Business Aviation

With a surging market and operations climbing, the outlook for the avionics business has never been brighter, right? Never mind the Wall Street turbulence—things are looking up for business aviation.

For someone who began flying when a single Narco Mark 12d navcom with a glideslope was still considered state-of-the-art cockpit technology, this Facebook Piper Cherokee group post made us more than a bit envious.

Russian hackers attempted to penetrate the U.S. civilian aviation industry early in 2017 as part of the broad assault on the nation's sensitive infrastructure, but the attack reportedly had limited impact.

The general aviation industry suffered a slight setback in 2017, with revenues dipping 3.6% compared to those in 2016, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

Whichever finance “product” appeals to you, don’t rely on a “term sheet” to make your decision. Insist on reading all of the documents.

Arnie was one of those individuals who could light up a room just by walking into it because he was so much fun to be around.

Business & Commercial Aviation News From May 1968

Flying into airports in Istanbul; Athens, Greece; Bucharest, Romania; and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Naval aviator Lt. Cmdr. Anthony "Pampers" Kochanski is emblematic of military pilots who are lured away by the airlines because of pay and benefits.

There is a pilot-staffing crunch coming to business aviation that could have a severe impact on safety of flight as air carriers suck up top talent from business and charter flight departments.

Textron Aviation now has delivered nearly 500 Citation CJ3/CJ3+ light jets since the aircraft made its production debut in late 2004. This is the company's bestselling, current-production light jet.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

BCA shares news of the latest products and services for the business aviation industry.

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The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in April 2018.

Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. has finalized its $120 million acquisition of Universal Avionics Systems Corp., which will lead Elbit's commercial aviation sales in North America.

Jet Aviation has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Hawker Pacific, a provider of integrated aviation solutions across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, for $250 million.

Gulfstream Aerospace passed a major milestone in April when it delivered the 300th G650, slightly more than five years since its premier model entered service.

Bye Aerospace's battery-powered Sun Flyer 2 took flight for the first time April 10 at Denver's Centennial Airport.

Zipline, which has been operating 15 drones to deliver blood, plasma and platelets to 21 hospitals in Rwanda since October 2016, has accelerated its delivery service and soon will expand operations to clinics in Tanzania.

The U.S. Air Force has allocated $250 million in its fiscal 2019 budget to equip 20 aircraft types for ADS-B Out position reporting.

Honda Aircraft Honda Aircraft is to receive the 2018 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Award for Excellence, for leading the design, development and commercialization of the HondaJet.

The National Aeronautic Association has selected Cirrus Aircraft to receive the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy for designing, certifying and entering-into-service the Vision Jet.

AP Completion Services of Montreal has delivered a Gulfstream 650ER, its 100th business jet. Since its founding in November 2009, AP has delivered 135 aircraft.

Great Lakes Airlines ceased operations in March, a decision it says resulted from the inability to hire enough pilots after the FAA's 2013 increase in minimum qualifications for first officers.