Business Aviation

Secretive startup Joby Aviation says its S4 five-seat eVTOL air taxi will be capable of flying at 200 mph and operate at noise levels 100 times quieter than a helicopter.

Bell has begun flight tests of the largest version yet of its tail-sitting electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Autonomous Pod Transport (APT).

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

Gulfstream Aerospace posted higher revenue and aircraft deliveries in 2018, the company said.

Bombardier Business Aircraft has extended the intervals between recurring major powerplant inspections for Learjet 70 and 75 light business jets.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association has launched a business aircraft search portal for use by buyers and sellers of used aircraft.

Sikorsky has secured an order for its S-92 heavy commercial helicopter for use by a Mexican oil-and-gas operator in spite of the ongoing slump in demand.

Business aviation flight activity in North America grew in 2018, but at a flatter pace compared to previous years, Argus International data shows.

The FAA and EASA have agreed to grant extensions to scores of dual-certified repair stations with certificate expiration dates in early 2019,

XTI Aircraft is completing ground runs and system checkouts of a 65%-scale proof-of-concept prototype of its TriFan 600 ducted-fan VTOL business aircraft.

The government shutdown prevented the NTSB from investigating 97 accidents, including 15 aviation accidents that resulted in 21 deaths, the agency said.

The 35-day shutdown of U.S. government agencies “cut us deep” and set back FAA modernization projects, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi said Jan. 29.

Year-over-year fuel sales increased for 54% of all U.S. FBOs in 2018, according to Aviation Business Strategies Group’s annual survey.

Triumph Group is unloading a slew of businesses in the days ahead of its next financial update for Wall Street.

Mitsubishi Aircraft’s U.S. subsidiary, filing a counterclaim in the lawsuit that Bombardier has brought against it, alleged unlawful anticompetitive behavior by the Canadian company.

Year-over-year fuel sales increased for 54% of all U.S. FBOs in 2018, according to Aviation Business Strategies Group’s annual survey.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is backing the export of “several” HondaJet HA-420 aircraft to HondaJet’s exclusive distributor in Mexico with a $5 million loan.

When performing a preflight, it is important to review the temperature compensation chart next to the oxygen cylinder to ensure you have a full supply.

The most common oxygen mask components that fail are around valves, fittings, and connections involving rubber seals, tubing and hoses.

Leather grades can seem cryptic at first but basically they differ only by their handling and the chemical procedures applied to the material.

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Buenos Aires and Cordoba are the magnet destinations of the majority of business aviation flights to Argentina, while a lesser number head to the huge country’s many scenic wonders.

The Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet only has been in production for 15 months and the planemaker already is announcing a Generation 2 version.

Nancy Leveson, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, has been on a 30-plus-year quest to engineer out hazards that can lead to aircraft accidents.

The Cessna Citation Sovereign has earned a reputation for rock-solid reliability, plus it has the largest cabin of any midsize jet of its vintage.