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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bye Aerospace is equipping its electric aircraft with a parachute.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Embattled aircraft connectivity provider Gogo will sell its commercial aviation unit to bankrupt satellite services provider Intelsat.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s second Cessna 408 SkyCourier twin turboprop made its first flight in Wichita on Aug. 10.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Wheels Up forms Wheels Up Aircraft Sales, offering aircraft brokerage, acquisition, trade and advisory services.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Robinson Helicopter Co. recently delivered R66 Turbine Serial Number 1000. The helicopter’s owner is Donovan Valentine of Monarch Helicopters.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Engineered Propulsion Systems files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Embraer launches medevac version of its Phenom 300 light jet that is available as a new build or retrofit.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation unveils a new Design Center at its Battle Creek, Michigan, MRO facility.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a company-owned service center at Palm Beach International Airport, while Jet Aviation, a sister company, also opened a hangar and FBO there.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Universal Avionics introduces Kapture line of cockpit voice and flight data recorders.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has delivered a Beechcraft King Air 350ER to Australian aviation service company Skytraders, which will operate and maintain it for the Victoria Police.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
XAIR, a provider of “premium on-demand charter,” was launched in late July as owner Directional Aviation restructures its global businesses to better respond to post-COVID-19 opportunities.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bell Textron has delivered its first public-safety-configured Bell 505 JetRanger X to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Air Support Unit in California.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has received FAA approval for the installation of a high-speed, dual internet system on its G650 and G650ER aircraft.
Business Aviation

You’ve probably noticed that a layer of sticky residue remains on an aircraft’s wing after a flight in which it was treated with anti-icing fluids
Maintenance & Training

Operate the APU only when necessary during deicing and anti-icing treatment. Do not operate the wing anti-ice system on the ground when thickened
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The select soldiers, seamen and airmen who operate in the shadows in U.S. Special Operations forces need rugged eyewear to protect their eyes against
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kent Jackson
Congress passed the PRIA following airline accidents in which the NTSB found error by pilots with a history of poor performance.
Business Aviation

The Atlas investigation included a deep look into the aviation industry’s handling of training background checks and maintenance of training records.
Business Aviation

Members of the NTSB’s Operational and Human Factors investigation team spent hundreds of hours looking into the backgrounds of the accident pilots.
Business Aviation

By Fred George
The economic downturn of 2020 has been tough on the light-jet market, flooding the field with used aircraft. But you might not know that if you are looking for a Nextant 400XT/400XT
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Readers comment on articles in past issues of BCA.
Business Aviation

The PC-12 NGX is business aviation’s first turboprop to have a dual-channel, integrated electronic-propeller and engine-control system.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Textron said the Denali and Sky Courier are advancing and that the Beech Bonanza and Baron will remain in production for the foreseeable future.
Business Aviation