Business & Commercial Aviation

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.

Elliott Aviation has completed FAA ground and flight testing of its new low-cost ADS-B solution for the Citation Excel and XLS.

Having acquired Diamond Canada just a year earlier, China's Wanfeng Aviation Industry Co. has now doubled down on the brand by buying Austria's Diamond Aircraft Group as well.

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.

According to the AOPA, more than 25,000 pilots are now flying under BasicMed rather than with an FAA aviation medical certificate.

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.

The sky above the alpine landscape during twilight can be much brighter than the terrain below as the sun sets there early.

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.

BendixKing has launched the BendixKing Confidence Plan which extends the warranty period of new products for up to seven years.

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

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

Poor flying conditions can put clients' wishes to get there at odds with pilots' safety judgments.

StandardAero plans to cease operations at its repair center at Los Angeles International Airport by the end of March but will continue to maintain mobile service in Southern California.

Gogo Business Aviation is expanding its Gogo Vision wireless inflight entertainment service by introducing digital magazine content and a broader selection of business news.

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.

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Business aircraft activity in North America rose 2% in December from a year ago, down from a forecasted 5.6% increase, Argus International says.

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.

Jet Aviation's eight FBOs in the U.S. have qualified for Stage 1 registration to the IS-BAH program, joining the company's 13 FBOs in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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

Aireon and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar sign an agreement that will bring real-time air traffic surveillance to high-trafficked, terrestrial African corridors.

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

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.

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.