Business & Commercial Aviation

Business & Commercial Aviation news from November 1968.

London Biggin Hill Airport is seeking a development partner for a new light aviation center to further its role as a general aviation airport.

If the sound of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines propelling sleek Spitfires stirs your soul, a visit to Biggin Hill’s Heritage Hangar is worthy of your bucket list.

Bombardier plans to invest $80 million in a new service center in Miami, which will be one of the largest in its network.

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The NBAA Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition was held Oct. 16-18 in Orlando, Florida. The event drew about 1,000 exhibitors from around the world.

Rapidly changing weather and visual illusions combine for near-disaster on St. Maarten.

Jetex Flight Support has been appointed the official FBO and handler for the MEBAA Show 2018. The event will be held at the Dubai Airshow Dec. 10-12.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

Piper Aircraft recently delivered the 100th Archer training aircraft to the ATP Flight School. The delivery was part of an agreement signed in 2013.

Selected accidents and incidents in September 2018. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

American Aero FTW, an FBO at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, has earned a Stage 3 safety and ground handling certificate of registration.

National Aeronautic Association names winners of the 2018 Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award.

The growing, worldwide pilot shortage is affecting virtually every segment of the aviation industry including the pre-owned aircraft market.

Glare from reflective surfaces, in particular solar energy installations, is becoming an issue, particularly when located at or near airports.

Phillips 66 Aviation awarded $22,000 to longtime partner Corporate Angel Network during this year’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.

Questions for Gary Dempsey, president of the Washington-based National Air Transportation Association.

Traxxall has signed up Jet Linx as the latest customer for its aircraft maintenance tracking and inventory management systems.

Pilots: Beware of glare. Don’t stare. Take simple precautions for when the light is bright to avoid adding your flight to the 130 downed by dazzle.

Chantilly Air plans to expand its business services at Manassas (Virginia) Regional Airport with the construction of a new FBO.

The tables show Jet-A and avgas prices from a survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in October 2018.

Duncan Aviation has completed 16 Dassault Falcon 7X 1C inspections at its MRO facilities in Battle Creek, Michigan, and Lincoln, Nebraska, since 2016.

Increasingly, business aircraft operators make new technologies buy their way onto their aircraft.

Jet Aviation has acquired the KLM Jet Center at the Amsterdam and Rotterdam airports in the Netherlands.

Bombardier's ultra-long-range Global 7500 earned its certification from Transport Canada on Sept. 28, paving the way for the $72 million business jet's entry-into-service this year.