Business Aviation

PEL-AIR, Australia ordered five King Air 350s (with aft cargo door) for delivery through 2021 for air ambulance services.

Emergency beacon supplier ACR Group on Feb. 24 announced an agreement to acquire avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems of Irving, Texas, for an undisclosed amount.

Aircraft utilization ticks up but coronavirus outbreak still taking heavy toll on Chinese carriers.

There comes a time in every pilot’s life when upon rotating the airplane for takeoff, all that can be seen is total darkness.

William Garvey, editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation, was inducted into the “Living Legends of Aviation” in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 16.

The premise behind business aviation is the freedom to fly when and where business calls, unchained from the exigencies of the airlines. This means

A reconditioned Beechjet 400A offers one of the most comfortable cabins in the light-jet class, reasonable operating costs and rock-solid dispatch reliability.

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One out of three people traveling abroad experiences a related illness. On a typical two-week trip, travelers lose an average of three days due to illness, and almost 20% will remain ill after returning home.

There are differences in the types of medical insurance that travelers are offered.

We aviators need to realize that our aircraft and flying environments are just too complicated to attack problems on an ad hoc basis. If you don’t have a valid reason for your action, don’t take the action.

Keep track of your devices at all times. Due to their compact size, they are easy to lose or to have stolen.

The Bombardier Safety Standdown became an internal success and in 1999 the company opened it to outside flight departments whereupon it grew into an industry-wide model.

I wonder if another chapter in motorized movement is aborning right now. The research effort is unlike anything I have ever known. The excitement of those involved is palpable and the energy of the movement is seemingly unstoppable and inexhaustible.

Selected accidents and incidents in January. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

Spirit’s eVTOL tieup; electrified commuter aircraft; kitplane-based MALE flies; Volocopter raises more funds; Sweden’s electric aviation.

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Cudahy is president and CEO for the International Council of Air Shows. He is the air show community’s primary interface with military, local and national officials and federal regulators.

The resources and expertise needed to evaluate the medical, safety and security threats at a destination can be considerable, far beyond the in-house resources of even the largest flight departments.

As a business aviation professional, much of your career is spent in environments where threats to your personal safety and security lurk.

Bombardier has received FAA certification for an upgrade for Garmin G5000 avionics on board Learjet aircraft.

Innovative Solutions & Support, based in Exton, Pennsylvania, has signed a multiyear agreement to supply the ThrustSense autothrottle and protection

Clay Lacy Aviation has opened an office at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport to provide local aircraft management services and support for owners and corporate flight departments.

A new European helicopter show is being established through a partnership of the European Helicopter Association andEuropean Union Aviation Safety Agency.