The business-aviation market will continue to track upward over the next five years, although billings may decrease or remain flat, according to market analysts.
The FAA has certified Blackhawk Modifications Inc.’s XP140 engine upgrade for Cessna 208A and 208B Caravans. The upgrade’s 867-shp P&WC PT6A-140 engine provides up to a 44% increase in available horsepower over a stock aircraft and is designed to replace the original 600/675-shp engine in non-G1000-equipped Caravans.
Lektro, which is now celebrating its 70th year in business, is introducing a hybrid electric tug capable of running on electricity only or with a fuel-versatile diesel engine for use where there is limited or no charging infrastructure.
Embraer’s newly certified Legacy 450 will receive an increase of max range from 2,500 nm to 2,900 nm with four passengers, giving the twinjet New York-Los Angeles nonstop flight capability.
Pilatus flew its second PC-24 twinjet prototype on the eve of NBAA – even taking advantage of the time difference with Europe to have a photograph ready to display at its pre-scheduled Monday press conference.
The latest variant in the Super King Air family, the Beechcraft King Air 350i offers extra cabin space, winglets, and increased Maximum Takeoff Weight compared to its predecessors.
Teterboro Airport was the most searched North American business aviation airport on acukwik.com in October 2015, according to an analysis of site traffic. And three Texas airports ranked among the top 10.
We flew the first flight test aircraft to evaluate the progress of the program, to gauge how well Dassault is meeting the trijet’s stated weight, performance and cabin comfort goals and to sample its handling qualities.
In the 12 months from Sept. 1, 2014, through Aug. 31, 2015, more business aviation flights departed from the Southeastern United States — the FAA's Southern region — than any other U.S. region, ARGUS International Inc. says. Comparing the regional, state and city data reveals a number of conclusions. For example, Teterboro Airport accounts for 71 percent of business aviation departures in the state of New Jersey.
The FAA’s new Compliance Philosophy does not contain the phrase “promote and foster aviation.” There are, of course, a few troubling aspects, particularly the accepted belief that “policy” has the force and effect of regulation. But if the FAA succeeds in implementing this philosophy, the sometimes-strained relationship between agency and operators will improve, and safety will continue to improve.
The news that Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger will be a main speaker at the NBAA Convention later this month brought me such pleasant anticipation that I can grudgingly forgive the event planners for choosing, again, to hold it in Las Vegas, arguably America’s most venal city.
Pilatus Aircraft's first jet will be able to operate from short, unimproved landing strips and will feature a large cargo door, providing flexibility to operators.
Embraer is introducing the E2VS, short for Embraer Enhanced Vision System, a two-part package that includes Rockwell Collins’ HGS-3500 compact head-up guidance systems and its new triple-band EVS-3000 enhanced vision sensor. E2VS could be a breakthrough for business aviation.
Dassault launched the Falcon 2000 program in 1989 as a large cabin aircraft that would have double-club seating, 3,000 nm range and operating costs nearly as inexpensive as midsize jets.
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas was the destination most in demand for those shopping for charter travel with the Air Charter Guide Worldwide Trip Builder in September 2015, according to an analysis of Air Charter Guide data.
Originally designed specifically for mission aviation organizations, the Kodiak 100 has earned a strong following among government, business and private aviation departments.
In October 2015, the average Jet-A price at U.S. FBOs is $5.08/gal., according to a survey conducted in this month by Aviation Research Group/U.S. Inc. Compare Jet-A and avgas fuel prices by region based on both the ARGUS survey and an analysis of the lowest fuel prices reported by FBOs on acukwik.com.
The Learjet 75 delivers new levels of performance, cabin comfort and cockpit capabilities; not the least of which is its 10 percent increase in maximum thrust when compared with its predecessor, the Learjet 45. Click here to download the program profile, and learn more.
Wire strikes by helicopters happen often, and too frequently result in fatalities. The U.S. Helicopter Safety Team found that approximately 16% of all rotary-wing accidents involve wire or obstacle strikes. Meanwhile, an FAA study of wire-strike accidents between 1994 and 2004 found 41 of 124 of those involving civil helicopters were fatal.
Business aviation flight activity in the United States tends to rise as fall takes hold during the month of October, according to ARGUS International Inc. At the NBAA Regional Forum in St. Louis, Travis Kuhn, associate product manager for ARGUS's TRAQpak, identified several reasons why flight activity recorded by the FAA spikes in October.
Believing aircraft instruments when they are at odds with our bodily sensations is difficult. After all, the brain is taking in thousands of inputs a second from the body’s sensors, but information from the aircraft instruments only enters the computations when we attend to them.
