Business & Commercial Aviation

BCA Publisher Frank Craven unanimously voted by the sitting members.

First flight for amphibious aircraft, from German airfield.

Joe Clark, founder and CEO of Aviation Partners Inc., died March 30. Peter Fleiss, the former executive director of the Corporate Angel Network, April 3.

Agplane maker's order book includes 17 aircraft for spray and firefighting operations.

Private jet management and charter company adds a Boeing Business Jet with unrestricted charter access.

He will be succeeded by Eric Martel, current president and CEO of Hydro-Quebec and a former Bombardier executive.

News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community

Turbulence causes more serious injuries to passengers than any other class of accident. Yet from 1980-2003, only four belted people received serious injuries during turbulence.

A flight attendant’s risk of serious injury is 26 times greater than that of their passengers and a greater risk of being hurt on the job than a police officer.

Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is able to sense clear-air turbulence (CAT). According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it

Surviving and thriving in the new non-normal era

Aerostructures maker halts work after Boeing announces a temporary shutdown of its Puget Sound facilities,

Bankruptcy judges ordered her to sell companies to repay collateralized loan obligations worth nearly $2 billion.

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International Aero Engineering and Aviation Clean Air offering an ionization purification system as a portable ion distribution unit for ground use only.

Harnessed passengers unable to break free.

Aviation professionals have responsibility to provide passengers with a safe environment and well-thought out emergency plans.

Selected accidents and incidents in March 2020. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

Pilots are rarely the only ones to blame. Rather airlines, military services and other operators make decisions that result in situations which lead to accidents.

Founded as a Cessna dealer, Courtesy now specializes in selling warbirds, having sold more than 3,000 of the former military aircraft.

While tensions exist, there’s still business to be done

For the AW609 tiltrotor, Pratt & Whitney Canada had to modify its PT6C turboshaft so t could operate through a 95-deg. arc at high-power settings.

At first glance, the AW609 might seem like a ramp hog, but actually it has about the same footprint as midsize turboprops and helicopters.

Kenny Dichter, founder and CEO of Wheels Up, answers questions about his travel membership program.

Compliance studies are underway, and they have resulted in increased scrutiny of business aircraft leasing and reimbursements.