BCA breaks down mission costs — direct costs, fuel expenses and per-mile costs — as well as flight times for the Bombardier Learjet 70, Learjet 75, Cessna Citation XLS+ and Gulfstream 150 in the 2016 Operations Planning Guide.
In July 2016, Teterboro Airport was the business aviation airport viewed the most by acukwik.com users, according to a review of site metrics. As the temperatures in the United States increased, interest in certain warm weather destinations decreased. In Europe, a general trend toward resort travel was evident as well.
Elliot Sequin, experimental test pilot, Mooney Aircraft; founder/pilot Wasabi Air Racing, Mojave Air & Space Port, Mojave, California; [email protected]
The primary purpose of investigating any aircraft accident is to prevent recurrence. Legal teams may wrestle with "who" when assigning blame, but investigators are focused on the "why" to make sure the "what" never happens again.
Aircraft operating costs are presented in a format that separates the data into seven areas: Mission Costs, Variable Costs, Fixed Annual Costs, Periodic Costs, Personnel Costs, Training Costs and Facilities Costs.
Managing an aircraft flight path, along with its energy level, is a basic piloting responsibility. The professional pilot community has been told for decades about the importance of the stabilized approach. It has been a consistent message from aviation safety organizations around the world. And yet the problem of unstabilized approaches continues.
Jet spacing over the North Atlantic was reinstated to 120 mi. at all altitudes. The FAA cited the complexity of a double standard above and below 29,000 ft., and excessive ATC workload from numerous requests for altitude changes. With this decision, the FAA validated ALPA’s arguments for such reinstatement.
Despite there being only a handful of the 30-seat regional turboprops still in service, it is such an extraordinary machine that we decided to focus on it for this month’s used aircraft report.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The recent addition of a facility at Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York, raised to 200 the number of FBO locations of Signature Flight Support.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
C. Don Bateman, the engineer who led development of the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System, retired from Honeywell in June, capping a nearly 60-year career.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
“Understanding International Medevac,” a feature published in the January 2016 edition of Business & Commercial Aviation was named the Best Business Aviation submission.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation has released the Certification Straight Talk Book, which is aimed at making the cumbersome process of certifying work on an aircraft a little clearer and less frustrating for operators.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
On Oct. 1, FAA will make the transition from its traditional domestic IFR flight plan (Form 7233-1) to the International Civil Aviation Organization IFR flight plan (Form 7233-4) for domestic flights.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Embraer Executive Jets has boosted its Asia-Pacific sales network with the appointment of Japan Aerospace Corp. as the authorized sales representative for Japan.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Switzerland’s business aviation sector is poised for further growth, as long as capacity and regulatory issues do not stifle potential, according to industry players gathered for the first Business Aviation National Forum in Switzerland.
