Business & Commercial Aviation

By James Albright
Circling is an unnecessary evil made worse by the way we train and check.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
With decades of experience working out of the world’s most hostile environments, Harding Bush, a former U.S. Navy Seal and the current security operations manager at Global Rescue, provides insight on how to obtain peace of mind under high-stress circumstances.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
German business aviation group DC Aviation on July 27 held a ceremonial opening of its new hangar at Oberpfaffenhofen Airport (EDMO) west of Munich.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Celebrating its fourth anniversary in business, Planet 9, a private jet management company and Part 135 charter operator based in Van Nuys, California, has shown how rapidly private air travel has been growing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
The hazard of taking off into an indefinite or low ceiling is underestimated by many pilots.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
Maintain high but safe personal minimums or get rigorous initial and recurrent training in low-visibility instrument flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
U.S. lawmakers lambasted the FAA as well as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry July 28 for the nation’s plodding progress toward removing lead from aviation fuel used in piston-engine aircraft, the largest remaining source of lead emissions into the air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
See how air traffic controllers handle the load as tiny Wittman Regional Airport becomes the world's busiest during EAA AirVenture.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin, Matthew Orloff, Michael Lavitt
AirVenture Team Shares Insights From World’s Most Attended Air ShowBCA editors Molly McMillin, Mike Lavitt and Matt Orloff are reporting from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during EAA AirVenture, where nearly 5,000 aircraft are on the field, and roughly 600,000 are expected to attend. Join us as we discuss the largest issues facing general and business aviation today and what the future may hold. We’ll look at the complex issues of removing lead from all aviation fuel, the outlook for pilot jobs, the new Daher Kodiak 900, the One Week Wonder project and more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Albright
Pilots need to ensure the data input is accurate and that the output is handled correctly.
Flight Deck

By James Albright
Pilots need to arm themselves against navigation data errors. Here are some tips.
Flight Deck

By James Albright
Pilots should know how to fly the aircraft if the automation fails.
Flight Deck

By Paul Seidenman
The business aircraft repainting market is experiencing shifting winds.
Maintenance & Training

By Bill Carey
Advanced air mobility developer Beta Technologies has secured a 75-year lease at Burlington International Airport (BTV) in Vermont to build a 355,000-ft.² electric aircraft production facility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Cirrus Aircraft claims to have created its own market with the SF50 Vision Jet
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Tire failures can cause serious secondary damage and could lead to fire.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Should a takeoff be continued or rejected after a suspected tire failure?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Albright
You only get one chance to make a good first impression.
Maintenance & Training

By James Albright
Check rides: understanding there are no enemies (usually).
Maintenance & Training

By James Albright
Remember that you have more than the airplane to learn when you start a new pilot job.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin
Winglet Technology, which designs, certifies and markets transitional winglets, is working to bring them to a third Citation aircraft: Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Latitude.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
While the price of fuel is certainly an important consideration in determining which FBO to select, it can be easy to overlook other issues, which you may be grateful to remember as situations arise.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Kent Jackson
Under the original classification, an eVTOL aircraft was subject to Part 23 certification rules.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Daher, the French-based maker of TBM turboprops and the Kodiak 100 utility aircraft, closed July 1 on Triumph Group’s 400,000-ft.² metallic and composite aerostructures facility in Stuart, Florida, a move that expands its U.S. industrial presence.
Business Aviation

By James Albright
How to motivate the new pilot to excel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation