Business & Commercial Aviation

Business jet operations in July were almost flat with an 0.6% increase in flight activity. Domestic flights rose 1% while international flights declined 1.5%.

Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the fifth Legacy 450 midsize business jet to AirSprint, a Canadian fractional ownership company based in Calgary, Alberta.

How many electric motors can a Cessna Caravan mini-freighter carry? Well, Australian startup MagniX thinks one is just fine — as long as it's under the cowling up front.

Beginning in 2019, about 150 aircrew will be transferred to the Flexjet certificate and will be permanent employees of Flexjet, the company told the FAA.

Readers comment on current topics and articles in past issues.

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

Saudi Arabia will require 8,800 pilots and 11,700 technicians by 2024 due to attrition and fleet growth, according to the National Aviation Academy.

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.

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.

Over the next 10 years, the Latin American business aircraft fleet is expected to slightly contract, moving to 3,765 aircraft in 2027 from 4,525 in 2018.

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

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

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.

Signature Flight Support posted revenue of $926.3 million during the first half of 2018, up 15.4% from the same period a year ago.

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

BCA shares news of the latest products and services for the business aviation industry.

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

FalconEye was developed in concert with Elbit Systems. It includes the largest field-of-view, brightest and highest resolution HUD yet offered in a Falcon Jet.

Acorn Growth Cos., a private equity firm, has acquired Berry Aviation, based in San Marcos, Texas.

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.

Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo says it has overcome helicopter production and delivery glitches that led to investor concern.

In a recent study, the NTSB determined that more than 66% of fuel-management accidents occurred on flights when the intended destination was different than the departure airport.

London Biggin Hill Airport is celebrating 15 years of its dedicated animal-handling service, SkyPets.