Business & Commercial Aviation

Pilots found themselves impaired visibility as they peered through scratched and degraded oxygen masks while shooting a CAT II approach.

Genuine leather remains the preferred product for aircraft seating upholstery, while textiles are usually specified for headliners and sidewalls.

As far as I can see, we pilots fit into two groups. Half of us are compelled to double-check things that have already been checked.

Selected accidents and incidents from December and November 2018. The NTSB information is preliminary.

Leather grades can seem cryptic at first but basically they differ only by their handling and the chemical procedures applied to the material.

The sole full-service FBO at Naples Airport in Florida has announced a name change to Naples Aviation from Naples Airport Authority.

Yingling Aviation has announced a 73,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its facilities at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.

Textron Aviation is upgrading flight-deck capabilities with new-production Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan EX turboprops.

Bombardier Aerospace delivered its first flagship Global 7500 long-range business jet Dec. 20 at a ceremony at its Montreal headquarters.

Oxygen flow to each individual mask is controlled by a regulator mounted on the mask. Masks commonly have two regulator switches.

When performing a preflight, it is important to review the temperature compensation chart next to the oxygen cylinder to ensure you have a full supply.

TAG Aviation has launched its first Asia-Pacific FBO. Located in Macau, the new facility represents the fourth FBO for TAG Aviation globally.

Business jet deliveries to the Middle East are expected to total nearly 200 aircraft over the next decade, with 12 deliveries in 2019 rising to 20 in 2028.

New aviation rollup iAero Group has signed a definitive agreement to purchase nearby Swift Air, an independent U.S. airline charter business.

The most common oxygen mask components that fail are around valves, fittings, and connections involving rubber seals, tubing and hoses.

Lee Aerospace has announced the expansion of its FAR Part 145 capabilities and its presence across the U.S.

Japanese startup Euglena has completed construction of the country's first demonstration plant for producing renewable jet and diesel fuel.

Here’s a matter you have never considered and a question you have never asked: Wherefrom will come the next generation of aviation writers?

TAG Aviation Farnborough Maintenance Services has marked its 15th year of maintenance services operations from its base at TAG Farnborough Airport.

How can you tell if it’s genuine leather? Touch it. Depending on the quality, the real McCoy can feel coarse or smooth, or anywhere in between.

Baker Aviation has begun construction of two new hangars at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, with plans to centralize and expand its operations there.

Gulfstream Aerospace set a world speed record in a G650ER on a flight from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Dubai, a distance of 6,142 nm, in 11 hr., 2 min.

Cirrus Aircraft cofounder and CEO Dale Klapmeier plans to relinquish his chief executive post and transition into a senior advisory role during the first half of this year.

William "Bill" Juvonen, a former U.S. Marine Corps pilot and business aviation executive, died at home in Stamford, Connecticut, on Dec. 22, 2018, after a long illness. He was 81.

American Aero at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport has earned International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling Stage 3 certification.