Business & Commercial Aviation

The deal will make Wheels Up one of the world’s largest aircraft companies, second only to NetJets, experts note.

Depot to stock parts for Global- and Challenger-series business jets.

The program uses a new PC-24 simulator equipped with Honeywell Primus Apex avionics.

Manufacturers of business and general aviation aircraft delivered 2,658 aircraft in 2019, including 917 in the fourth quarter, GAMA figures show.

Dassault also is closing in on the preliminary design of the advanced, low-noise 6X follow-on, unofficially known as the 9X.

Gulfstream is building a $35 million service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.

Yingling Aviation, a Wichita FBO and MRO provider, is in the final days of an expansion that includes a dedicated business jet maintenance hangar.

Critical-care air transport company will open its first rotary-wing base in Alaska at Kenai Municipal Airport this spring.

The UK will shift responsibility for aircraft certification and safety regulation to its own Civil Aviation Authority,

General aviation has a total economic output in the U.S. of $245.8 billion, an updated study by PricewaterhouseCoopers says.

General aviation groups have launched a 2020 European General Aviation survey to understand the trends in flight activity and other aircraft categories.

Contract pilots enjoy better pay today than ever, and they get to set their own schedules. But they need to remain vigilant to the safety and legal threats of each new flight.

As soon as you enter a taxi, Uber or limo you are essentially surrendering control of your safety and security to someone completely unknown to you

All crewmembers should be able to demonstrate normal and emergency procedure proficiency on their specific aircraft.

News Of Business Aviation Promotions, Appointments And Honors

There comes a time in every pilot’s life when upon rotating the airplane for takeoff, all that can be seen is total darkness.

Previews Of Business Aviation Products And Services

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

William Garvey, editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation, was inducted into the “Living Legends of Aviation” in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 16.

I wonder if another chapter in motorized movement is aborning right now. The research effort is unlike anything I have ever known. The excitement of those involved is palpable and the energy of the movement is seemingly unstoppable and inexhaustible.

We aviators need to realize that our aircraft and flying environments are just too complicated to attack problems on an ad hoc basis. If you don’t have a valid reason for your action, don’t take the action.

The premise behind business aviation is the freedom to fly when and where business calls, unchained from the exigencies of the airlines. This means

Keep track of your devices at all times. Due to their compact size, they are easy to lose or to have stolen.

One out of three people traveling abroad experiences a related illness. On a typical two-week trip, travelers lose an average of three days due to illness, and almost 20% will remain ill after returning home.

The Bombardier Safety Standdown became an internal success and in 1999 the company opened it to outside flight departments whereupon it grew into an industry-wide model.