Business & Commercial Aviation

Turbine aircraft sales historically have tracked with economic trends. This no longer is true. Flat is the new normal in turbine business aircraft sales.

By the 1920s, it was apparent that with larger aircraft carrying growing numbers of people, there a cabin crewmember was needed to take care of passengers.

L3 Commercial Aviation has placed an order for up to 240 new Piper aircraft to expand and modernize the training fleet at its airline academies.

BCA business aviation product and service previews.

World Fuel Services is now supplying Gateway Aviation Services at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.

The Corporate School of Etiquette was launched by a former corporate flight attendant to focus on the finer areas of service skills and culinary arts training.

FlightSafety International and TRU Simulation + Training have formed FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training to provide instruction services on Textron Aviation's product line of business and general aviation aircraft.

Respecting different cultures while serving is high on a flight attendant’s list of considerations, as explained by two veterans who know.

Jetex has opened its third location in Japan—at Kansai International Airport. It adds to the existing Jetex portfolio of 56 locations in 26 countries.

Business aircraft travel to Moscow in the last two years has fallen by 50% and is continuing at that level the year, says security expert Charlie Leblanc.

Dassault Aviation says it plans to acquire ExecuJet's MRO business at Subang Airport in Malaysia as it strengthens its aftermarket support in Southeast Asia.

Status: Capital (Moscow), largest city, financial and cultural center Country visa requirement: Required for passengers and crew; for tech stops, generally unnecessary, but as this policy varies from airport to airport, operators are advised to obtain visas as a backup. At Moscow, flight crews can obtain visas on arrival. However, the process is time-consuming and not recommended by flight planning agencies.

Questions for William Korner, chairman and CEO of Flight Research Inc. and The International Flight Test Institute, Mojave Air & Space Port, Mojave, California.

It sure is, and we are talking about the fees assessed against operators visiting Moscow's three principal international airports.

VistaJet recently launched VistaPet, which it calls the most comprehensive program designed to ensure all passengers feel welcome.

It seemed nothing would go right for Ameristar Charters Flight 9363 until the captain averted tragedy by aborting the takeoff after accelerating through V1.

The high-speed, single-engine turboprop that has become a business aviation mainstay has roots in the 1950s-vintage Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris jet.

GE Aviation reports its CT7-2F1 engine received FAA certification following more than 1,000 flight hours and more than 1,350 hr. of turn time.

Selected accidents and incidents from March 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.

In January 1999, we did some European and South American trips and flew once a year to Asia, but basically, we were a domestic operation.

Bombardier recently delivered a Global 7500 to the model's first European customer: Formula One driver and world champion Niki Lauda.

FBW systems present a special challenge in the event of inaccurate airspeed indications caused by reversion to laws/modes that alter flight envelope protection.

The NTSB recently issued its 2019-20 Most Wanted List, and prominent among the top 10 is "Improve the Safety of Part 135 Aircraft Flight Operations."

Harbour Air, North America's largest seaplane airline, has partnered with motor developer magniX to convert its fleet to electric propulsion.

The accurate display of airspeed information at high altitude is vital because the margins between the low-speed and high-speed buffet margins can be thin.