Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
A proposed change to the FAA’s airman medical certification process was withdrawn, avoiding “long-term, negative implications,” according to the NBAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
“If that’s a business jet, it needs winglets,” blended winglet chief Joe Clark said about the nascent Boeing Business Jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA says it has taken steps to deconflict helicopter and other air traffic at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The AVIC AG600 has attained type-certification from the CAAC; at a MTOW of 60 tons, it is the world’s largest commercial amphibian aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Gene Hayman and Charlie Keegan
FAA regulatory authorities should be free to focus on air safety while an independent air traffic service works on innovation and efficiency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream’s new G800 ultra-long-range business jet has earned FAA and EASA type certification, with performance improvements above earlier projections.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA has issued an emergency order grounding the tour operator of a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger that crashed in the Hudson River days earlier.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Joel Thomas
If cancellation policies continue to prioritize carrier interests over customer flexibility, private aviation risks diminishing its core value proposition.
Business Aviation

By Christine Boynton
Airlines, lessors, and MRO providers find themselves in a “wait and see” position amid the unknowns surrounding newly announced U.S. tariffs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is urging pilots to practice extra vigilance during visual approaches and consider rejecting ATC requests if they might add too much workload.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The European Commission will determine a “sunset” date to phase out the lead component of 100 Low Lead avgas in the coming months.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Paul Sandström
As environmental regulations become more complex and diverse, forward-looking business aviation operators must prioritize digitalization to remain competitive.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

John Illson
The continued evolution of FAA oversight is essential to support increases in conventional air traffic and expanding drone, commercial space and AAM operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff pronouncements are sowing uncertainty in business aircraft transactions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Business and general aviation leaders at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo said it will take time to digest the impact President Donald Trump’s new tariffs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
AOPA opened Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo with the launch of the 2025 National Pause for General Aviation Safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
An FAA exemption allows Midwest ATC student controllers to use classroom and simulator training as credit toward a facility rating at one of its towers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA has implemented a new process for private aircraft owners to request that certain ownership information be kept off publicly available agency websites.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
From traveling saxophone player to musical instrument mogul to helicopter airframer executive.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen addresses recent aviation accidents at the association’s Schedulers & Dispatchers event on March 26.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Workforce attrition, policy changes and FAA reauthorization mandates impact FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Despite the increasing size of the UK-based business-aviation fleet, ever fewer owners are choosing the UK’s G register when registering their aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An Endeavor Air Bombardier/MHIRJ CRJ-900 that crash-landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport Feb. 17 did not maintain a stabilized approach.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Business aviation leaders are uncertain how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the industry, but they’re not optimistic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
On March 18, the U.S. filed a “civil forfeiture” complaint against a Dassault Falcon 900EX operated by Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro Moros.
Safety, Ops & Regulation