Business & Commercial Aviation

Oscar Garcia, chairman and CEO of InterFlight Global Corp., is scheduled to address market potential and obstacles to supersonic business aircraft at the SpeedNews annual Business and General Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference, Oct. 4-5 , in Los Angeles.

Futuristic jet fuel that can change from liquid to jelly quickly is now being tested in simulated accident conditions by the FAA, reported BCA in September 1966.

Graphs are designed to illustrate the performance of Piper M600 [PA-46-600TP] under a variety of range, payload, speed and density altitude conditions. Do not use these data for flight planning because they are gross approximations of actual aircraft performance.

The challenging economic times are impacting Embraer. The Brazilian airframer has revised its business jet forecast downward due to a market that is more difficult than expected.

Gulfstream likely will achieve its goal of keeping earnings flat in 2016 with 2015, and 2017 earnings could be near flat as well, Jefferies analyst Howard Rubel says.

News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community.

Alexandre Couvelaire, former owner of Mooney and creator of the TBM700, believes the electrically powered Sun Flyer, being developed by Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. in concert with Denver's Bye Aerospace, is emblematic of next-generation basic general aviation training aircraft and has backed up that by signing for three.

Geneva-based Tag Aviation has joined Stratagem's booking platform, to give Tag Aviation customers access to Stratajet customers as part of their booking options.

Operators say that cabin and cockpit width, range performance, low profile ramp presence, solid dispatch reliability and good product support from Bombardier are among the 604's best features.

Surf Air, the California-based air travel operator that offers all-you-can-fly private air travel, plans to launch operations in Europe beginning next month.

Honeywell International has sold its government-focused engineering and operations services business unit to a private equity giant KBR for roughly $300 million, the companies said.

Dean Rush, pastor and executive director, of faith breakthroughs, Kingsland Baptist Church, Katy, Texas.

Despite some storms at midweek, the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) AirVenture, held July 24-30, drew more attendees, exhibitors and show planes than last year, prompting CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton to declare it a magical week.

Unless an engine exhibits gross damage or erosion, you may want to hire a qualified inspector from an approved service provider to pull an engine.

Selected accidents and incidents in July 2016. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

Desert Jet Center, based at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Riverside County, California, has opened its FBO.

Cruising with autothrottles set for a certain angle-of-attack can save enough Jet-A to avoid a refueling stop.

The few seconds it takes to run a full checklist are well worth investing, not only after maintenance but every time.

The Philippines Civil Aviation Authority has given approval to Jet Aviation to support Falcon 900-series aircraft registered there at the company's maintenance, refurbishment and overhaul facility in Basel, Switzerland.

What crews should know about the Future Air Navigation System

The Civil Air Patrol recently ordered 17 Cessna Skylane 182Ts and two Turbo Stationair HD T206Hs.

The number of U.S.-registered business turbine-aircraft accidents fell by five during the first six months of 2016, although fatalities were up by four, according to data from Robert E. Breiling Associates.

While the advantages of ADS-C/CPDLC (or FANS 1/A) are legion, the datalink component is not without its pitfalls that can confuse the inattentive flight crew or one grown complacent due to the automation that characterizes the system.

Thrush Aircraft is using a dual-seat 510G to help promote the agricultural aviation industry in an Ag Aviation—Feeding the World campaign.

Lufthansa Technik has introduced a laser-based system for use when equipping VIP aircraft cabins in the framework of its research and innovation projects.