Business & Commercial Aviation

The FADEC-equipped SPU300[BA] has the highest power- to-weight ratio of any engine in its class and boasts an ex- ceptionally wide operating envelope.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bombardier received the Grand Laureate in business aviation for its new Global 7500, at Aviation Week Network's Laureate Awards honoring aerospace achievements.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
HAI President Matt Zuccaro tells HAI attendees unmanned and eVTOL machines are “not a threat” to helicopter operators “and you’ve got to get your heads around that.”
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By Fred George
Several fatal accidents involving breakdowns in situational awareness provide evidence that more needs to be done to standardize and simplify interfaces.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The Farnborough Airshow is ending its public weekend days. Under the new format, the next event, July 20-24, 2020, will be held over five days instead of seven.
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These graphs show the performance of the Bombardier Global 7500 under a variety of range, payload, speed and density altitude conditions.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The FAA has selected Wing, the drone delivery subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, to participate in the agency’s UAS traffic management pilot program.
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There is a potentially serious "poison" at high altitude that can cause long-term health effects and about which you have likely never been trained. It's ozone.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
RUAG Australia has been certified as an EASA Part 145 maintenance organization. It offers component MRO and line support for fleets there and in Europe.
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The Global 7500 flight deck has four, 14- by 11-in. landscape-configuration flat-panel displays, large enough so that each can be split into two or more windows.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Jet Aviation has completed the rebranding of its six Hawker Pacific FBOs in Australia under the Jet Aviation name. Jet acquired Hawker Pacific in May 2018.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in March 2019.
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The National Research Council recommends the FAA take effective measures to ensure the FAR addressing ozone exposure is met on all flights..
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bombardier is boosting its customer service capabilities in the Asia-Pacifc region by expanding its Singapore Service Center.
Business Aviation

The 18,920 lb. of thrust produced by General Electric's Passport 20-19BB1A capitalizes on the multi-millions of dollars the company invested in the CFM Leap-1 engine family developed for commercial jetliners.
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By Kirby Harrison
TAG Farnborough FBO says it does it all and more, as might be expected of a facility on an airfield that says it offers unparalleled services and amenities.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Daher has upgraded its single-engine turboprop. Improvements to the TBM 940 include an automated throttle, automatic deicing system and redesigned seats.
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"Ozone converters are one-piece assemblies consisting of a ceramic honeycomb core covered by a metal catalyst."
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Dassault Aviation recently acquired TAG Aviation's European maintenance activities and the MRO operations of the ExecuJet Group, which offers product support at several locations worldwide.
Business Aviation

By Ross Detwiler
The use of the GPS position for control is probably the single smartest idea since radar and the ILS.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Eagle Jet Solutions has acquired Front Range Aviation at Great Falls International Airport in Montana and is changing its name to Great Falls Jet Center.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The acting FAA administrator says the agency's role is to enable the UAS industry, but so it does not impinge on the rest of the National Airspace System.
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Here are three aircraft cabin zone studies.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Boeing and Embraer expect to close their commercial and defense aircraft joint-venture deals by year-end, now that Embraer shareholders approved the proposals.
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