Business Aviation

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s (MITAC) Paris Air Show unveiling of a new cabin for its SpaceJet regional jet family has sparked interest from airline customers.

Romania’s flag-carrier, Tarom, plans to replace its regional fleet of ATRs with updated variants of the aircraft, the airline said June 26.

The House on June 25 approved a spending package that would send $17.7 billion to the FAA.

MGR, the American division of engineering services provider MSB Global Resources, has begun the first phase of a strategic growth plan.

Christopher Calio will take over aerospace engine maker Pratt & Whitney from Bob Leduc after the latter retires in early 2020, parent UTC announced June 25.

Boeing is to collaborate with eVTOL developer Cora, a division of startup Kitty Hawk that is flight testing an autonomous air taxi.

The FAA this month has issued multiple waivers allowing operators to fly parachute-equipped drones over people.

A new air traffic control training facility has opened in Beirut, Lebanon, to help improve the supply of controllers in the region.

Trade tensions with China remain a high-profile item for the business jet market, but there is little evidence of it affecting demand, J.P. Morgan analyst Seth Seifman said June 25.

Bombardier’s reign as a marquee regional jet builder will end within a year now that the Canadian manufacturer has struck a deal to sell its Canadair Regional Jet program to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $550 million and assumption of some debt.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from July 1969, Part 2.​

David Coleal, president of Bombardier Aviation, said it will continue to support Learjet and the light business jet segment.

HK Bellawings, a Hong Kong-based aircraft management company, recently signed a letter of intent for five new Bombardier Global 7500 business jets.

AviationManuals has released a guide for operators to understand various requirements for Letter of Authorization applications.

Selected accidents and incidents from May 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.

Like most people my age, I can recall where I was when I heard that the space shuttle Challenger had exploded and broken apart, killing all seven crewmembers.

(1) Air Canada Flight 797, June 2, 1983, cabin fire, NTSB AAR-86/02. (2) Air Cargo Carriers Flight 1260, May 5, 2017, complacency, NTSB DCA17FA109 (3) Air France Flight 296, June 26, 1988, complacency, Bureau Enquetes et Analyses (BEA) published April 1990.

Robinson delivered its first FAA-certified model 40 years ago and not only is it still in production, but early on it became the foremost light helicopter.

The differences between what a human would “see” versus an automated station’s report can be significant when it comes to measuring ceiling and visibility.

Frank Robinson became fascinated with helicopters at age 9 when he saw a news photo of Igor Sikorsky hovering his VS300 prototype.

We have entered the age of the drones, any aircraft operated without a human pilot aboard.

dynamic remotely operated navigation equipment.

Serious pilots have to monitor the performance of doctors and computers in exam rooms as carefully as they do with other pilots and computers in the cockpit.

There are few technical barriers to replacing circling approaches with RNP procedures at many general aviation airports.

Many pilots fear a medical misunderstanding will cost them their career. Because of the laws surrounding the FAA's medical process, these fears are justified.