Business & Commercial Aviation

Prompted by a brutal 2016 wildfire season, Los Angeles County has purchased two Sikorsky S-70i helicopters for conversion to Firehawk firefighting and other missions.

One Aviation recently completed the first flight of the proof-of-concept wing for the Eclipse EA700 now under development.

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Along with its 10th birthday, the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry this year is also celebrating its award for Best Global Aviation Registry 2017 by the World Commerce Review, a business publication that covers the international marketplace from a cross border perspective.

Questions for Bill Dolny, CEO of MedAire Worldwide in Phoenix.

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

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.

This year my car turned 17, making it a senior four-wheeled citizen since the median for flivvers is less than 10. However, the average age of a general aviation aircraft today is roughly 40 years.

Satcom Direct has become the first service provider to activate the Inmarsat Jet ConneX technology for a Brazilian registered executive aircraft, the company said.

Flying Colours has completed maintenance, avionics upgrades and extensive interior reconfiguration for a pair of Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft for an undisclosed Fortune 500 company.

Sierra Nevada Corp. in September filed a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the U.S. Army's decision to cancel a competition to replace its Beech C-12 Huron and Fairchild C-26 Metroliner turboprops.

The aim of the Cape Town Convention, said Colin Gill, deputy director of civil aviation for the Isle of Man, is to reduce the costs of raising financing for large, high-value, mobile assets that routinely cross borders.

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SevenJet Private Travel has expanded its aircraft maintenance facility in Clearwater, Florida, where it offers light aircraft maintenance, inspections and other services for Piaggio, Avanti, King Air, Citation, Beechcraft and other aircraft.

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.

Luxaviation Helicopters has acquired Starspeed, a British helicopter management, charter and training company,

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

Jet Aviation is shuttering its St. Louis Downtown Airport maintenance operations and Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp., also a General Dynamics subsidiary, will take over the site.

Most business aviation operators were cool to the concept of Flight Operational Quality Assurance programs as late as a decade ago.

The business aviation industry in the U.S. has become a quiet leader in environmental protection and sustainability.

How did a relatively experienced crew lose control of their airplane on a routine flight? The BFU ultimately blamed a departure from professional behavior in regard to crew coordination.

Ed Smith, senior vice president of environmental and international affairs of GAMA, recently noted that the aviation industry, including business aviation, leads the way in its commitment to mitigating its effect on climate change.

Selected accidents and incidents in August and July 2017. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification in green building rating systems is much sought after among business aviation FBOs.

Environmental responsibility is part of business aviation and is shown by the reduction in engine emissions realized by the growing use of flight simulators for pilot training rather than by deploying the actual aircraft.