Business & Commercial Aviation

News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community.

Flying Colours has completed the first Ka-band installation of a Gulfstream GV aircraft as part of a major refurbishment of the cabin interior and exterior.

Questions for NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg

Bombardier Business Aircraft is upgrading the avionics on its Learjet 75 and Learjet 70 aircraft with the installation of the Garmin G5000 avionics suite.

Readers comment on current topics and articles in past issues.

Connecticut-based Gama Aviation Signature, has added two HondaJets to its fleet. They will initially be based in Teterboro and Chicago.

By examining conditions and procedures that likely contributed to the disaster, and the crew's reaction, we can help ensure we do not step into the same traps.

Brian Proctor, President and CEO, Mente Group, LLC, discusses business trends regarding business aircraft values.

Sheltair Aviation plans to build, lease and manage a new 20-acre hangar complex at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport with fixed-base operator services.

Questions for Brian Proctor, Mente Group founder, president and CEO.

Duncan Aviation has opened an aircraft sales office in Phoenix to respond to client requirements and acquisition opportunities, it said.

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.

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

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The unmanned aircraft systems world is surely one of the most active sectors of aviation today and, arguably, in decades.

Acorn Growth Cos., a private equity firm, has acquired Berry Aviation, based in San Marcos, Texas.

The NBAA is fighting to preserve Santa Monica (California) Municipal Airport across two separate but related fronts. First, the association has filed an en-blanc petition asking for a rehearing by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of a recent determination that a January 2017 settlement between the city of Santa Monica and the FAA did not constitute a final action by the agency.

Business aviation departures in Europe set a record in July with 94,002 flights, up 4% from a year ago.

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

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

The AOPA recently announced its “Rusty Pilots” program had returned nearly 6,000 aviators to currency.

Over the next 10 years, the Latin American business aircraft fleet is expected to slightly contract, moving to 3,765 aircraft in 2027 from 4,525 in 2018.

Piper company engineers elected to hot-rod the PA-42-720A Cheyenne III to field a viable challenger.

Flytenow, a would-be online flight-sharing service, says the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is opposing a senator's effort that would allow there service to operate in the U.S.

When it comes to Learjet business jet production at its Wichita facility, Bombardier has not made any decisions, President and CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts in early August.