $926.3 million during the first half of 2018, up 15.4% from the same period a year ago.

Low-speed buffet sets a boundary between a safe flight region and a part of the flight envelope in which the airplane may encounter serious control problems.

Thermal runaways and resultant fires of lithium-ion batteries powering electronic devices brought on aircraft continue to vex regulatory agencies and operators.

The FAA has granted a two-year authorization to the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site to fly large drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the operator.

Mooney International Corp. is expanding production and adding sales programs — such as MooneyShares and Fill & Fly — to entice buyers and keep up with improving market demand.

Dynon unveiled the D3, the latest edition of its Pocket Panel EFIS, and the DRX, a portable, dual-band ADS-B traffic and weather receiver.

Stratos Aircraft is taking an interim step in its move to certify a very light jet by first offering the aircraft as a kit.

Avfuel Corp. has received FAA approval for its online fuel safety training programs, which are part of the Avfuel Training System.

The new universal travel adaptor from Zendure, the Passport Pro, features one-hand operation, four USB outputs, multi-region AC outlet and ground connection.

Fred Lewis, Chairman of Black Pilots of America Inc. discusses with William Garvey, editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation his organization's purpose and goals towards educating young people about aviation.

Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus in Salina has received an FAA waiver to fly unmanned aircraft systems beyond the line-of-sight.

Due to several active volcanoes, including Kilauea in Hawaii and Fuego in Guatemala, the NBAA is urging pilots to avoid flying in areas with volcanic ash.

Simcom Aviation Training has added a new Citation Mustang FAA Level C full-flight simulator and is offering initial, recurrent and upgrade training for Mustang aircraft at its Scottsdale, Arizona, training center.

Membership carrier Surf Air has filed a counterclaim to a lawsuit from Encompass Aviation saying the latter demanded payments far over proposed contract rates.

Traffic on Interstate 57 came to a near standstill on July 7 when a medevac helicopter made an emergency landing in a grassy area on Chicago's South Side, injuring all four people on board.

Charter operator VistaJet reported a 32% increase in subscribers in the first half of 2018 with the number of European contracts doubling over the 2017 period.

Raisbeck has received an FAA STC for its five-blade composite swept propeller and four-blade aluminum swept propeller for the King Air 300/300LW.

As of Aug. 1, Nextant Aerospace has ended its introductory discount pricing for installation of Pro Line Fusion avionics on Challenger 604XT aircraft.

Jetex has announced it has signed an MOU with the AERIA airport management company to be the operator and manager of the new FBO in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.

ATP Flight School recently took delivery of 10 new Cessna 172s, adding to the 15 it accepted last December and raising the school's training fleet to 323.

The U.S. Marine Corps reportedly is offering its pilots a bonus of up to $210,000 if they agree to stay in the service for an additional six years. The U.S. Air Force and Navy have announced similar bonuses.

West Star Aviation has acquired hangars at Perryville Regional Airport in Missouri and soon will establish its fourth full-service maintenance facility there.

As pilots retire from the airlines and take corporate flying jobs, what kind of liability are they assuming?

Following months of negotiations, Boeing and Embraer have signed a MOU to set up a JV comprising Embraer's commercial aircraft and services business.