Business Aviation

Canada's Transportation Safety Board reminds helicopter pilots to be ever vigilant for the situations that can lead to loss of tail-rotor effectiveness. The condition is insidious, comes without warning and can be fatal.

Sixty-plus years ago, Leroy Grumman created the Gulfstream, the world's first clean-sheet turboprop specifically designed to transport small teams of executives.

The FAA is investing $17 billion in a massive modernization effort, known as NextGen, which is introducing a new aviation lexicon.

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

For aviation, the award season begins with the glam Living Legends of Aviation gathering in January and then pretty much follows the air show circuit.

Lynn Nichols, chairman/CEO and owner, Yingling Aviation, Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita.

Selected aviation accidents and incidents in December 2017.

Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G geared turbofan for single-aisle airliners and the PW800 by Pratt & Whitney Canada, a turbofan for large business jets are being marketed collectively under the PurePower brand.

IS&S integrated avionics packages for the PC-12 Eclipse 500/550 have custom features and non-standard color conventions.

The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop, one of the longest-running product lines in business, general, and military aviation, may finally be getting an electronic engine control.

Ramp wrecks are a serious problem for all segments of the civil aviation industry.

Readers comment on recent articles in BCA.

If you have any doubt about your aircraft’s airworthiness while in flight, pressing on without taking steps to reassure yourself might be an exercise in wishful thinking.

Certain airports are designated for arrival from specific areas south of the U.S.

If your native country is other than the U.S. and you are scheduled to fly there, you will probably need to make the usual preparations for an international flight.

Poor flying conditions can put clients' wishes to get there at odds with pilots' safety judgments.

Videos help the less-experienced pilot handle flying into degraded illumination conditions or on mountain approaches.

The sky above the alpine landscape during twilight can be much brighter than the terrain below as the sun sets there early.

Perhaps the most persistent FBO nightmare remains the February 2010 hangar collapse at Dulles Jet Center that damaged 19 aircraft.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

Business & Commercial Aviation News From February 1968

The second Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft has achieved first flight, according to the manufacturer.

Honeywell Aerospace unveils a Future Air Navigation System testing capability for general and business aviation customers as part of its GoDirect Data-link services.

GE Aviation's Advanced Turboprop engine has launched into certification testing on the new Cessna Denali single.

Piper Aircraft has received FAA certification for the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck for the Piper M500 single-engine turboprop and M350 pressurized, single-engine piston aircraft.