Business & Commercial Aviation

Many times over the years I have sat in an FBO lounge and read about business aviation through the prose of William Garvey.

London City Airport is soon to begin a major infrastructure upgrade to accommodate 30,000 additional flights.

Federal government agencies, including the FAA, are studying the viability of auctioning a minimum of 30 MHz of L-band spectrum used in ATC radars and other cross-agency purposes.

As clear evidence of the growing pilot shortage, regional carrier Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, canceled up to 6% of its departures in August for a lack of pilots to fly them.

AirPower Software specializes in the design and development of aviation software products used to analyze aircraft operating costs, charter and leasing strategies and solutions to aid in the identification of business aircraft suitable for various mission needs.

Bell hopes to receive full certification of the fly-by-wire, twin-engine intermediate heavy Relentless in 2018.

Mahindra Aerospace's Airvan 10 has earned FAR 23 type certification from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

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

Dann Runik still gets chills when he remembers the morning of March 1, 1978. He was in the cockpit of a DC-8 at LAX as he watched Continental Flight 603, a heavily laden DC-10, lumber down Runway 6R on its takeoff roll.

Flying Colours Corp. says it has completed the first installation of the Honeywell JetWave Ka-Band satellite communications system.

EBAA and TAG Aviation have launched the TAG Aviation Scholarship for cabin crew training. It is being offered within the framework of EBAA’s WE-CARE program. Application deadline is August 15.

Duncan Aviation customers are now able to review, compare and approve sales quotes via the myDuncan portal.

Astronautics Corp. of America’s new RoadRunner electronic flight instrument (EFI) — in cooperation with Regourd Aviation and Aerotec — completed demo flight on an Agusta A109 helicopter at the Paris Air Show.

Satair Group and Metamaterial Technologies Inc., and its optical filters division Lamda Guard of Halifax, Nova Scotia, signed a memorandum of understanding that will lead to an exclusive multi-million dollar global distribution agreement to bring MTI’s laser protection product metaAIRTM to the civil aviation market.

Air Culinaire announced a new menu concept they call a “Lifestyle Menu.” According to the company, the menu is the first of its kind in corporate aviation using culinary items from around the globe.

Pilots of single-engine aircraft have long debated the “best” options for reacting to an engine failure after takeoff.

Thrush Aircraft recently delivered its 100th 510G, an agplane powered by GE's H80 turboprop engine. The aircraft was delivered to Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp., Mayti, Missouri.

The diesel-powered Cessna 172 Turbo Skyhawk JT-A is now certificated by both the FAA and EASA, clearing the way for customer deliveries.

Delivery of a Supervan 900 to National Skydive Center Teuge, the third for the European operator, marked the 100th Honeywell TPR331-12JR installation by Texas Turbine Conversions.

Here are some statistics from the European Business Aviation Convention Exhibition held in Geneva May 22-24: 13,000 attendees from nearly 40 countries; more than 400 exhibitors in the Palexpo halls; 56 aircraft on static display.

Aerion has selected GE Aviation to study engine development for its AS2 supersonic trijet.

Nextant Aerospace has launched an upgrade program for Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet, but fitting the flight deck with Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics.

A series of high-altitude rolls by a Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet following a wake encounter with an Airbus A380 over the Arabian Sea on Jan. 7, 2017, is causing aviation safety experts to reconsider separation standards and best practices when cruising near super-weight category aircraft.

VistaJet reports it has eliminated ferry-flight fees for new program customers, a potential savings of $10,000 or more per flight.

BCA readers share their opinions on articles we published.