Business & Commercial Aviation

How to ensure your technicians and aircraft stay safe while working solo.

Leonardo has begun flight trials of the third prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor as it targets certification of the high-speed rotary-wing aircraft by 2018.

Gulfstream Aerospace delivered fewer business jets in 2016, but the company said sales are good and its pipeline for orders is solid.

The National Business Aviation Association is surveying its members to gauge the impact of the presidential temporary flight restriction in place for Palm Beach International Airport on Feb. 3-6.

Financial and other pressures are causing governments to reevaluate their control of airports, with the outcome unclear.

Diamond Aircraft has received an order for five training aircraft from Patria Aviation in Finland to be delivered this year. The order includes four single-engine DA40 NGs and one DA42-VI multi-engine aircraft.

American Aero FTW, a Signature Select member, opened its new fixed base operation at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth on Feb. 24.

BCA shares news of the latest products and services for the business aviation industry.

Business jet takeoffs and landings in North America rose a modest 0.15% in December, according Vertical Research Partners. Adjusted for the leap year, business jet operations rose 1.1% in 2016 compared to the prior year.

The FAA's surprise Jan. 28 settlement with the City of Santa Monica, California, regarding the closure of its municipally owned airport has raised a number of troubling questions.

Baker Aviation received FAA approval to operate aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats when its Embraer Legacy 600 was added to its FAR Part 135 certificate.

Quiet Technology Aerospace says it has developed a less costly solution for Gulfstream GIII and GIV winglet corrosion that also will provide longer service life.

MedAire, the well-known medical and travel security specialists, has created its 2017 Travel Risk Map the map, which provides a comprehensive overview of risks by destination.

Hindustan Aeronautics has selected Hartzell's four-blade aluminum propeller for its HTT-40 two-place turbine basic trainer aircraft.

PAL-V of the Netherlands has unveiled the Liberty, its first production flying car, and is taking orders for the vehicle, which it says will be certificated and in operation by the end of 2018.

For safety’s sake, it is up to us to help problem pilots improve. Learn about the seven types of problem pilots, what drives them and how to approach them.

Aircraft Technical Publications and Textron Aviation have reached an agreement for ATP to directly integrate technical data from Cessna Citation business jets into ATP's Aviation Hub cloud and mobile applications.

Piper Aircraft has received Brazilian Aviation Authority approval for its $2.89 million M600 single-engine, six-passenger turboprop.

The Red Bull Air Race World Championship has returned to San Diego after an eight-year hiatus. The race will be held April 15-16.

Jet-A and avgas per-gallon fuel prices—February 2017

Bell Helicopter has completed its first fully customized aircraft at its new European customization and delivery center in Prague.

Are airports in peril, either from owners that want to privatize them or municipalities that want to shut them down? The NBAA's Steve Brown has some good news and some bad news.

Both Textron Aviation and Bombardier Learjet have made recent job reductions at their Wichita facilities as they align work with demand.

Revenue and deliveries of business jets and turboprops at Textron Aviation fell during the final quarter of 2016 due to lower-than-expected demand and pricing pressures from customers.

The Beechcraft King Air 200 series has been in continuous production for over 40 years. More than 1,800 units have been delivered and the King Air 250 remains in solid demand with 162 deliveries since late 2010.