Business & Commercial Aviation

By Bill Carey
The production and widespread supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and unleaded avgas will be key for aviation to meet its environmental sustainability goals. BCA Senior Editor Bill Carey discusses industry progress toward deploying SAF and unleaded avgas with National Air Transportation Association CEO Curt Castagna and Managing Director of Industry & Regulatory Affairs Megan Eisenstein.
NBAA

By James Albright
I thought there was a tacit contract among all professional aircrews that can be summed up briefly as, “I agree not to kill you.” Expanded, this
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Iconic general aviation aircraft figure prominently in the restored west wing of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, which is undergoing a seven-year, roughly $1 billion renovation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Omaha, Nebraska-based charter and aircraft management company UltraAir has been acquired by Four Corners Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
One of the biggest hurdles to urban helicopter operations springs from the lengthy battles regarding noise.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Many features of a helipad’s design must follow strict guidelines. The minimum size of the touchdown and lift-off (TLOF) area is guided primarily by
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Thinking of putting a helipad on top of your building? It is a long arduous complex process.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The industry-government program dedicated to phasing out leaded aviation fuel by 2030 has named a senior coordinator and lead executives of its four focus areas.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
Recent maneuvers herald the arrival of thousands of new LEO spacecraft continuously orbiting hundreds of miles above the Earth.
NBAA

By Paul Seidenman
Jet card programs offering prepaid cards to purchase blocks of time on a private jet are offering more tailored solutions to individual travel needs.
Marketplace

By James Albright
For those times when landing urgency is in question, it helps to know what the people who built your airplane have to say on the matter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Swiss-based Pilatus Aircraft has acquired Skytech, a U.S. service provider, aircraft vendor and long-term Pilatus business partner in the sales and service of Pilatus aircraft.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Joe Anselmo
Taylor Moreland, the owner of Agri Spray Drones, the largest U.S. distributor of agricultural drones, breaks down the benefits of his UAVs and explains why they are not a threat to crop dusters.
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
A year after the halt of sales to new customers, NetJets has launched the new 25-Hour Lease program and has resumed new customer sales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Roger Cox
In this data-poor investigation, the ability of accident investigators to document visual illusion was just as minimal as their documentation of fatigue.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The pilot of a Cirrus Vision Jet SF-50 Vision Jet became the first pilot in the aircraft’s history to deploy the jet’s parachute during an accident on Sept. 9 in Orlando.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Aspiring advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle developers gathered for an event near the U.S. Capitol described their progress toward entering commercial service on a day that saw the AAM ranks thinned by one company.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Roger Cox
There was no question that the Convair 440 crew allowed the airplane to get too low on the final approach.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Navy will help the NTSB recover the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound off Whidbey Island, Washington, in early September and sank in 190 ft. of water.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
GlobalAir.com, an online resource to the aviation community that provides aviation-related data and services, has launched its newest tool to assist aircraft brokerages—the “Scam Reports” system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Directional Aviation announced a financial investment in biomass fuel developer Alder Fuels that includes a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement by fractional ownership provider Flexjet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Mark Malone has made a career out of flying Gulfstreams, but one Gulfstream in particular is near and dear to his heart, N234MM, better known as Mickey Mouse 1. After 30 years of sitting in Orlando, Florida, the legendary airplane that helped build the Disney brand has been restored and moved back to Anaheim, California for visitors to enjoy at Disney’s D23 convention.
Business Aviation

By Robert Sumwalt
Fix problems before they become bigger.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Tamarack Aerospace Group has obtained FAA certification of a performance upgrade of the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The entry-level Embraer Phenom 100 light jet has been improved over three iterations since it entered the market with a bang in late 2008. Based on
Business Aviation