Business & Commercial Aviation

By James Albright
An SMS program will make your operation safer and prevent accidents.
NBAA

Rob Mark
High school and middle school students who do take an interest in aviation as a career often believe their only decision is whether they should become a pilot. A special task force is making recommendations.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft Co. is offering a new upgrade package for the HondaJet Elite to increase performance and provide avionics software enhancements for the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Flexjet, a private aviation company whose branded storefronts include Sentient Jet, FXAir and PrivateFly under the Directional Aviation family, has
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The production and widespread supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and unleaded avgas will be key for aviation to meet its environmental sustainability goals. BCA Senior Editor Bill Carey discusses industry progress toward deploying SAF and unleaded avgas with National Air Transportation Association CEO Curt Castagna and Managing Director of Industry & Regulatory Affairs Megan Eisenstein.
NBAA

The U.S. national average for a gallon of Jet-A fuel declined 13 cents in October compared to the previous month at $7.44 but are up $1.76 per gallon from a year ago, according to Argus International.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By James Albright
I thought there was a tacit contract among all professional aircrews that can be summed up briefly as, “I agree not to kill you.” Expanded, this
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Mike Sullivan
While some flight schools have impressive graduation rates producing new pilots with sport and private certificates, many others are confronted with attrition t
Maintenance & Training

More than 59% of the world’s fleet of heavy business jets are registered in the U.S.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
Iconic general aviation aircraft figure prominently in the restored west wing of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, which is undergoing a seven-year, roughly $1 billion renovation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Omaha, Nebraska-based charter and aircraft management company UltraAir has been acquired by Four Corners Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
One of the biggest hurdles to urban helicopter operations springs from the lengthy battles regarding noise.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Many features of a helipad’s design must follow strict guidelines. The minimum size of the touchdown and lift-off (TLOF) area is guided primarily by
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Thinking of putting a helipad on top of your building? It is a long arduous complex process.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The industry-government program dedicated to phasing out leaded aviation fuel by 2030 has named a senior coordinator and lead executives of its four focus areas.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
Recent maneuvers herald the arrival of thousands of new LEO spacecraft continuously orbiting hundreds of miles above the Earth.
NBAA

Mike Sullivan
Many aviation articles bemoan the fact that only about 7% of the pilot industry is made up of women, but they fail to explore the reasons why no less
Maintenance & Training

By Paul Seidenman
Jet card programs offering prepaid cards to purchase blocks of time on a private jet are offering more tailored solutions to individual travel needs.
Marketplace

By James Albright
For those times when landing urgency is in question, it helps to know what the people who built your airplane have to say on the matter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Swiss-based Pilatus Aircraft has acquired Skytech, a U.S. service provider, aircraft vendor and long-term Pilatus business partner in the sales and service of Pilatus aircraft.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Joe Anselmo
Taylor Moreland, the owner of Agri Spray Drones, the largest U.S. distributor of agricultural drones, breaks down the benefits of his UAVs and explains why they are not a threat to crop dusters.
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
A year after the halt of sales to new customers, NetJets has launched the new 25-Hour Lease program and has resumed new customer sales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Roger Cox
In this data-poor investigation, the ability of accident investigators to document visual illusion was just as minimal as their documentation of fatigue.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The pilot of a Cirrus Vision Jet SF-50 Vision Jet became the first pilot in the aircraft’s history to deploy the jet’s parachute during an accident on Sept. 9 in Orlando.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Aspiring advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle developers gathered for an event near the U.S. Capitol described their progress toward entering commercial service on a day that saw the AAM ranks thinned by one company.
Advanced Air Mobility