Business Aviation

The high-speed, single-engine turboprop that has become a business aviation mainstay has roots in the 1950s-vintage Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris jet.

In January 1999, we did some European and South American trips and flew once a year to Asia, but basically, we were a domestic operation.

The NTSB recently issued its 2019-20 Most Wanted List, and prominent among the top 10 is "Improve the Safety of Part 135 Aircraft Flight Operations."

Piper's PA-46-500TP Meridian has been the lowest-priced pressurized, single-engine turboprop offered by an airframe manufacturer for nearly two decades.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

Thomas Hirschmann, former Jet Aviation chairman and CEO, died April 3 in Zurich of an undisclosed illness. He was 64.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from April 1969.​

BCA business aviation product and service previews.

Respecting different cultures while serving is high on a flight attendant’s list of considerations, as explained by two veterans who know.

Status: Capital (Moscow), largest city, financial and cultural center Country visa requirement: Required for passengers and crew; for tech stops, generally unnecessary, but as this policy varies from airport to airport, operators are advised to obtain visas as a backup. At Moscow, flight crews can obtain visas on arrival. However, the process is time-consuming and not recommended by flight planning agencies.

Bombardier announced enhancements to its support capabilities for business aircraft customers in China on the eve of the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition.

An electronics travel case designed to protect and organize everything from headsets to small cables. The PowerShuttle Plus will fit a Bose A20 or a Lightspeed Zulu 3 snug.

The FAA has grounded the fleet of Cirrus Vision SF50 light aircraft because of issues with the aircraft’s Angle of Attack sensor.

uAvionix, a developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, says it is testing a prototype control radio for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility vehicles.

uAvionix, a developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, says it is testing a prototype control radio for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility vehicles.

Citing traffic congestion in the capital, Manila, a startup has launched a helicopter ridesharing service in the Philippines.

After helping set an endurance record for multirotor small unmanned aircraft of more than 12 hr., the UK’s Intelligent Energy has launched a fuel-cell power unit for the commercial drone market.

Bell says it will use its Ozark, Alabama, facility for final assembly of the Bell 407 single-engine light helicopter should the aircraft be selected for the U.S. Navy’s TH-XX Advanced Helicopter Trainer requirement.

In the wake of catastrophic rains and spring flooding across the Missouri River Basin earlier this year, Air Charter Safety Foundation member Silverhawk Aviation was one of the first to answer the call for help.

Sino Jet’s specialist travel service subsidiary, Geostar, had a good 2018 despite the wider slowdown in China’s business aviation market.

Bell Helicopter is hovering high in China after winning orders for more than 200 rotorcraft over the last couple of years.

Duncan Aviation has announced that while construction continues at its new full-service FBO in Provo, Utah, the 90,000-gal. fuel farm is already online.

A development plan for a major part of southern China is offering hope to general aviation that the region may support more balanced development of the industry in the next few years, including greater use of small and medium business jets.

Officials from French aerospace industry lobbying group Gifas are predicting the ongoing safety crisis around the Boeing 737 MAX will cause certification costs to increase.

The Japanese government is promoting business aviation access to the country’s secondary airports, setting aside funds to help pay for new facilities.