Business & Commercial Aviation

Private aircraft operator and aviation service provider SaxonAir, Norwich International Airport, England, has been named Aircraft Management Company of the Year 2018

Few, if any, light jets have entered service with such high dispatch reliability as the HA-420 HondaJet.

ForeFlight now offers customers mobile Pre-Departure Clearance and Digital Automated Terminal Information Service.

VistaJet founder Thomas Flohr is launching Vista Global Holding to consolidate its aviation businesses and position it for further future acquisitions, the company said.

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Kerfkore provides interior designers with the ability to create curves at a reduced weight for applications that might normally be difficult, even impossible.

Los Angeles-based Planet 9 Private Air has added a second Dassault Falcon 7X to its charter fleet. The company secured its FAR Part 135 operating certificate in June.

Connecticut-based Gama Aviation Signature, has added two HondaJets to its fleet. They will initially be based in Teterboro and Chicago.

By examining conditions and procedures that likely contributed to the disaster, and the crew's reaction, we can help ensure we do not step into the same traps.

Brian Proctor, President and CEO, Mente Group, LLC, discusses business trends regarding business aircraft values.

When it comes to Learjet business jet production at its Wichita facility, Bombardier has not made any decisions, President and CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts in early August.

The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Gulfstream Aerospace a $594.4 million, seven-year contract to provide logistics support for its Gulfstreams,

Flytenow, a would-be online flight-sharing service, says the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is opposing a senator's effort that would allow there service to operate in the U.S.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s new G500 twin-engine business jet received type certification and its production certificate from the FAA on July 20.

Gulfstream’s G600 has begun FAA certification field performance testing close on the heels of type certification of its sibling G500.

Louisa Fisher, cabin safety program manager at FlightSafety International, answers questions on how to deal with lithium-ion battery fires on business aircraft.

The FAA has granted a two-year authorization to the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site to fly large drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the operator.

Gogo, one of the biggest providers of highly sought-after inflight connectivity, is struggling to turn that demand into dollars.

According to the Experimental Aircraft Association, this summer’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, attracted 601,000 attendees, about 2% above last year’s record.

Business aviation operators and airlines alike face a quandary when dealing with a thermal runaway of lithium-ion-powered electronic devices.

Aspen Flying Club, located near Bye Aerospace’s facilities at Centennial Airport, Colorado, recently reserved 30 all-electric Sun Flyer 2 airplanes to use as trainers.

A team of scientists has developed an algorithm that could allow unmanned aircraft to harmlessly “herd” flocks of birds away from airports.

KULR Technology designs and manufactures carbon-fiber containment solutions for lithium-ion battery applications.

A U.S. patent application filed on Jan. 8 may provide clues to Bell’s design for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Rockwell Collins recently signed on as a service provider of Iridium Certus satellite solutions over the Iridium NEXT network. Rockwell will be adding the service to its aircraft connectivity applications, delivering the next-generation L-band broadband solution for commercial, government and ARINCDirect customers. In addition, it will design and produce Iridium Certus service terminals.