Business & Commercial Aviation

The European Aviation Safety Agency, the FAA and Transport Canada Civil Aviation have signed new bilateral aviation safety procedure agreements expected to reduce cost and delivery times for exports.

Textron Aviation is opening the order book for its new large-cabin Citation Hemisphere. The company says it has received interest in the $35 million aircraft, its largest to date, from large fleet operators, corporate operators and individuals.

Authorities estimate some 100,000 pets have been displaced by the hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico in September, and aviation in the form of Wings of Rescue is leading the relief effort.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from November 1967.

The tables show results of a price survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in October 2017 by Aviation Research Group/U.S. It reflects prices reported from over 200 FBOs located within the 48 contiguous states.

Made of forged aluminum, the Alpha Chocks are designed for optimum strength and weight.

The DU-875 units can be installed in the DU-870 tray without making any wiring changes. The LCD units also permit replacement of flight-deck displays one at a time or many at the same time.

Grypmat tool trays bend, grip without sliding, fold or roll any way you need them to and always returns to their original shape.

Fast Five with Bill Dolny, Chief Executive Officer of MedAire Worldwide

Gulfstream Aerospace is launching a Connectivity Service program, which includes a bundled suite of inflight internet, voice and entertainment offerings for Gulfstream operators.

With firm orders for 12 of its new SKYe SH09 rotorcraft and letters of interest for about 100 more, Marenco Swiss Helicopters recently began flying its third prototype and anticipates adding a fourth to the certification program in early 2018.

Pilatus is ceasing production of its PC-6 Porter multirole aircraft, which has been produced without interruption since 1959. Production will end in early 2019.

Crystal Skye, a VIP Boeing 777-200L, was delivered Aug. 1 to Crystal AirCruises, marking an expansion by Crystal Cruises into special-interest aerial charters with a focus on the Asia market.

Gulfstream Aerospace's fleet of G280 super-midsize business jets has accumulated more than 100,000 flight hours in less than five years.

Yingling Aviation, a general aviation services provider in Wichita, has joined Raisbeck Engineering's network of authorized dealers.

Seeker Aircraft America has formed a partnership with KAHA Aviation Solutions, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as it expands into a new market.

CAE Oxford Aviation Academy in Mesa, Arizona, has placed an order for its second CJ1+ Level 5 Flight Training Device from Frasca International.

Texas Turbine Conversions has received European Aviation Safety Agency approval for Hartzell Propeller's four-blade composite swept propeller designed for single-engine Supervan 900 aircraft.

VistaJet has received a $150 million cash investment from Rhone Capital. The transaction values VistaJet's equity at more than $2.5 billion.

Business aviation flights swelled by 28% Aug. 21, as pilots and passengers headed for airports located in the path of totality during the solar eclipse, according to Argus International TraqPak data.

French manufacturer Daher has opened an aerostructures manufacturing and logistics site in Queretaro, Mexico. to produce doors for Airbus A320 emergency exits and cargo bays.

Clay Lacy Aviation in Seattle has earned the first North American IS-BAH Stage II registration after undergoing a rigorous third-party audit, resulting in the first stage of the registration. Only three other ground-handling operations have reached the milestone.

VistaJet has launched VistaJet Direct, a digital membership app that provides members access to empty-leg flights on VistaJet's fleet of more than 70 aircraft.

Readers' Feedback (October 2017) Letters To The Editor

The increasingly ubiquitous weather information now available to pilots in flight is largely behind an FAA move to decommission 30% of the approximately 2,100 remote communications outlets (RCOs) used to provide mostly general aviation pilots with weather and advisory information.