Business Aviation

On Aug. 8, Gulfstream announced making its first G600 delivery to a customer, one month after the aircraft earned its FAA type and production certificates.

The FAA has granted Textron Aviation permanent relief from fuel-tank requirements that have delayed certification of the Cessna Citation Longitude.

A pilot shortage is a problem for operators, but it is proving to be a bankable opportunity for those building training aircraft and related equipment.

Honda Aircraft is expanding at its 133-acre site at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, by adding a wing production facility.

Cape Air took delivery of its first two Tecnam P2012 Travellers following inspection of the nine-passenger aircraft at the manufacturer's production facility in Capua, Italy.

Over the next 10 years, customers in Latin America are expected to take delivery of nearly 790 new business aircraft, with turboprops dominating the market.

Sky Trek Aviation at Modesto City-County Airport, based in California, has new ownership and name—Modesto Jet Center—effective Aug. 1.

Signature Flight Support has agreed to purchase IAM Jet Center and its affiliated companies, complementing Signature's existing FBOs in the Caribbean.

Questions for John McKenna, chairman of the Recreational Aviation Foundation, Bozeman, Montana.

All airline and most business aviation SOPs call for an immediate missed approach if the situation becomes unstable.

Selected accidents and incidents, August and July 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.

While Part 142 sim training is essential, it is clearly not all-encompassing instruction for safe flying.

Getting up to speed with the latest Gulfstream is a matter of adapting old philosophies with new. It has a flight deck for the iPhone generation.

High-ticket catering doesn’t fit every business aircraft operator’s budget. If fine cuisine is expected, expect that to be reflected in the final tab.

Think of Paris landmarks that have become iconic to the City of Lights. The Eiffel Tower. Notre Dame Cathedral. The Louvre. Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Arc de Triomphe. And, Le Bourget Airport.

Alexandre Couvelaire is inextricably connected with the elevation of Le Bourget into Europe’s premier business aviation airport.

Skeptics, myself included, have long been involved in the negatives of helicopter operations in metropolitan settings.

Communities tend to tolerate public safety flights because they are infrequent and have clear community value. However, communities historically oppose other uses due to noise.

One of the major obstacles that eVTOL/UAM advocates face is convincing a wary public that their aircraft pose little risk.

Jet blast is created by turbine aircraft engines and can be powerful enough to cause large upsets to aircraft on the ground or close to the ground.

The following is an excerpt from a certified transcript of the ground communications during the jet-blast event.

With more and more business aircraft pilots joining the scheduled carriers, the importance and appeal of temporary contract pilots is gaining attention.

High engine thrust during maintenance activity can cause considerable damage to airplanes and other elements on an airport.

The Hawker 900XP, the 19th and final iteration of the 1960 de Havilland DH125, the original midsize business jet, clearly was the strongest performer.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.