Business & Commercial Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
OneJet, a three-year-old air transportation network that provides scheduled nonstop service between small and medium-size cities primarily east of the Mississippi River using regional operating partners, is acquiring Ultimate JetCharters.
Business Aviation

Flying in Alaska and Canada’s northern provinces is tough: It takes ingenuity, skill and constant vigilance. Complacency is a killer.
Business Aviation

By Fred George
Citation VII, the second-generation Citation CE650, built from 1992 to 2000, made up for dozens of shortcomings found in the original model.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has moved its Satellite Avionics Shop at Fulton County Airport in Atlanta to a new facility at the Hill Aircraft FBO.
Business Aviation

The FAA is investing $17 billion to move the National Airspace System through a massive modernization effort known as NextGen that ultimately will impact almost all aircraft movements.
Business Aviation

By Fred George
Production of the Citation X, Cessna Aircraft’s 520-kt. muscle rocket, is ending after 22 years. It was Cessna’s signature technical masterpiece of that era.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
National Distillers' Gulfstream II became the first corporate jet to fly the Atlantic Ocean nonstop from Teterboro, New Jersey,to Gatwick, England. Time en route for the 3,045-nm flight was 6 hr. and 55 min.
Business Aviation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements reports that among those U.S. workers exposed to radiation while on the job, flight crews get the largest annual effective dose.
Business Aviation

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

By William Garvey
William Garvey, Editor-in-Chief of Business and Commercial Aviation, speaks to John Sheehan, Operational Excellence Program Consultant, about the latest flight department evaluation program.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Selected Accidents And Incidents In April and March 2018.
Business Aviation

By Ross Detwiler
Frozen trim controls lead to an unexpected return to the airport.
Business Aviation

By Mal Gormley, Fred George
BCA subscribers, log in to download the entire 2018 Purchase Planning Handbook, including airplane comparison tables as well as Avionics Marketplace charts, which are available only in digital format.
Business Aviation

By Mal Gormley
For someone who began flying when a single Narco Mark 12d navcom with a glideslope was still considered state-of-the-art cockpit technology, this Facebook Piper Cherokee group post made us more than a bit envious.
Business Aviation

By Mal Gormley
With a surging market and operations climbing, the outlook for the avionics business has never been brighter, right? Never mind the Wall Street turbulence—things are looking up for business aviation.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Former FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said the effort to spin off U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from the FAA failed because it became too focused on the structure of a proposed new entity.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has completed installation of the newly released Gogo Avance L3 Wi-Fi system in a Cessna Citation 560XLS.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Dublin Municipal Airport began selling unleaded aviation fuel for piston aircraft in March, making it the first Texas airport to offer Swift Fuels' UL94 unleaded fuel to customers.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
JetMembership.com has launched what it says is the first zero-commission private jet charter membership model in the U.S., offering access to wholesale rates when chartering private flights.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
A proposed Chinese import tariff on U.S.-built, large-cabin business jets is hitting the business jet industry just as it is emerging from extended economic doldrums, says U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.).
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
A near-collision between a drone and a Boeing 777 on March 25 has prompted Air New Zealand to call for stricter regulations for drone operators. The 777 was on descent into Auckland Airport when it passed within about 15 ft. of the drone.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Israel Aerospace Industries plans to develop an electric short-haul commercial aircraft. The company says future electric-powered aircraft will reduce emissions and noise and provide significant savings in fuel costs.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Honeywell's Aspire 400, its newest satellite communications system for flight crews and passengers, is now available.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Business aircraft flight activity rose 3.5% in February in North America compared to a year ago but fell slightly when compared to January figures, according to Argus International data.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Avionica, in collaboration with L2 Aviation, has earned an Approved Model List STC (AML-STC) from the FAA for the miniQAR (quick access recorder) and avCM (cellular module).
Business Aviation