Business & Commercial Aviation

Questions for Fred Lewis, chairman of Black Pilots of America Inc.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao acknowledges the 1,500-hr. ATP requirement to become a U.S. airline pilot has effectively cut the ranks of eligible pilots.

Business & Commercial Aviation News From August 1968

The House of Representatives version of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 contains a section seeking to update the fatigue rules for FAR Part 135 pilots.

NASA has laid out a three-phase program to collect data on public acceptance of reduced sonic booms using the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works-developed low-boom demonstrator, which has been designated the X-59A QueSST.

Heat, glare, noise, vibrations, exceptionally dry air and confinement to a seat for hours can act synergistically to deepen the stress on a body's reserves.

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

As of Aug. 1, Nextant Aerospace has ended its introductory discount pricing for installation of Pro Line Fusion avionics on Challenger 604XT aircraft.

West Star Aviation has acquired hangars at Perryville Regional Airport in Missouri and soon will establish its fourth full-service maintenance facility there.

AirPower Software specializes in the design and development of aviation software products used to analyze aircraft operating costs, charter and leasing strategies, and solutions to aid in the identification of business aircraft suitable for various mission needs.

A Cessna 525C crashed into Lake Erie moments after takeoff from Runway 24R at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport on Dec. 29, 2016, at 2257 EST.

TAG Farnborough Airport has won carbon-neutral status from Airports Council International-Europe, making it the first carbon-neutral business aviation airport.

We've all heard: "When the weight of the paperwork equals the weight of the airplane, you are ready to fly." And it's never truer than when you fly transoceanic.

Raisbeck has received an FAA STC for its five-blade composite swept propeller and four-blade aluminum swept propeller for the King Air 300/300LW.

Simcom Aviation Training has added a new Citation Mustang FAA Level C full-flight simulator and is offering initial, recurrent and upgrade training for Mustang aircraft at its Scottsdale, Arizona, training center.

Lack of sleep has been linked to a cornucopia of health problems: diabetes, obesity, memory issues, delayed immune response, cancer and mental health disorders.

Traffic on Interstate 57 came to a near standstill on July 7 when a medevac helicopter made an emergency landing in a grassy area on Chicago's South Side, injuring all four people on board.

News of business aviation promotions, appointments and honors.

Following months of negotiations, Boeing and Embraer have signed a MOU to set up a JV comprising Embraer's commercial aircraft and services business.

Readers comment on recent articles in BCA.

"Fatigue-related performance problems in aviation have been consistently underestimated and underappreciated."

Jetex has announced it has signed an MOU with the AERIA airport management company to be the operator and manager of the new FBO in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.

Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus in Salina has received an FAA waiver to fly unmanned aircraft systems beyond the line-of-sight.

The U.S. Marine Corps reportedly is offering its pilots a bonus of up to $210,000 if they agree to stay in the service for an additional six years. The U.S. Air Force and Navy have announced similar bonuses.

As pilots retire from the airlines and take corporate flying jobs, what kind of liability are they assuming?