Business Aviation

Bell/Safran team on hybrid; Norway to push electric aviation; Reengining Gray Eagle; UK biofuel progress; Canada BVLOS drones.

The 132-page plan would streamline many government functions beyond ATC by creating, dissolving and merging various offices and agencies.

The number of used business jets for sale declined 10% in June compared to a year ago, according to Jefferies analysts.

The metrics model the business jet industry uses to predict overall demand has changed.

After several years of doldrums in the business jet market, operators are turning more optimistic.

Encompass Aviation has filed a lawsuit against Surf Air, alleging breach of contract and seeking payment for what it alleges are past-due claims and damages.

JCPenney plans to sell its fleet of three Gulfstream business jets and close its Dallas Love Field-based corporate flight department.

During a crosswind landing, the force of the wind acting on the aircraft’s tail (and fuselage) can cause the aircraft to yaw and/or track sideways.

When a thrust reverser doesn’t behave as intended, the situation instantly requires a pilot’s quick and correct reaction during a crucial phase of flight with thin safety margins.

There is a considerable complication with directional control when the thrust reversers deploy asymmetrically.

Textron Aviation now has built more than 130 Cessna Citation Latitudes since the first deliveries began in early 2015, and operators say the aircraft is a worthy testament to the company’s time-proven, conservative design philosophy.

In modern aircraft, the bang may be worse than the bite, but lightning can kill.

The review of computing weight and balance isn’t the problem. It’s the lack of focus on the importance of measuring, or at least accurately estimating, the actual weights of passengers, bags, crew, stores and equipment.

The NBAA wants the FAA to deter airports from diverting grant funds away from runway and ramp maintenance and instead spending the money on legal fees to restrict airport access.

News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community

Bombardier proved to be a master of stealth when in late May it unveiled the Global 5500 and 6500, and rebranded the Global 7000 as the 7500.

Honda Aircraft introduced an upgraded HondaJet at EBACE 2018. Named “Elite,” it will replace the current version of the light business jet after a few months' transition.

Rolls-Royce said it began the Pearl program in 2012 amid an unprecedented attack by competitors on its previously unchallenged grip on the large business jet segment.

Flexjet pilots voted in late May to decertify representation by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 1108 by 318-220.

ImagineAir, the membership-based charter outfit headquartered outside Atlanta that operated a fleet of Cirrus SR22s, ceased operations May 24.

Duncan Aviation is partnering with SmartSky Networks on SmartSky's new 4G LTE-based inflight network. The air-to-ground network delivers connectivity for passengers to stream video, chat, text, play games and hold videoconferences.

Serge Dassault, chairman and CEO of the parent company of Dassault Aviation, died May 28 after suffering heart failure at his office in Paris. He was 93.

German industrial giant Siemens is stepping up its involvement in the growing electric-aircraft market, supplying propulsion motors for projects in the U.S. and Europe.

By January 2019, Inmarsat expects to offer its European Aviation Network inflight Wi-Fi services to business aircraft operators.

Bombardier has completed the $635 million sale of its aircraft assembly operation at Downsview Airport outside Toronto to Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board.