Business & Commercial Aviation

The NBAA's Certified Aviation Manager program reached a milestone this month when Kevin Flynn, director of aviation maintenance with AbbVie Inc. of Waukegan, Illinois, became the 400th aviation professional to be certified.

For aviation, the award season begins with the glam Living Legends of Aviation gathering in January and then pretty much follows the air show circuit.

Lynn Nichols, chairman/CEO and owner, Yingling Aviation, Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita.

Selected aviation accidents and incidents in December 2017.

Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G geared turbofan for single-aisle airliners and the PW800 by Pratt & Whitney Canada, a turbofan for large business jets are being marketed collectively under the PurePower brand.

Readers comment on recent articles in BCA.

If you have any doubt about your aircraft’s airworthiness while in flight, pressing on without taking steps to reassure yourself might be an exercise in wishful thinking.

Certain airports are designated for arrival from specific areas south of the U.S.

If your native country is other than the U.S. and you are scheduled to fly there, you will probably need to make the usual preparations for an international flight.

Videos help the less-experienced pilot handle flying into degraded illumination conditions or on mountain approaches.

Perhaps the most persistent FBO nightmare remains the February 2010 hangar collapse at Dulles Jet Center that damaged 19 aircraft.

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Honeywell Aerospace unveils a Future Air Navigation System testing capability for general and business aviation customers as part of its GoDirect Data-link services.

United States Aircraft Insurance Group is celebrating 90 years as an insurance provider to the aviation and aerospace industries.

Air BP has opened its first location in Iceland, at Reykjavik-Keflavik International Airport. Iceland continues to experience major growth in travel and tourism.

Leonardo has received European Aviation Safety Agency certification for its AW109 Trekker twin-engine light helicopter.

Dassault Aviation reports receiving orders for 41 Falcon Jets in 2017, up from 33 in the prior year. Termination of the Falcon 5X program resulted in three cancellations.

Jet Aviation's third hangar at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore is now in operation and providing maintenance, repair and overhaul services to an Airbus ACJ, a Boeing BBJ and a Gulfstream G550.

Two former executives of Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo have been acquitted in a corruption case related to alleged bribes paid to secure a lucrative Indian helicopter deal.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told attendees at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that the FAA's national drone registry had surpassed 1 million recreational and commercial users.

Lancair welcomed its first Mako production customer to its new 10,000-sq.-ft. Builder Assistance Center in Texas.

Argus International has launched a Flight Department Best Practices Assessment for business aviation flight departments looking to enhance safety with a globally recognized set of best practices.

Bell Helicopter, working in collaboration with Uber is developing a four-seat air taxi. The Textron subsidiary debuted its design at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The UAE's Falcon Aviation says three Leonardo AW169 helicopters will be deployed on a five-year contract with The Kuwait Oil Co.

London Biggin Hill Airport has set out a number of goals for the business aviation facility, which include the creation of 2,300 jobs in the next two years and 3,000 by 2031.