Business & Commercial Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Readers' Feedback (October 2017) Letters To The Editor
Business Aviation

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

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

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

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

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

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Seeker Aircraft America has formed a partnership with KAHA Aviation Solutions, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as it expands into a new market.
Business Aviation

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

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Business aviation traffic in Europe rose 8.8% in August when compared to the same month in 2016, marking the 10th consecutive month of traffic growth, according to the European Business Aviation Association.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
Questions for Bill Dolny, CEO of MedAire Worldwide in Phoenix.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Faced with continuing concerns such as rising taxes, lack of privacy and regulatory issues, business jet owners are opting for offshore aircraft registration.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Honeywell has launched a commercial infrastructure inspection service using Intel's Falcon 8+ industrial drone.
Connected Aerospace

By Jessica A. Salerno
Business & Commercial Aviation news from October 1967.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
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.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The tables above show results of a fuel price survey of U.S. fuel suppliers performed in September 2017. This survey was conducted by Aviation Research Group/U.S. and reflects prices reported from over 200 FBOs located within the 48 contiguous United States.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Future UAS pilots may find this app for the Remote Pilot test useful. It is available from Sporty's Pilot Shop.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
The Smithsonian Air Disaster series introduced its first volume, The Flight of 981 Disaster: Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Universal Aviation UK, based at London-Stansted International Airport (EGSS) passed an International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) audit and is now an accredited facility.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
National Jets has received approval as Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International’s (FLL) newest DCA Gateway FBO under the DCA Access Standard Security Program that governs business aviation access to Washington’s Reagan National Airport.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
"Angle of Attack, Air France 447 and the Future of Aviation Safety" by Roger Rapoport and Shem Malmquist is now on sale from Curt Lewis Aviation Books.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Universal Avionics Software Version SCN 31.1 for the UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit (CMU) has received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO).
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 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