Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce’s ACCEL high-speed electric-powered aircraft has completed its first taxi tests ahead of flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
From fuel tank to seat bucket modifications, retrofitted helicopter systems and components can increase survivability in a crash.
Maintenance & Training

By Bill Carey
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has announced the passing of its technical editor and director of business operations, Mike Collins, who died Feb. 25 at age 59 after battling COVID-19.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Russ Meyer, chairman emeritus of Cessna Aircraft, has partnered with his son, Russ Meyer III, a former Citation program manager, and former Cessna CEO Gary Hay to form CitationPartners, a program to revamp pre-owned Citation Excels into like-new condition at an affordable cost.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin
Flight crews must prepare and have a heightened awareness of security issues when they travel, especially when flying internationally. Here is a checklist of things to consider.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union is continuing to cause considerable difficulties for business aircraft operators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Kitty Hawk has partnered with European health care company Falk to evaluate use of the Heaviside electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle in emergency response operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

ORIENS AVIATION, UK was named an authorized Pilatus PC-24 (Williams FJ44 engines) service center at London Biggin Hill.
Business Aviation

For the ninth consecutive year, Embraer’s Phenom 300 series has become the world’s best-selling light jet according to numbers released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
But the verdict is out on inflight connectivity
Flight Deck

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Can you be your own pilot? Maybe…
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
There is a lot consider before you make your decision, including costs and insurance
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
International and regional procedures have been established for the unlikely but still possible contingency of losing direction from air traffic control (ATC) in oceanic airspace, a situation that occurred in spring 2020 in airspace controlled by the FAA’s New York oceanic control center.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Flight departments are facing new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation is going public in a transaction that will provide the urban air mobility startup more than $1.5 billion to complete aircraft development and begin air taxi services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
European publication of certification rules for road-capable gyroplanes has cleared the way for the Netherlands’ PAL-V to complete development of its Liberty flying car.
Advanced Air Mobility

AEROCOR completed record 58 sales transactions (of 991 industry-wide) for very light jets in 2020, including 31 in 4Q20.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Business jet deliveries in 2020 fell 20%, while turboprop shipments declined 16% and piston aircraft deliveries were steady, with a decrease of 0.9%, according to data released Feb. 24 by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association during its 2021 State of the Industry press conference.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Canadian business jet maker Bombardier revealed Feb. 23 that some its information technology systems were breached.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Value drives general aviation use of ADS-B In
Flight Deck

By Molly McMillin
Skyborne Aviation Group Limited, based at Gloucestershire Airport, UK, has signed an agreement to purchase Vero Beach Flight Training Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, marking its first pilot training base in the U.S.
Maintenance & Training

ASSET INSIGHT and JANUS AEROSPACE teamed to provide aircraft acquisition (technical/valuation) assistance services.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system is to be used to monitor helicopter operations off Norway’s coastline.
Commercial Space