Business Aviation

Bombardier has issued layoff notices to 30 Learjet 70/75 production workers here as softness continues in the light jet market. But not all will go out the door.

The National Mediation Board (NMB) on Aug. 22 dismissed challenges filed by fractional aircraft ownership companies Flexjet and Flight Options against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Embraer Executive Jets is offering a new Phenom Ace enhancement package for Phenom 100 owners to bring new life to their very light jets.

The National Business Aviation Association’s annual compensation survey of members shows all 16 Part 91 flight department positions enjoyed an increase in average salaries in 2016.

Wichita-based Greenwich AeroGroup has sold Aero Precision Industries International, DAC International and NASAM to a fund managed by Odyssey Investment Partners.

A second officer on an Aug. 25 Talon Air charter flight was removed from the aircraft at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Michigan, and arrested, having registered .30 on a blood-alcohol test.

With continuing softness in the light jet market, Bombardier is working to transfer a “limited” number of Learjet 75 production workers here to other open positions at the site.

Jet-A And Avgas Per-Gallon Fuel Prices August 2016

It’s reasonable to ask just how reliable are FANS and its constituent parts.

Tired of climbing into a cramped cockpit and contending with cumulonimbus and demanding passengers? Why not instead don a pair of fuzzy slippers, settle into a recliner and become a remote pilot in command?

Futuristic jet fuel that can change from liquid to jelly quickly is now being tested in simulated accident conditions by the FAA, reported BCA in September 1966.

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

Operators say that cabin and cockpit width, range performance, low profile ramp presence, solid dispatch reliability and good product support from Bombardier are among the 604's best features.

Dean Rush, pastor and executive director, of faith breakthroughs, Kingsland Baptist Church, Katy, Texas.

Selected accidents and incidents in July 2016. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

The few seconds it takes to run a full checklist are well worth investing, not only after maintenance but every time.

The Civil Air Patrol recently ordered 17 Cessna Skylane 182Ts and two Turbo Stationair HD T206Hs.

Thrush Aircraft is using a dual-seat 510G to help promote the agricultural aviation industry in an Ag Aviation—Feeding the World campaign.

Janice K. Barden, founder of Aviation Personnel International, a San Francisco-based aviation recruiting firm specializing in business aviation, an industry in which she was a major figure, died July 31.

A Cessna Citation CJ3 equipped with a Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics upgrade made its first flight Aug. 2.

ONE Aviation has unveiled an upgraded Eclipse that will be able to fly a pilot and two passengers 1,400 nm at high-speed cruise and land with 100-nm NBAA IFR reserves.

The challenging economic times are impacting Embraer. The Brazilian airframer has revised its business jet forecast downward due to a market that is more difficult than expected.

Alexandre Couvelaire, former owner of Mooney and creator of the TBM700, believes the electrically powered Sun Flyer, being developed by Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. in concert with Denver's Bye Aerospace, is emblematic of next-generation basic general aviation training aircraft and has backed up that by signing for three.

Surf Air, the California-based air travel operator that offers all-you-can-fly private air travel, plans to launch operations in Europe beginning next month.

Despite some storms at midweek, the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) AirVenture, held July 24-30, drew more attendees, exhibitors and show planes than last year, prompting CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton to declare it a magical week.