Business Aviation

Parts supply chain constraints continue to be problematic for business and general aviation MROs in the post-pandemic period.

According to Aviation Week Fleet Forecast preliminary data, Honda Aircraft delivered 17 jets during 2022, down from 37 in 2021, a 54% decline.

This is the final part of a three-part series on predictions for 2023.

Parts supply chain constraints continue to be problematic for business and general aviation MROs in the post-pandemic period.

Marty Kretchman, Signature’s SVP operations planning, gives his perspective on 2023 and discusses operations, sustainability and other issues.

FlightServ’s 110,000 ft.² complex sits on 22 acres and includes an 80,000 ft.² heated hangar with 28-ft. high doors to accommodate private aircraft.

Fast Cloud features a silver saucer-shaped balloon, with an uncrewed aircraft system slung underneath it.

Shortly after leaving school at age 16, and during training to become a pilot, James Moon sold his first jet.

Standard Chartered Bank announced Jan. 11 it was considering selling its aviation financing business, including the Pembroke subsidiary.

The FAA held all U.S. domestic departures for more than two hours on the morning of Jan. 11 after the Notice to Air Mission system went down.

This is Dublin-headquartered LCI’s second agreement to acquire electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

The agreement will see ASX begin deliveries in 2025.

Yingling Aviation in Wichita is adding its 13th hangar at its site at the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.

Announced on Jan. 10, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves' (R-Missouri) selection as the new T&I Committee chairman was expected.

The FAA has taken the wraps off a long-awaited rule that would require safety management systems at many manufacturers and smaller operators.

Close coordination and communication between maintenance personnel and knowledgeable pilots is vital to safely returning an aircraft to service.

The national average for a gallon of Jet A totaled $7.40 in January, up 10 cents from December’s average and up $1.54 from January 2022.

Analysts estimate activity to increase in January, Argus International says.

The Open Skies Cornwall program is one of 17 projects funded by the British government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

The General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC) and the NTSB recently renewed their emphasis on the necessity for an advanced preflight after maintenance.

Fan-in-wing eVTOL; 6G sensor-comms integration; Mobile hydrogen fueler; and Drive/Fly eVTOL prototype.

Current laws designed for conventional aircraft often rely on traditional fixed-wing and helicopter concepts.

Without reasonable time in a structured environment with an experienced mentor, new pilots miss exposure to the subtleties of courtesy in ramp etiquette.

The Caxias do Sul-based company gained attention after announcing a letter of intent in December to purchase 40 aircraft from Eve Air Mobility.

The so-called swing test involved a representative six-seat vehicle in a lift-plus-cruise configuration.