Business & Commercial Aviation

Waco Aircraft Corp. has been acquired by the Dimor Group of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which plans to grow the company.

The FAA is still offering $500 rebates to owners of fixed-wing, single-engine piston aircraft based on their purchase of certain avionics.

At this point, business and general aviation constitute a pretty staid, predictable and, critics might say, unexciting industry. And by some measures, that's absolutely true.

Bombardier says the company's focus will be on the high end of the business-jet market and building its aerostructures division around pacts with Airbus.

Europe's PrivatAir is clipping its wings. According to the carrier, a number of events have had a significant impact on the companies' business forecast and viability, which forced the companies to file for insolvency.

Greenpoint Technologies, a business jet completion center, has delivered its second V-VIP 787-8 interior completion.

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

In the arena of environmental responsibility, Wilson Air Center has become a showcase FBO.

In late November, the Piaggio Aerospace board declared the Italian planemaker insolvent and requested it go into receivership.

The FAA has opened its new Atlanta Flight Operations Facility at Cobb County International Airport in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Huron Regional Airport’s fixed-base operator in South Dakota has a new owner and a new name.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) President and CEO Nimrod Shefer says his company is reviewing all of its operations, including its business jet activity.

BCA business aviation product and service previews

Questions for Rolland Vincent, president of Rolland Vincent Associates, JetNet iQ creator/director and former executive at Textron, Bombardier and ICAO.

Business & Commercial Aviation news from January 1969.​

Amprius, the provider of the batteries for Airbus’ record-breaking Zephyr solar-powered stratospheric unmanned aircraft says it is working with electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) developers on applications for its high energy-density lithium-ion cells.Where conventional lithium-ion batteries have graphite anodes and an energy density of 300-320 Wh/kg at best, Amprius’ cells use a silicon nanowire anode and have a specific energy of 435 Wh/kg.

Air BP has upgraded the infrastructure at its fuel terminal in Dolvik, Norway.

PrivateFly, an on-demand charter service provider, has begun private jet flights between London Luton Airport and Geneva during ski season.

The Gulfstream V, similar to the company's previous large-cabin aircraft, makes no apologies for its size, thirst or operating costs.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

The assessment of a $3.3 million fine against a business aircraft operator for performing hundreds of bogus charters has put U.S. aviation communities on notice.

The Model 560 Citation family is the fastest and farthest flying group of light jets built by Cessna under the original Citation 500 type certificate.

William Garvey interviews Robb Williams to discuss the mission of the Triple Tree Aerodrome to ignite and expand passion for aviation.

It seems we pilots never run out of ways to be stupid. I think the best way to avoid that is to examine the actions of others who clearly did not.

An Air Canada A320 came within seconds of landing atop a line of four airliners waiting on a parallel taxiway to take off from Runway 28R at San Francisco.