Business & Commercial Aviation

Textron Aviation has delivered a Beechcraft King Air 350ER to Australian aviation service company Skytraders, which will operate and maintain it for the Victoria Police.

GE Aviation is progressing with engineering and certification testing on its Catalyst turboprop designed for Textron Aviation’s new single-engine Cessna Denali.

Universal Avionics introduces Kapture line of cockpit voice and flight data recorders.

Amazon receives FAR Part 135 approval from the FAA for its Prime Air drone delivery service.

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened an Atlanta hub dedicated to global aircraft parts distribution.

The FAA has awarded $3.29 million in grants to its unmanned aircraft systems center of excellence.

Embraer launches medevac version of its Phenom 300 light jet that is available as a new build or retrofit.

European fractional ownership company Jetfly Aviation has taken delivery of the first Pilatus PC-12 NGX along with its fifth PC-24.

Embattled aircraft connectivity provider Gogo will sell its commercial aviation unit to bankrupt satellite services provider Intelsat.

Textron Aviation’s second Cessna 408 SkyCourier twin turboprop made its first flight in Wichita on Aug. 10.

XAIR, a provider of “premium on-demand charter,” was launched in late July as owner Directional Aviation restructures its global businesses to better respond to post-COVID-19 opportunities.

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a company-owned service center at Palm Beach International Airport, while Jet Aviation, a sister company, also opened a hangar and FBO there.

Gulfstream Aerospace has received FAA approval for the installation of a high-speed, dual internet system on its G650 and G650ER aircraft.

Robert Rockmaker is president and CEO, of the Allentown, Pennsylvania-based Flight School Association of North America

An ill-conceived checklist can leave pilots with too little time to carry out all the items and monitor the approach after extending landing gear.

Researchers find lack of large flakes may give crews false sense of security in snowy takeoffs.

You’ve probably noticed that a layer of sticky residue remains on an aircraft’s wing after a flight in which it was treated with anti-icing fluids

Operate the APU only when necessary during deicing and anti-icing treatment. Do not operate the wing anti-ice system on the ground when thickened

Piloting demands good vision. But the aviation environment contains numerous hazards to our eyes that can affect our ability to accomplish our tasks

The select soldiers, seamen and airmen who operate in the shadows in U.S. Special Operations forces need rugged eyewear to protect their eyes against

This webinar took place August 27, 2020. Dozens of breakthrough safety technologies have made their debuts on corporate aircraft, including hands-off

To sustain the industry that has given us so much, the community has to find a way to embrace the new generation on its terms.

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The economic downturn of 2020 has been tough on the light-jet market, flooding the field with used aircraft. But you might not know that if you are looking for a Nextant 400XT/400XT

PC-12 NGX bears close resemblance to the original airplane that made its debut more than a quarter century ago.