Business & Commercial Aviation

By Michael Lavitt, Molly McMillin
Aviation Week's Mike Lavitt and Molly McMillin discuss news from this year's Sun 'n Fun event.
BCA Podcast

BCA Staff
Fuel Survey Report for the month of April 2024
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
Fixed-base operator (FBO) Sonoma Jet Center in Santa Rosa, California, will host a Green Fuel Day Celebration April 18.
Sustainability

By Bill Carey
G100UL unleaded avgas lacks a product specification from ASTM International—something industry has historically relied on when introducing new fuels, NATA says.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Jeremy Kariuki
Listen in as Aviation Week speaks with JSX CEO Alex Wilcox, whose company recently announced its plans to purchase more than 300 hybrid-electric aircraft.
BCA Podcast

By Bill Carey
Alvin Brown and J. Todd Inman were sworn in as new members of the NTSB on April 8, bringing the safety board to its full complement of five members.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Listen in as Aviation Week Network speaks with Gene Conrad, president and CEO of Sun ‘N Fun Aerospace Expo, as he provides a glimpse into the 2024 show.
BCA Podcast

By Molly McMillin
The April 8 total solar eclipse will be the last visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Founder of air ambulance provider Global Jetcare, Bart Gray, plus three pilots and an observer, took to the skies in a Learjet 36A at 11:49 p.m. CDT on April 3.
Aircraft & Propulsion

William Payne
Small airports could benefit from FAA approval of non-Federal air traffic control displays
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
U.S. business aviation faces a huge fuel tax increase, new audits and a longer aircraft depreciation schedule. NBAA's Ed Bolen joins to discuss industry's response.
BCA Podcast

By Bill Carey
Dassault's first business jet, the Falcon 20, helped launch the Pan Am executive jet division and Federal Express.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jim Morgan
Given the growing interest and potential threats that come with extensive flight data tracking, business executives must be equipped to counter them.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Antoine Fafard
Wheels Up and FlyExclusive logged the same year-on-year period for the past three months, while having performed above the total from Dec. 2019 to Feb. 2020.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Victoria Moores
Britten-Norman has secured new investment from a group of investors led by private equity firm 4D Capital Partners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Fractional operators led growth during the three-month period.
Business Aviation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
As we have seen from the accidents and incidents described in this article, the management of pitch trim failures deserves more attention.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Did the backgrounds of the two pilots contribute to the fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 550 air medical flight?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
A summary of Jet-A fuel prices.
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By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Pilots can encounter excessive forces on the yoke when the pitch trim system unexpectedly malfunctions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
Associate Editor Jeremy Kariuki speaks with AXIS Aviation CEO Niall Olver and Accountable Manager Kerstin Mumenthaler.
BCA Podcast

By Ross Detwiler
Pilots should manage distractions to be on heightened alert when the accident chain has started.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Trade groups took exception to the Biden administration’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget for the FAA, which would impose greater costs on business aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ross Detwiler
An airline crew just expected the plane to be behind them. Their radio calls demonstrate they didn’t change that expectation throughout the tail strike incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
An association representing flight-training providers has called for stronger support and oversight of contract ATC towers that serve smaller airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation