Business Aviation

Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are urging the U.S. comptroller general to consider the impact of an “arbitrary” provision from the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act that they say has jeopardized funding to rural airports across the country.

CityAirbus arriving; Siemens-powered regional; tackling icing dangers; a better Hero; electrifying rotorcraft.

For the hopefuls developing a new generation of supersonic transports (SST), the Concorde is both an inspiration and a problem.

Regional airline Cape Air and express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo announced a pilot “pathway” program that allows pilots to transition between the two airlines to gain flight hours and experience.

Embraer Executive Jets delivered 53 Phenom 300 and Phenom 300E light jets in 2018, according to a report issued by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

Africa’s testing terrain and challenging runways make the Pilatus PC-24 a perfect aircraft for the region, according to ExecuJet, which is the first company to operate and manage the aircraft in Africa. Dave Calderwood reports.

Bombardier's Global 7500 has earned European Aviation Safety Agency certification, which follows approvals from Transport Canada and the FAA.

By year-end, Leonardo hopes that after a decade in the making its AW609 commercial tiltrotor finally will be awarded certification.

EASA has approved a Rolls-Royce request to transfer design authorization to Germany from Britain as a precaution against a possible no-deal Brexit.

Sikorsky has signed an agreement with on-demand helicopter provider Blade that will give the manufacturing company with urban-air-mobility market data.

According to the head of Embraer Executive Aircraft, a potential Boeing-Embraer partnership would benefit his division, which would become Embraer's largest.

The introduction of the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet has prompted the FAA to propose a change in regulations for obtaining an initial transport pilot certificate.

Boeing reports having made a significant investment in supersonic business-jet developer Aerion to accelerate development of its Mach 1.4 AS2.

Clay Lacy Aviation has opened a new round-the-clock aircraft MRO facility for its FAR Part 145 repair station at Van Nuys Airport outside Los Angeles.

The NTSB's biennial "Most Wanted List" of safety improvements includes a recommendation to hold FAR Part 135 ops to the same requirements as scheduled airlines.

Owners and pilots of two Daher TBM turboprops recently completed milestone, 2,700-nm flights over the South Pole.

Israel Aerospace Industries reportedly has approved the development of an advanced model of the Gulfstream Aerospace G280, which it manufactures under license.

The Bell 407GXi light single helicopter has received type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

State Farm has received a long-term FAA waiver to fly drones beyond the operator's visual line of sight and over people, activities that have been restricted.

Jetex Flight Support is one of the world's fastest-growing FBO chains with 29 facilities and more to come, but its Jetex Dubai facility remains its showpiece.

Orlando-Melbourne (Florida) International Airport officials are seeking developers to build an upscale hotel with airfield access.

Avfuel has added Blue Heron Aviation in the Turks and Caicos Islands to its network of independent FBOs.

Lynx FBO Network has acquired the FBO assets of World Jet Inc. at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE) in Florida.

Hybrid system would improve autorotation safety and could increase payload capabilities.

Fixed engines, V-tails and distributed flight control systems will feature in Leonardo’s tiltrotor tech demonstrator.