Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students verified the accuracy of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signals at high altitude in research supporting the integration of rocket launches and suborbital spaceflights in the U.S. airspace system.
Business Aviation

By Victoria Moores
UK-based maintenance provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has rejected reports that it is facing a winding-up order.
Business Aviation

BCA presented the inaugural BCA Readership Awards to 10 people and organizations in 13 categories on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Mark Johnstone became CEO of Signature Flight Support on April 1. Johnstone, who joined BBA Aviation in 2008, also serves as CEO of BBA Aviation, Signature’s parent company.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Safran will be providing the turbine engine for startup Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric small regional aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
A new version of a small business jet concept called the Tadpole, with a teardrop-shaped fuselage that maximizes cabin volume while minimizing drag, has been wind-tunnel tested by Russian aerohydrodynamic research institute TsAGI
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
Aura, a recently announced private air passenger service based in Miami, is offering what it describes as “a newly crafted flying experience."
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Latitude Technologies has announced that Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, Georgia, has finalised STC certification of the Latitude DL150 Satellite Data Unit (SDU) for Gulfstream G450 and G550 series aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
General Electric is working with Jetoptera to demonstrate the startup’s fluidic propulsion system (FPS) for vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Air Plains Services is a small Kansas company with a big mission to keep older aircraft airworthy.
Business Aviation

By Victoria Moores, Graham Warwick
Virgin Atlantic Airways has completed the first commercial flight using a blend of biofuel produced from industrial waste gases.
Business Aviation

Commercial pilots can now benefit from the noise cancellation technology that changed the whole communication scene for general aviation pilots following the launch of a new premium headset from Bose.
Business Aviation

Embraer Services and Support has completed the first upgrade of a Phenom 300 light business jet with a two-person divan, increasing cabin passenger capacity to 11 occupants, the highest in its class.
Business Aviation

Business jet operators flying to London from the Middle East will be facing restrictions for night arrivals during the UK’s summer months – but one FBO will be operating to manage night flights.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
A 2.1-lb. DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter drone tore a hole in the leading edge of a light aircraft wing in a simulated 238-mph midair collision in ground tests.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier plans to invest $80 million in a new service center in Miami, doubling the size of its customer service capabilities in Florida.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Bell has teamed with Garmin International to develop the autonomous vehicle management computer for its on-demand mobility vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
Gary Dempsey, the National Air Transportation Association’s new president, has a full range of issues to address and resolve, especially illegal charters.
Business Aviation

Travelers want airlines to deliver more real-time information to their personal devices, including updates on flight status (82%), baggage location (49%) and wait-times at security and immigration checkpoints (46%), according to survey data from IATA's latest Global Passenger Survey (GPS), released Oct. 2.
Business Aviation

By Kirby Harrison
With the decreasing supply of used aircraft and demand for new aircraft heating up, the industry is on the precipice of many new and exciting innovations.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Weather radar is no longer specified for an ambitious radar replacement program that U.S. government agencies would fund using proceeds from a future spectrum auction.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit and outlined spinoff demands before United Technologies would be allowed to acquire Rockwell Collins.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
The International Trade Commission plans to investigate a complaint of patent infringement against China’s DJI, the leader in the commercial drone market.
Business Aviation

By Fred George
Learjet 60XR, built from 2007 to 2013, retains all of Learjet 60’s performance, efficiency and reliability attributes.
NBAA

By Michael Bruno
Gulfstream maker General Dynamics (GD) said Oct. 1 it acquired the Nordam Group’s nacelle manufacturing line for the Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600.
Business Aviation