Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
As he visits Wichita to see the final Learjet in production, the founder of Clay Lacy Aviation tells BCA about his own history with the aircraft and reflects on its legacy.
BCA

Author and pilot David M. North writes abut his flying experience with the Citation 10 in two flights after the first was forced to return following a warning that appeared on the center multi-function display.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Slodowitz founded Craft Charter in 2020, after graduating from USC’s Marshall School of Business.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Can we create an effective, low-risk learning medium to enhance the training of important human factors?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun building the first production prototype for certification flight testing of its S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Orloff
After an extensive report, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined the FAA must improve its efforts to address community concerns pertaining to aircraft noise.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s flight program located in Arizona’s sunny High Desert region, has been growing at a rate of 15-20% a year for the past three years, along with its number of aircraft, flight instructors and airline-affiliated partnerships.
Maintenance & Training

Rob Mark
Signature Aviation, the parent company of Signature Flight Support, has signed a deal to acquire 16 Tac Air FBO holdings throughout the U.S., company officials said in a statement.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation aimed at marshaling federal efforts to promote the advanced air mobility industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A UK consortium led by Embraer company Eve UAM has completed a concept of operations for urban air mobility in London that identifies the near-term challenges and actions required to enable electric air taxi service.
Advanced Air Mobility

MAGELLAN JETS, MA captured $80m in revenues in 2021, exceeding its forecast, and is projecting $115m in 2022.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
The UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has secured £10.5 million ($13.8 million) in investment from HydrogenOne Capital Growth and Safran to develop hydrogen fuel-cell electric propulsion for aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
When Gulfstream revealed its new G800 before the 2021 NBAA-BACE conference, the manufacturer acknowledged plans to eventually sunset production of the G650ER.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Buying and selling a business jet is always a complicated business, and it’s a difficult market to monitor and predict.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
It was the market, not the machines, that dominated the debate during a panel discussion on hybrid and electric airplanes at the British Business and General Aviation Association’s (BBGA) annual conference here in March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Garvey
Despite the bureaucratic hydra, the U.S. is likely to have a lead-free atmosphere years before 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Japanese commercial UAV company Terra Drone has raised $70 million in Series B venture capital from local investors and will apply the funds toward a drone air traffic management service.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Gulfstream Aerospace President Mark Burns spoke with Business & Commercial Aviation during a visit to the Gulfstream facility in Farnborough, UK.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Percent Change In Overflights, Week Ending Feb. 14, 2022 vs. March 14, 2022
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Ben Goldstein
A handful of unions representing tens of thousands of U.S.-based aviation workers called on the U.S. Transportation Department to deny Wizz Air’s request for a foreign air carrier permit over allegations of an “anti-union” corporate culture.
Airlines & Lessors

The Gulfstream Grumman is powered by Rolls-Royce Dart R.Da. 7/2 engines with takeoff rating of 2,105 eshp. each. Propellers are four-blade Rotols. The
Business Aviation

By Angus Batey
Volocopter has taken another step toward its goal of operating a commercial electric air taxi service during the 2024 Paris Olympics by conducting a series of test flights in France to measure its aircraft’s acoustic signature.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor is looking at adding electric air taxis to its lineup of compact cars and motorcycles and targeting markets such as India through a partnership with Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK vertiport development and drone delivery startup Skyports has raised $23 million in the first close of its Series B funding round.
Advanced Air Mobility

DC AVIATION completed 10-year check on Global 5000 at Stuttgart; work included avionics and internet upgrade.
Business Aviation