Business Aviation

A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it battled the Palisades Fire.

The latest news in brief from the business aviation industry.

EBAA is eliminating the static display and integrating the AIROPS events into its annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE).

After a collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk, changes to airspace procedures near Washington DC are being implemented.

Equinor has selected Lufttransport RW AS as one of the operators to begin flying a new fleet of helicopters to service its offshore platforms.

Daher's TBM 960 is the feature of the Feb. 2025 Program Profile, which provides performance and specs, forecast and MRO delivery projections, retail values and more.

Gulfstream Aerospace expects certification of its G800 ultra long-range, large cabin business jet sometime in the first half of 2025, executives say.

The European consortium, Airbus, has rolled out ACJ TwoTwenty “Xtra Large Bizjet” (XLB) as a promising business jet. Kaleyesus Bekele reports.

Gulfstream Aerospace deliveries and revenue rose in 2024, executives report.

Safran has determined fuel cells could be a relevant power source for an electric aircraft in the 50- to 70-seat capacity bracket.

Recent changes in Washington DC leave uncertainty for business aviation industry leaders, who are studying and watching for their impact.

On the cover of the Feb, 5, 1985 issue is the Predator agricultural aircraft, which was developed for Advanced Technology Aircraft Co. in Hanford, California, by Scaled Composites in Mojave, California

Without a blueprint, startups plan to start small with existing infrastructure then build out vertiports as volume increases.

Bunce, a general aviation champ “writ large,” welcomed rotorcraft-makers, promoted unleaded avgas and opposed privatizing air traffic control.

Daher delivered two new TBM 960 ‘Birddog’ aircraft to the Canadian-based Conair Group for use in aerial firefighting operations.

We’ve made a lot of improvements, but so many of our lessons were learned the hard way, on pioneers’ shoulders

Wording is everything when it comes to regulation, and the pace of development in aviation technology has the world’s aviation authorities running to catch up.

Embraer says the Florida initiative is its first and largest onsite solar energy generation project and will expand the company’s use of renewable energy.

Members of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) closed 1,559 pre-owned business aircraft transactions during 2024, up 10% from a year ago.

Textron Aviation received its first international sale of seven Beechcraft King Air 260 military multi-engine training aircraft from SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace.

Four international bodies representing pilots and air traffic controllers have called for urgent action to address “ongoing” jamming and spoofing of GNSS.

Preliminary contracts have been signed for the transfer of assets of Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace to Turkey’s Baykar, ahead of the deal closing this spring.

Over the decades, pilots have learned the value of extra crewmembers, adequate rest and crew resource management. Who paid the price for this expertise?

As the Trump administration considers more economic sanctions against Russia, the aerospace industry is advised to brace for difficulties in titanium supply.

Julie Black has been working in aviation for 30 years.