Business & Commercial Aviation

Although ONE Aviation intends the Williams FJ33-powered Eclipse 700, now under development, to succeed the Eclipse 550, the company says the latter is still in production.

The midair of a Cessna 310 and Piedmont 727 near Hendersonville, N.C., on July 19, 1967, has touched off pleas from politicians and newspapers for lightplane restrictions in terminal areas.

ForeFlight has introduced Scout, a portable, dual-band ADS-B receiver that delivers inflight weather and traffic information to the ForeFlight Mobile app.

Transactions of used business jets rose 5.6% during the first six months of 2017 compared to a year ago, although the jets are taking an average of 12 days longer to sell compared to last year, according to JetNet.

Gulfstream’s G600, the eventual successor to the G550, is months ahead of the original schedule and on track for 2018 deliveries.

Russian Helicopters Holding Co., along with Iran Helicopters Support and Renewal Co., has finished testing the Ka-226T for usability at ambient temperatures up to +50C.

New NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt is a good man with a passion for safety.

Hospital Wing, a Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit air medical transport service, has taken delivery of a new Airbus H130 helicopter, joining three H130s already in service.

Knowing the causes of jet lag is one thing. Knowing how to minimize the effects is something else.

Business and general aviation operators should begin to plan now for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea because of expected high demand for on-ground services, Universal Weather and Aviation recommends.

Could there be a more ideal pairing of an airplane and floats? That was our first thought when we settled comfortably on to Lake Winnebago this past July while flying the Quest Kodiak 100.

Bombardier delivered 36 business jets in the second quarter, down from 42 in 2016, the company reports.

The tables above show results of a fuel price survey of U.S. fuel suppliers performed in August 2017.

Polaris Aero, a provider of software for improved flight risk management, is offering Vector SMS, an aviation safety management system to help flight departments operate safely and comply with SMS protocols.

True Blue Power has received FAA type certification for its TB17 17-amp hr. lithium-ion, engine-start battery for Robinson R66 helicopters.

OPMAS introduced the new OPMAS Quick Guides after having received many requests to present the importation alternatives in a different way.

OPMAS introduced the new OPMAS Quick Guides after having received many requests to present the importation alternatives in a different way.

Northstar Aviation at Theodore-Francis Green International Airport in Providence, Rhode Island, now has on-site U.S. Customs.

Teterboro Airport was the top airport measured by acukwik.com user traffic in July 2017, according to site metrics.

The town in 2015 imposed a year-round curfew for all airport operations from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and an extended 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. curfew for “noisy” aircraft. It also implemented a summertime one-trip-per-week limit for aircraft identified as "too noisy."

Hartzell Propeller, Inc., a family-owned business, is celebrating its 100 birthday this year. BCA's William Garvey interviews Joseph Brown, president.

Fifteen years ago when the very light jet mania was ramping up, developers proclaimed that the gestating mini-jets would herald the demise of the propeller-driven executive turboprop.

Textron Aviation's Beechcraft T-6C military trainer has received basic certification from the EASA, paving the way for delivery of 10 aircraft to a UK Ministry of Defense program.

AirPower Software specializes in the design and development of aviation software products used to analyze aircraft operating costs, charter and leasing strategies and solutions to aid in the identification of business aircraft suitable for various mission needs.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee accepted an amendment to its FAA reauthorization bill that would make it easier to operate supersonic aircraft over land.