Business & Commercial Aviation

Piper Aircraft has begun the application process for its 2020 Apprenticeship Program, which is designed to qualify participants as a journeyman in aircraft assembly.

Safran joins supersonic jet developer Aerion as a “major partner” for its 12-seat AS2 Mach 1.4 corporate transport.

Leonardo Helicopters completes the first flight of the fourth prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

Piaggio Aerospace signs a $221 million contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense for nine P.180 Avanti EVO turboprop aircraft.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is planning three 2020 Fly-ins.

Gulfstream Aerospace opens its second MRO facility in Southern California with a new service center at Van Nuys Airport.

Employees of financially troubled Mooney International were sent home from the Kerrville, Texas, facility Jan. 6 — their second furlough in about a

Latecoere is acquiring Bombardier’s electrical wiring interconnection system assets and assuming its related workforce in Mexico.

Fractional ownership company NetJets has launched a subsidiary offering an international network of safety experts to provide travel security and personal protection to high-profile travelers.

Innovative Solutions & Support has received FAA approval for an autothrottle system that helps protect against one-engine inoperative catastrophic loss-of-control accidents.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael Graham and Thomas Chapman to serve on the NTSB.

The National Air Transportation Association's Loss of License Insurance Program now has more than 1,000 pilots enrolled.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its 600th G550.

FAA type certification of the Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 follows Transport Canada and European Union Aviation Safety Agency approvals.

Bombardier celebrates delivery of the first Global 6500 to HK Bella-wings Jet Ltd. of Hong Kong, a business jet management company.

The FAA has sent a letter to Blackbird Air, which created a web-based application to connect passengers with pilots, emphasizing the agency’s regulations regarding pilots who transport paying passengers.

Cirrus Aircraft begins delivering 2020 G6 SR Series piston aircraft with improvements.

Duncan Aviation delivers a Gulfstream 150 and Bombardier Challenger 300 with interior elements produced with hydrographic printing.

The explosion that rocked Textron Aviation’s Plant 3 in Wichita appears to have caused no harm to the company’s Cessna 408 SkyCourier turboprop program.

Kurt Robinson, President and Chairman of Robinson Helicopter Co., discusses the movement toward urban air mobility, single pilot IFR and electrification of aviation with William Garvey, Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine.

There are two competing thoughts about the wisdom of keeping qualified in two aircraft types.

Would one DUI, which you properly report to the FAA on your aeromedical application, restrict your ability to fly? Oh yes,

“Why didn’t those guys just disconnect the autopilot?”

Pilots' decision to continue an approach on autopilot when the circumstances were confusing and the situation was deteriorating rapidly could have ended tragically.

Pilot in fatal crash had been cited for multiple license violations for almost 30 years.