Business & Commercial Aviation

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.

Aspen Flying Club, located near Bye Aerospace’s facilities at Centennial Airport, Colorado, recently reserved 30 all-electric Sun Flyer 2 airplanes to use as trainers.

London Biggin Hill Airport is celebrating 15 years of its dedicated animal-handling service, SkyPets.

A team of scientists has developed an algorithm that could allow unmanned aircraft to harmlessly “herd” flocks of birds away from airports.

In a recent study, the NTSB determined that more than 66% of fuel-management accidents occurred on flights when the intended destination was different than the departure airport.

Rockwell Collins recently signed on as a service provider of Iridium Certus satellite solutions over the Iridium NEXT network. Rockwell will be adding the service to its aircraft connectivity applications, delivering the next-generation L-band broadband solution for commercial, government and ARINCDirect customers. In addition, it will design and produce Iridium Certus service terminals.

Honda Aircraft has begun deliveries of its HondaJet Elite, an upgraded version of its light twinjet. Honda unveiled the aircraft at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in May in Geneva. The first HondaJet Elite was delivered to an undisclosed customer from Honda’s headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The new $5.25 million aircraft had been in development for the past two years. The changes increase fuel capacity, expand range and provide updates to the Garmin 3000 avionics suite.

Most people learn better from visualization than from lengthy lectures or written explanations.

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.

Gogo, one of the biggest providers of highly sought-after inflight connectivity, is struggling to turn that demand into dollars.

Every training flight is followed by an analysis that may take longer than the flight itself. The debrief was a major part of the training sortie.

Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo says it has overcome helicopter production and delivery glitches that led to investor concern.

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

FalconEye was developed in concert with Elbit Systems. It includes the largest field-of-view, brightest and highest resolution HUD yet offered in a Falcon Jet.

Demand for broadband connectivity aboard business aircraft is booming. Passengers expect seamless Wi-Fi access to the internet as much as they count on other services.

Gulfstream’s G600 has begun FAA certification field performance testing close on the heels of type certification of its sibling G500.

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.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s new G500 twin-engine business jet received type certification and its production certificate from the FAA on July 20.

The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Gulfstream Aerospace a $594.4 million, seven-year contract to provide logistics support for its Gulfstreams,

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

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.

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.