Business Aviation

VENTURA AIR SERVICES, NY added two Challenger 604s and a Citation Excel 560 to its (now) 8-aircraft charter fleet.
Business Aviation

SWEET AVIATION, IN added 9-pax Pilatus PC-12 to its FAA-certified Part 135 charter fleet service.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Business-aviation aircraft deliveries rose slightly in the third quarter of 2020 led by deliveries of piston-powered planes, while business jet and turboprop handovers declined.
Business Aviation

Aircraft transaction and brokerage company JetHQ has expanded its capabilities to meet the needs of its clients in Egypt by appointing Sherif Abouzeid to head its newly created office in the country as vice president of sales, Egypt.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The FAA next year will begin using live telemetry data from commercial space vehicles to determine the extent of airspace it needs to protect during launch and re-entry operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

GAMA reports manufacturers delivered 628 general aviation aircraft (392 pistons/102 turboprops/134 jets) worth $3.98b in 3Q20 vs 604 (304 pistons/117
Business Aviation

Mike McCready to Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Development of ARGUS International, Greenwood Village, CO.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
New Zealand start-up Kea Aerospace has unveiled plans to develop a stratospheric unmanned aircraft, aiming initially at the aerial imagery market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The number of pre-owned business jet transactions is expected to steadily recover from 2020 through 2024, reaching 2,271 transactions worth $11.1 billion a year by 2024, according to a new forecast by Jetcraft, with growth expected in the large jet segment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

METROJET, Hong Kong completed 4C inspection on a second G650ER in October, following the first in May 2020; work included fuel tank inspection, Ram
MRO

PHENIX JET, Hong Kong added a Global 7500 as flagship of its management fleet in Asia-Pacific.
Business Aviation

TEXTRON AVIATION delivered three Cessna Citation Sovereign+ business jets to Las Vegas-based THRIVE AVIATION.
Business Aviation

INTERCONTINENTAL JET SERVICE, OK has FAA STC to install HARTZELL scimitar four-blade aluminum prop on MU-2s.
MRO

TAG MAINTENANCE SERVICES, Geneva was named by Pilatus as authorized service center for PC-24 Super Versatile Jet.
MRO

By Graham Warwick
A survey of potential urban air taxi users by German research organization Fraunhofer and vehicle developer Volocopter reveals a high demand for safety but a split on whether the aircraft should be piloted.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Bell has begun the process of optimizing the design of its Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque system as it mulls how the technology could be used in a commercial rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Safran Electric & Power has signed an agreement to power Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 and eFlyer 4 certified electric light aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A technology enabling real-time detection of clear air turbulence is to be tested on flights of a high-altitude unmanned aircraft from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jessica A. Salerno, William Garvey, Fred George, Richard Aarons
Reflecting on many years of publishing the leading business aviation magazine and changes as the industry and technology advanced.
Business Aviation

By James Albright
Technophobia, the fear, dislike or avoidance of new technology, is a valuable tool if used wisely.
Business Aviation

By Fred George
The Falcon 900LX continues to retain a higher percentage of its original price than larger, heavier and considerably more fuel-thirsty competitors.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Business & Commercial Aviation News from December 1970
Business Aviation

When the wing becomes coated with ice, the airfoil is changed. In other words, the pilot can wind up flying Wing B while trying to use the familiar engineering parameters of Wing A as it came from the factory.
Business Aviation

Roger Cox
While a replacement pilot may be qualified according to FAR Part 61.55, he/she may not actually be ready to serve as an effective crewmember.
Business Aviation

We asked our business aviation brain trust of corporate and charter pilots if their operations had committed to installing ATN B1 CPDLC avionics. Three of them responded, and all frequently operate in European airspace.
Business Aviation