Business Aviation

Business & Commercial Aviation News from September 1970

Congress passed the PRIA following airline accidents in which the NTSB found error by pilots with a history of poor performance.

The Atlas investigation included a deep look into the aviation industry’s handling of training background checks and maintenance of training records.

Members of the NTSB’s Operational and Human Factors investigation team spent hundreds of hours looking into the backgrounds of the accident pilots.

The economic downturn of 2020 has been tough on the light-jet market, flooding the field with used aircraft. But you might not know that if you are looking for a Nextant 400XT/400XT

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To sustain the industry that has given us so much, the community has to find a way to embrace the new generation on its terms.

PC-12 NGX bears close resemblance to the original airplane that made its debut more than a quarter century ago.

The PC-12 NGX is business aviation’s first turboprop to have a dual-channel, integrated electronic-propeller and engine-control system.

Jason Huang has been named president of Icon Aircraft, maker of the Icon A5 light sport amphibious aircraft.

Garmin’s Autoland system recently received European and FAA certification on the Daher TBM 940. The airframer has branded the emergency system as

Bombardier is changing its Safety Stand Down 2020 into a virtual event because of health and safety concerns in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gulfstream Aerospace opened a new 225,000-sq.-ft. service center at Farnborough Airport in July. The facility can accommodate up to 13 large-cabin

In May, eHang Electric Aircraft received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to begin commercial operation of its EHang 216, an

Supplier for mostly Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft agreed to an expanded role on the AS2 that includes producing the supersonic business jet’s forward fuselage.

Gulfstream Aerospace reports its $75 million G700 flagship is surpassing testing milestones in speed and altitude.

Textron Aviation has unveiled the Beechcraft King Air 360 and 360ER, upgrades of the iconic twin turboprop.

NetJets recently announced plans to recall all pilots and cabin crews furloughed in April from its NetJets Europe subsidiary and has revised plans

European fractional ownership company Jetfly Aviation currently operates 47 Pilatus aircraft.

Bell Textron’s Bell 505 helicopter received airworthiness certification from the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. It is the sixth country in Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic that forced the NBAA to cancel its 2020 Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition is the latest event termination this year for the organization.

Hartzell Propeller’s four-blade composite carbon fiber propeller, known as the Odyssey, is now available for Cirrus SR22 and SR22T aircraft. The 78-in

Embraer is ending production of the Legacy 650 series and the Lineage 1000.

A group of 62 environmental organizations wants the FAA to abandon plans to establish takeoff and landing noise standards for civil supersonic aircraft.

British academy orders 10 all-electric light trainers.