Business & Commercial Aviation

How rising temperatures will restrict runway lengths and aircraft weight.

Christophe Marchand, an Airbus A220 production test pilot, spoke with BCA editor Lee Ann Shay on Dec. 15, the day after the first flight of the Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty, the corporate aircraft version of the A220.

Detailing why the rollout of 5G networks has the aviation industry concerned and what's being done.

Share prices of publicly traded A&D companies in 2021 were up from catastrophic 2020, but still down from pre-pandemic heights.

Lapses involving radio communications at uncontrolled airports can be fatal. Such was the case in a Cessna 150 collision with a Cessna CJ4 business jet in Mario

Lapses involving radio communications at uncontrolled airports can be fatal. Such was the case in a Cessna 150 collision with a Cessna CJ4 business jet in Marion, Indiana.

Is the problem radio altimeters or pilot judgment?

Embraer announced in July 2020 that it was ending production of the Legacy 650 and Lineage 1000 large and ultra-large business jets to concentrate on

Clay Lacy Aviation is the first company to be certified to a new industry standard for environmental sustainability of aviation services providers.

Private charter and scheduled flight operator Tradewind Aviation will resume its seasonal scheduled service between San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean island of Anguilla beginning Dec. 17.

In Part 2 , we discussed some of the basic conditions that create mountain waves. Is there any universal advice regarding the best way to handle this

In Part 1, we discussed how downdrafts from mountain waves can exceed aircraft climb capabilities. Now, we’ll review some of the basic conditions that

Also known as digital towers, a remote tower can be erected for a fraction of the cost of a traditional facility. The FAA has not published any reports about what it learned through an evaluation of the Leesburg Executive Airport but did say that it is not even close to fully certifying the facility.

Several illegally registered aircraft were used by criminals to smuggle cocaine.

A five-question interview with Chay White, Luxaviation's commercial director for the group's European division.

Aircraft rarely have the performance capability sufficient to overcome the effects of a severe downdraft generated by a mountain wave.

The agreement with Heart Aerospace for the G3000 integrated avionics suite represents a further expansion by Garmin into the regional air transport market as well as into electric aviation.

A coalition of aviation industry groups is calling for further delay of 5G network deployments by telecommunications companies, warning of the potential of “significant disruptions” to passenger, cargo and special-mission helicopter flights over interference concerns.

Suppliers of lifesaving equipment for flight crews and passengers are advancing new technologies and design trends. Halo Life Jacket London-based

To secure a smooth and further integration of drones in our daily lives, the development of effective monitoring of drone activities will be a key component.

The bushel basket approach to an accident’s probable cause is unhelpful.

AirMap's unmanned aircraft systems traffic management (UTM) platform will enable DroneUp to expand its operations to be able to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of a remote pilot, a capability considered key to the industry’s success.

Five lessons learned from the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others.

Factor in engines ingesting slush and tire tread conditions, too, when dealing with wet runways.

How much runway do you need to in wet, slushy and snowy conditions? It might surprise you.