Business Aviation

Garmin said Aug. 20 that it will certify an attitude-based flight control system with helicopter-specific features on the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X single-engine light helicopter.

Embraer is investing $30 million in an expansion of its Eugenio de Melo unit in Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil, the company announced.

National test range criteria used to determine the probability of death or injury from being struck by a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) are overly conservative, a second-phase Ground Collision Severity Evaluation has found.

FAA, citing non-specific “continued airworthiness activity,” reminded operators that angle-of-attack (AOA) sensors can be easily damaged during “normal operations,” and must be carefully maintained to ensure safe flight operations.

Sheltair Aviation broke ground for its full-service, 21-acre, state-of-the-art, $20 million FBO at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Aug. 15.

XJet's FBO at London-Stansted Airport is setting new standards in luxury with its "tailored branding" service introduced in June.

Barrington Irving has been named to receive the NBAA's 2019 American Spirit Award

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.

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.

eVTOL/UAM advocates believe their aircraft will be embraced by the public — vehicles that give people back time otherwise lost in their daily ground commutes.

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.

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

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

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.