Business & Commercial Aviation

Tamarack Aerospace has received U.S. Bankruptcy Court authorization to accept $1.95 million funding from a consortium of customers, vendors and stakeholders.

Stephen M. Dickson was sworn in as FAA administrator on Aug 12. Captain Dickson retired from Delta Air Lines last fall after 27 years at the company.

On Aug. 4, Frenchman Franky Zapata rode his Flyboard Air, a jet-powered platform aircraft he developed, across the English Channel from France to England.

Sheltair Aviation broke ground for its full-service, 21-acre, state-of-the-art, $20 million FBO at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Aug. 15.

China News reports there are letters of intent for 100 of the four-seater Guanyi GA20. It is powered by a Lycoming O-320 engine and features Garmin avionics.

The FAA has granted Textron Aviation permanent relief from fuel-tank requirements that have delayed certification of the Cessna Citation Longitude.

Blackhawk Aerospace has received a Supplemental Type Certificate to transform the Beechcraft King Air 300 into "the fastest King Air in the world."

Amazon wants to operate its Prime Air drone delivery service as an air carrier under FAR Part 135 and seeks relief from some requirements for a civil aircraft.

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BCA business aviation product and service previews.

Icon Aircraft plans to cut hundreds of jobs and its A5 model production rate because of reduced demand and the loss of funding from its Chinese investors.

Over the next 10 years, customers in Latin America are expected to take delivery of nearly 790 new business aircraft, with turboprops dominating the market.

Jet blast is created by turbine aircraft engines and can be powerful enough to cause large upsets to aircraft on the ground or close to the ground.

Skeptics, myself included, have long been involved in the negatives of helicopter operations in metropolitan settings.

eVTOL/UAM advocates believe their aircraft will be embraced by the public — vehicles that give people back time otherwise lost in their daily ground commutes.

High-ticket catering doesn’t fit every business aircraft operator’s budget. If fine cuisine is expected, expect that to be reflected in the final tab.

Think of Paris landmarks that have become iconic to the City of Lights. The Eiffel Tower. Notre Dame Cathedral. The Louvre. Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Arc de Triomphe. And, Le Bourget Airport.

All airline and most business aviation SOPs call for an immediate missed approach if the situation becomes unstable.

Questions for John McKenna, chairman of the Recreational Aviation Foundation, Bozeman, Montana.

One of the major obstacles that eVTOL/UAM advocates face is convincing a wary public that their aircraft pose little risk.

The Hawker 900XP, the 19th and final iteration of the 1960 de Havilland DH125, the original midsize business jet, clearly was the strongest performer.

Getting up to speed with the latest Gulfstream is a matter of adapting old philosophies with new. It has a flight deck for the iPhone generation.

While Part 142 sim training is essential, it is clearly not all-encompassing instruction for safe flying.

High engine thrust during maintenance activity can cause considerable damage to airplanes and other elements on an airport.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.