Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace has signed a $221 million contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense for nine P.180 Avanti EVO turboprop aircraft.
Embraer has delivered its first Praetor 500 business jet to the market, just over one year after its announcement at the 2018 National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).
Pilots' decision to continue an approach on autopilot when the circumstances were confusing and the situation was deteriorating rapidly could have ended tragically.
Without a professional flight attendant aboard, and in the absence of formal emergency procedures training, most business jet travelers are ill-prepared for contingencies,