Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Concerns over COVID-19 and a struggling airline industry will make private jets attractive for many who can afford them.
European Business Aviation Special Report

By John Morris
European business aviation companies resuming operations after COVID-19 interruptions.
European Business Aviation Special Report

By John Morris
The European Business Aviation Association responds to the COVID-19 crisis with help for members plus lobbying for political and financial aid that will carry through recovery.
European Business Aviation Special Report

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
They create the most intense turbulence produced by Mother Nature.
Business Aviation

Remzi Seker
Increased connectivity creates new vulnerabilities—from avionics to inflight-entertainment networks and airline back-end operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Commercial aviation groups and manufacturers planned to file seven petitions challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent decision to grant Ligado Networks access to radio frequency spectrum near bands used for critical aviation applications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
A new study suggests that most operators disregarded the FAA’s system for authorizing drone flights in controlled airspace when flying near a large central Florida airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Business aviation trade groups are opposing an increase in fees for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) services at several U.S. airports and are
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By William Garvey
Timothy R. Obitts is president & CEO of the Washington-based National Air Transportation Association.
Business Aviation

“Rotor streaming” brings a hazardous mixture of strong turbulence and a high degree of wind variability. In simplified terms, think of “vortices” or “recirculation."
Business Aviation

By David Esler
Plan on accessible alternates in the event of a cabin depressurization.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Alaska’s North Slope Borough Search and Rescue Department has added a new Pilatus PC-24 business jet to its fleet to provide medical care.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to “prioritize” a long-stalled rulemaking on system safety assessments (SSAs) and will seek input from both an advisory committee and global peers on how to safely broaden aircraft certification to include international environments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ross Detwiler
Contributing to the accident that killed four were airframe ice accumulation due to conditions conducive to icing and the loss of power on one engine, the NTSB says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kent Jackson
The end finally came to an unusually extended “soft” market in which competition drove premiums below the point at which insurers had adequate reserves to pay for large losses.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Selected accidents and incidents in May and April 2020. The following NTSB information is preliminary. May 2 — About 0203 CDT, a Model 369E MD
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Piper Aircraft on May 18 announced FAA type certification of its M600/SLS single-engine turboprop featuring Garmin International’s new Autoland system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The UK government is planning to implement a 14-day self-isolation for aircraft passengers arriving in the country “as soon as possible” as it works to suppress the spread of COVID-19, according to the Opsgroup.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Albright
There are five common technical, systems and managerial conditions that exist in organizations before they experience accidents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Plans by Spain and the UK to impose lengthy quarantine periods for all arriving international air passengers will further damage the aviation sector, according to the body representing more than 50 of Europe’s regional carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The Senate Armed Services Committee recently met to consider a bewildering decision by the FCC to OK the building of a low-power, ground-based network for 5G cellular and Internet of Things data services that opponents say could interfere with GPS receivers.
Space

By Angus Batey
There are many airlines and private-fleet operators that have grounded their fleets during the COVID-19 crisis, but only one company is doing so for the fourth time in as many years: Jet Linx.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Tim Wuerfel
Commercial pilots should be encouraged to fly their aircraft manually in routine flight to be better able to handle emergencies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An FAA review of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) found that the agency does not sufficiently comply with ICAO standards, placing the countries it regulates into Category 2 of the U.S. agency’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
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Business Aviation