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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
First flight for amphibious aircraft, from German airfield.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Agplane maker's order book includes 17 aircraft for spray and firefighting operations.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
He will be succeeded by Eric Martel, current president and CEO of Hydro-Quebec and a former Bombardier executive.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Validity challenged for patent for a terrestrial-based, high-speed data communications mesh network.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Textron is advancing in the assembly of the aircraft and an additional five flight- and ground-test articles.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The repurposed helicopter’s large dimensions apparently make it ideal for use as a mission aircraft.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Responding to a congressional directive to exercise leadership in enabling the return of supersonic air travel, the FAA has proposed noise
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Operators employing professional pilots would be required to enter and share pilot records in an FAA-managed Pilot Records Database before hiring.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Helicopters on the approved list are made by Bell, Leonardo, Robinson and Airbus.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Organizers first postponed and then canceled the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo and now have announced the Lakeland, Florida, event will next be held in
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
BCA Publisher Frank Craven unanimously voted by the sitting members.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Joe Clark, founder and CEO of Aviation Partners Inc., died March 30. Peter Fleiss, the former executive director of the Corporate Angel Network, April 3.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Private jet management and charter company adds a Boeing Business Jet with unrestricted charter access.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The U.S. Air Force is scrambling to acquire Gulfstream G550s to complete the EC-37B Compass Call acquisition program in advance of a possible
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
News / Analysis / Trends / Issues
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The tables above show results of a price survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in April 2020.
Business Aviation

By Jessica A. Salerno
Previews of new business aviation produced and services.

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
A flight attendant’s risk of serious injury is 26 times greater than that of their passengers and a greater risk of being hurt on the job than a police officer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is able to sense clear-air turbulence (CAT). According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Aerostructures maker halts work after Boeing announces a temporary shutdown of its Puget Sound facilities,
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bankruptcy judges ordered her to sell companies to repay collateralized loan obligations worth nearly $2 billion.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
News / Analysis / Trends / Issues

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
International Aero Engineering and Aviation Clean Air offering an ionization purification system as a portable ion distribution unit for ground use only.
Business Aviation

By Ross Detwiler
Aviation professionals have responsibility to provide passengers with a safe environment and well-thought out emergency plans.
Safety, Ops & Regulation