Business & Commercial Aviation

By Bill Carey
Teterboro Airport in New Jersey is the leading airport for business jet traffic in a crowded air traffic environment.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
Gogo and SD entered into a definitive agreement that would see Gogo acquire SD in a major consolidation of inflight connectivity providers to business aviation.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
The Socata-Mooney TBM 700 was the first pressurized turbine single.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The mix of traffic safely coexists without a control tower when all pilots are following the recommended operations and communications procedures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Cisco executive Darren Pleasance as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Pilots should follow proper procedures when operating around hot-air balloons, gliders and helicopters.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The mix of traffic safely coexists at an uncontrolled airport when all pilots are following the recommended operations and communications procedures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Sticking points are pay, healthcare and job security, union officials say. The current contract expires just after midnight on Monday, Sept. 23, when the strike begins.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Antoine Fafard
Fractional operators led growth for hourly flown figures from June to August 2024, having surpassed its performance against the same period of 2023, according to Tracked Aircraft Utilization by the Aviation Week Intelligence Network.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Business aircraft utilization at NetJets, Flexjet, Vistajet and FlyExclusive rose in the three months from June to August 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA said Sept. 17 that it has granted approval for the use of a second 100-octane unleaded fuel in piston aircraft, specifically Cessna 172R/S Skyhawks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Fred George
Best practices that could save your life at high-risk airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin, Richard Aboulafia, Kevin Michaels
Hosted by Molly McMillin, Richard Aboulafia and Kevin Michaels, managing directors of AeroDynamic Advisory, discuss their book research of the industry.
BCA Podcast

By Bill Carey
Satcom Direct (SD) Avionics is advancing an electronically steered antenna (ESA) to connect business jets with satellite broadband service.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Ross Detwiler
The NTSB finds probable causes that contributed to the accident, and the author adds his assessment.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ross Detwiler
We note further links to the missed landing at Presque Isle International Airport in Maine.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ross Detwiler
A procedure that normally would be routine can become an accident or incident following a “chain” of events.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The sage expression “Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance” needs to be a core value in a flight department.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Attentively monitoring the engine start process after a period of freezing precipitation is important to prevent damage.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Weather, maintenance status, availability of aircraft servicing and airport limitations can delay the usability of business aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki, Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Aviation Week's Jeremy Kariuki, Graham Warwick and Ben Goldstein discuss the potential effects advanced air mobility may have on the business aviation industry.
BCA Podcast

By Paul Seidenman
In this Marketplace focus article, BCA describes some of the financial organizations that provide aircraft leasing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Standards to protect aircraft radar altimeters from interference by 5G transmitters will not be completed by 2028, Aerospace Industries Association execs say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
DirecTV Inflight announced the launch of an IPTV service for business aviation in collaboration with connectivity provider Satcom Direct.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
This month's 20/Twenty pre-owned aircraft market feature focuses on the inconic DHC-6 Twin Otter.
Aircraft & Propulsion