Business Aviation

After a four- or five-year hiatus, Stratos Aircraft is back at EAA AirVenture here, this time with a prototype of its Stratos very light personal jet.

Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Global 7000 flight test program has accumulated more than 500 hr. of flight time with three test aircraft flying.

Dassault Aviation recently delivered its 2,500th business jet, marking yet another landmark event in the storied saga of the Falcon line.

It is no longer cost prohibitive to install a full-feature autopilot in an older general aviation airplane.

Type certification and initial deliveries of Textron Aviation’s $4.8 million CE-220 Denali single-engine turboprop could begin as early as the fourth quarter of 2019.

Sticking to a regular sleep schedule for retiring and awakening is ideal, but nearly impossible for most pilots to adopt due to our varied work schedules.

Inmarsat has launched a satellite communications service for unmanned aircraft, using a small terminal developed by Cobham Satcom.

Produced by the MVEN Company of Kazan, Tatarstan, the single-engine lightweight turboprop is an improved version of the MV-500 prototype.

It may have slipped your notice, but Olivia de Havilland was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire this past June, two weeks before her 101st birthday.

Questions for Joe Brown, president, Hartzell Propeller Inc.; and COO, Tailwind Technologies Inc.

Compliance with the ADS-B mandate need not be a nightmare. The rules provide many ways to meet the requirement. Plan now, and you’ll be flying when others are awaiting deliveries of avionics boxes and slots in shop schedules.

No, not the little stick with cotton tufts at the ends but Hartnell's Q-Tip Prop, developed in the 1970s ostensibly to reduce tip noise and retrofitted to a small population of light singles and twins.

While it is impossible to put an exact number on the population, the fact is many in our profession endure symptoms of major depression, and yet, for obvious career reasons, are not receiving the proper mental health care.

The FAA medical application form includes questions pertaining to the mental health of the pilot.

Many times over the years I have sat in an FBO lounge and read about business aviation through the prose of William Garvey.

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The Falcon 5X flew for the first time July 5, powered by a preliminary version of the Safran Silvercrest engine—an unexpected milestone in the much-delayed program.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee accepted an amendment to its FAA reauthorization bill that would make it easier to operate supersonic aircraft over land.

Comparison of Jet-A and avgas fuel prices by U.S. region based on a survey conducted in July 2017 by Aviation Research Group/U.S. Inc. and an analysis of the lowest fuel prices reported by FBOs on acukwik.com

Chinese carmaker Geely, the owner of Volvo and Britain's Lotus, has purchased flying car developer Terrafugia, according to the South China Morning Post.

London City Airport, the single-runway facility close to the capital's financial district, is soon to begin a major infrastructure upgrade to accommodate 30,000 additional flights per year.

Lufthansa has placed an order for 25 Cirrus SR20 aircraft for its primary training fleet. The aircraft will be used to train pilots destined for Lufthansa airliners as well as those operated by several other carriers and the German Luftwaffe.

Newly appointed FAA Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell has underscored the FAA's commitment to the compliance deadline for ADS-B and its firm compliance deadline.

Jet Linx Aviation's fleet has surpassed 100 aircraft under management. The Omaha, Nebraska, operator said it has grown to become the third largest Part 135 aircraft-management company in the U.S.

Inmarsat has launched a satellite communications service for unmanned aircraft, using a small terminal developed by Cobham Satcom.