Business & Commercial Aviation

By Roger Cox
The Cessna 550 pilot made at least seven significant errors in his last hour of flight, in addition to his crash landing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
The pilot of a Cessna 550 Citation that crashed at Mesquite Airport, Nevada, had been drinking.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Modern sensors and communications systems on advanced aircraft have become an ideal platform to measure important aspects of the atmosphere.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
Tradewind Aviation, a U.S.-based charter company, announced its expansion into the Southeast with the opening of a new base near Palm Beach, Florida.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Aircraft observations benefit the safety, efficiency and environmental footprint of international civil aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Advanced Aviation Team CEO Gregg Brunson-Pitts discusses what is involved in chartering aircraft for presidential candidates with host Lee Ann Shay.
BCA Podcast

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Pilots should study the possible sources of uncertainty when planning a takeoff or landing and consider that runway conditions could be worse than reported.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
When the temperature of the air at the height of our engines and wings is significantly hot, we should expect longer takeoff runs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Albright
Every 10 years or so, the North Atlantic Systems Planning Group likes to completely change the game.
Flight Deck

By Kent Jackson
In the United States, the federal statute aims at 121 and 135 carriers.
Business Aviation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
There are many reasons why the actual runway environmental conditions can vary significantly from the reported values.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Ten people are dead, including a local assemblyman, after a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) crashed into a highway Aug. 17.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
No other aircraft type truly competes with the venerable PC-12 turboprop single, says an aircraft dealer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
A Learjet 60 took off without clearance at Boston Logan International Airport despite the crew’s acknowledgment of instructions to line up and wait (LUAW).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
Why did a Falcon 900EX overrun the runway during a takeoff attempt at at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Albright
Know what a normal power up sequence looks like to determine the need for a reboot as soon as possible and document your reboots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Lycoming's director of engineering briefed pilots at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on fuel constituents and characteristics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Albright
The end of the runway at Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) is too close to the beach and while this makes for some beautiful photography, it is a recipe for disaster.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
During EAA AirVenture, Garmin Aviation invited BCA to join a demonstration flight of its Autoland and autothrottle-equipped Beechcraft Super King Air 200
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Higher temperatures, earlier snowmelt, drier conditions, increased fuel availability and lengthening warm seasons are increasing the wildfire risk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Turbulence complicates a flight crew’s ability to maneuver a heavily-laden aircraft through difficult terrain and induces unusual stress on airframes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Elise Fox, senior manager of sustainability solutions for World Fuel Services, shares insights on sustainable aviation fuel. Hosted by Molly McMillin.
BCA Podcast

By Bill Carey
Gogo Business Aviation anticipates its 5G network chip will be released in mid-year 2024, following discovery of a chip design error.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jeremy Kariuki
Unsecured or forgotten items inside an aircraft can cause dangerous hazards. The NTSB urges pilots to account for all items before and after each flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Aerial firefighting involves extraordinary risk to protect the lives of firefighters on the fire line as well as citizens and their homes.
Aircraft & Propulsion