Business & Commercial Aviation

Icon Aircraft says CEO and founder Kirk Hawkins is “stepping back” from his leadership role.

Selected accidents and incidents from October 2018. The NTSB information is preliminary.

Textron has joined with King Ranch, the largest ranch in Texas and one of the largest in the world, to launch a special edition Beechcraft King Air 350i.

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Two companies have won contracts to test the feasibility of delivering vaccines by drone to remote islands in Vanuatu in the South Pacific.

Engines that are “contextually aware,” can “think for themselves” and are “comprehending” are described in a Rolls white paper on the new Pearl 15 turbofan.

Business jet and turboprop flight activity in North America rose 0.9% in October compared to a year ago and 8.9% compared to September activity.

It was politics the old-fashioned way — personal, respectful and solicitous.

The Cessna Citation Hemisphere engine program is progressing toward testing a new axial high-pressure compressor in June 2019.

There has never been a time in business aviation when the manufacturers of intercontinental business jets have had so many high-performance engine options.

Terrafugia, the developer of the Transition flying car, reported in late October that it has received letters of intent for 10 vehicles, each accompanied by a $50,000 deposit.

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Early prospective customers are being sought for a hybrid passenger airship that the developers claim will offer unprecedented safety.

The two newly anointed Brazilian aviation “magistrates” are, once again, raising price-versus-performance expectations in their respective segments.

Big Game Air, a provider of luxury game day travel experiences for sports fans, has launched two subsidiaries, Triumph Jets and Next Level Tix.

A former airline pilot and school teacher, Robb Williams was executive director of the Aerospace Center of Excellence in Lakeland, Florida.

The FAA is investing $40.9 million in a new 180-ft.-tall air traffic control tower and 15,650-sq.-ft. base building at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Satcom providers are offering new high-bandwidth, business aviation-only services as avionics manufacturers ready smaller, faster systems to exploit them.

Dassault Aviation has won a contract to conduct a detailed study for a future maritime surveillance aircraft based on its Falcon 2000LXS business jet.

Air Culinaire Worldwide launched its lifestyle concept for its 19 owned and operated inflight catering kitchens in the United States.

Operators say Bombardier’s Global 5000 has the best cabin of any business aircraft in this range class, along with unsurpassed long-range cruise speed and nearly best-in-class runway performance.

“We expect to see compelling demonstrations in [electrically powered] business aviation transportation by 2020.”

Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a 8,500-sq.-ft. sales and design center on New York's Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

FAA study provides recommendations to minimize the effects of glare during night operations.

Sky Valet has opened new facilities in the business aviation terminal at Ibiza Airport off the coast of Spain after an extensive renovation.