Business & Commercial Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
TNA Aviation Technologies has introduced the TowFLEXX 5-Series HD, an aircraft tug that delivers new technology transforming maneuverability and safety, according to the company.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
TNA Aviation Technologies has introduced the TowFLEXX 5-Series HD, an aircraft tug that delivers new technology transforming maneuverability and safety, according to the company.
Business Aviation

By James Albright
A review of procedural considerations at Teterboro Airport can help ensure flight safety in the aftermath of a Learjet 35A crash there.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
Fast Five with William Quinn, Chairman of Aviation Management Systems and Managing Partner of Charleston Aviation Partners
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Cirrus Aircraft reports deposits in hand for more than 600 of its Vision Jet single-engine aircraft, representing five years of production.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Engineered Propulsion Systems anticipates its Graflight Flat 8 diesel aero-engine will receive FAA certification by year-end.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
In July, a Cessna 182 powered by an SMA compression-ignition engine flew nonstop from Olympia, Washington, to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on just 80 gal. of Jet-A.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Battery-powered-plane maker Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. recently announced plans for a four-place version of its Sun Flyer.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
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.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
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.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft plans to increase production of the HondaJet at its Greensboro, North Carolina, manufacturing campus from 3-4 aircraft per month to a full capacity of 6-8 per month, or about 80 per year.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
ForeFlight has introduced Scout, a portable, dual-band ADS-B receiver that delivers inflight weather and traffic information to the ForeFlight Mobile app.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bombardier delivered 36 business jets in the second quarter, down from 42 in 2016, the company reports.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Flying Colours installs the Rockwell Collins Future Airspace Navigation System 1/A and ADS-B Out equipment on a Canadian-registered Challenger 604.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
It's back-to-school time and Textron Aviation is providing 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 trainers and other new flight-training aircraft.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
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.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
National Gay Pilots Association recently opened a chapter in Canada, boosting the organization to 13 chapters based there and in Britain and the U.S.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The worldwide small drone market is expected to grow from $6.76 billion in 2016 to $14.71 billion by 2023, according to Statistics MRC.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Aircraft Industries (LET) reports its L-410NG high-wing twin turboprop will enter production in 2018. The Czech airframer says it has several orders for the new model.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Airports now have the tools to proactively determine if GPS signal-jamming is taking place on their property. Sprint Communications' new portable GSS200D can detect interference coming from jammers more than 1,600 ft. away.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The first Embraer Legacy 500 midsize business jet to be assembled at the airframer's Melbourne, Florida, facilities made its initial flight July 13 and is to be delivered this quarter.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
This past July, Gulfstream Aerospace delivered its 550th G550 ultra-long-range jet, making it the most successful model in the plane maker's history.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The Missile Defense Agency is in the market for two second-hand Gulfstream G550 business jets to replace its 1970s-vintage Gulfstream IIB test observation platforms.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The number of U.S.-registered business jet and turboprop accidents, including fatalities, fell during the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same time a year ago.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
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.
Business Aviation