Business & Commercial Aviation

Jet-A and avgas per-gallon fuel prices—February 2017

The FAA budget for fiscal 1968 was $741 million in new obligational authority—$27.8 million more than in fiscal 1967 (not counting the $200 million authorized in fiscal 1967 for the SST).

The Beechcraft King Air 200 series has been in continuous production for over 40 years. More than 1,800 units have been delivered and the King Air 250 remains in solid demand with 162 deliveries since late 2010.

Only 8-10 percent of Aviation Safety Reporting System reports go into the full database. The rest get stored electronically, and that’s it. So, roughly 83,000-85,000 of 93,000 reports submitted in 2016 got shelved. Why?

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

BCA shares news of the latest products and services for the business aviation industry.

Questions for NTSB vice chairman Robert L. Sumwalt on accidents and the board's operations.

Gulfstream Aerospace delivered fewer business jets in 2016, but the company said sales are good and its pipeline for orders is solid.

American Aero FTW, a Signature Select member, opened its new fixed base operation at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth on Feb. 24.

MedAire, the well-known medical and travel security specialists, has created its 2017 Travel Risk Map the map, which provides a comprehensive overview of risks by destination.

Back in the 1980s, a prime goal of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's British government was privatization of government-owned assets, and airports were a principal target.

How to ensure your technicians and aircraft stay safe while working solo.

Hindustan Aeronautics has selected Hartzell's four-blade aluminum propeller for its HTT-40 two-place turbine basic trainer aircraft.

Duncan Aviation and Gogo Business Aviation are developing STCs for Gogo’s new 4G service and Wi-Fi equipment.

Jet Support Service, Inc. and Constant Aviation are offering owners and operators an ADS-B upgrade program that will help JSSI clients meet the FAA’s Jan. 1, 2020, deadline for equipage.

Conklin & de Decker Life Cycle Cost Release 17.1 includes five new aircraft and expanded engine costs which include the details of internal engine components that are cycle and time limited for fixed-wing engines.

Lightspeed Aviation launched the Zulu 3 ANR headset that builds on the performance and features of the original Zulu and Zulu.2.

The second-generation system has dual core processors, 250 times more nonvolatile memory, better graphics refresh rates and less lag for zooming and panning.

Teterboro Airport and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport remained the top two airports ranked by acukwik.com user traffic for the third consecutive month in January 2017, according to site metrics. The top six airports were stable.

Talaat Captan is founder and CEO of Air Hollywood, an aviation-themed movie studio that has everything found at an airport—except planes that fly.

The Beech King Air B100 is a versatile big-cabin turboprop for operators on a tight budget.

Triumph Aerostructures has initiated litigation against Bombardier to recover $340 million in additional development costs incurred by a redesign of the Global 7000 wing. In response, Bombardier planned to sue Triumph for losses resulting from the program's two-year delay.

Canada-based Wanfeng Aviation, part of China's Wanfeng group of companies, has acquired a 60% interest in Diamond Aircraft Industries.

UK-based BBA Aviation and Gama Aviation have joined their U.S. aircraft management and charter businesses, with a combined fleet of 200 aircraft.

Textron Aviation is incorporating Garmin's upgraded G1000 NXi integrated flight deck into its piston product line, including the Cessna Skyhawk 172, Skylane 182, Turbo Stationair HDT206, Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Beechcraft Baron G58.