Business & Commercial Aviation

By James Albright
The solution for these lab rat experiments is to let the people in the lab coats know that their test results are available without the risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Albright
You might argue that being a lab rat is part of the price we in uniform had to pay. I’ve never signed up for lab rat status as a civilian pilot.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The performance of an aircraft radome is characterized by multiple parameters.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Harding Bush
You've carefully planned the trip and arrived safely. Now, do you need executive protection?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
Check rides will be a part of your ongoing aviation career, and it’s normal for them to be a source of anxiety. Here are good-sense tips to keep in mind.
Maintenance & Training

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Not only does the trapped water compromise the structural integrity of a radome but it also affects the radar’s performance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Aircraft radomes are precisely constructed to optimize radar system performance while protecting against environmental hazards.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
The National Flight Training Association (NFTA), a new aviation trade association, launched in January from its Washington D.C. headquarters.
Maintenance & Training

By Roger Cox
What is commonly taught to professional pilots in flight simulator training is that if you do see one of the 10 elements listed in 91.175 (c)(3) you may continu
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
NTSB investigators did not travel to the scene of the hard landing at FRG. An FAA inspector from the Farmingdale FSDO responded.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
NBAA seeks to extend the comment period for the FAA’s safety management system (SMS) proposed rule.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Bolen called on SDC2023 attendees to contact their representatives in Congress to help shape the FAA’s regulatory and rulemaking processes going forward.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The AAM committee comprises infrastructure and flight operations members.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

David Grizzle
The collapse of FAA's NOTAM system on Jan. 11 that grounded all flights into and within the U.S. for several hours was decades in the making.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
GA associations would like to extend and expand incentives to produce sustainable aviation fuel .
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Five questions with Leona Qi, president of VistaJet U.S.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
Here's what operators need to know when flying into Arizona for Super Bowl LVII.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Streamlining FAA certification and approval processes, cultivating a future workforce, meeting environmental challenges and setting the stage for new aircraft e
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
The accident points to the difficulty of adjusting expectations after the approach has already been briefed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
Verijet CEO Richard Kane sits down with Aviation Week's Matt Orloff to discuss the Cirrus Vision Jet and how his company can provide solutions to gaps in the in
BCA Podcast

By James Albright
Aircraft reliability is often hard to predict because we are doing things with airplanes we’ve never done before.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Albright
As the design and build process and operational procedures improve, the failure rate drops during the system’s useful life. Finally, the failure rate goes up as
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Rob Mark
A dozen volunteer pilots are lending their skills to support a mission to maximize safety and reduce aviation accidents at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Albright
If you judge your actions based on probabilities measured by decimal points beyond 99, you might be accepting more risk than you should.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kent Jackson
How SAF and book-and-claim fit in.
Business Aviation