Business & Commercial Aviation

Pilots should follow proper procedures when operating around hot-air balloons, gliders and helicopters.

The mix of traffic safely coexists at an uncontrolled airport when all pilots are following the recommended operations and communications procedures.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Best practices that could save your life at high-risk airports.

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

Satcom Direct (SD) Avionics is advancing an electronically steered antenna (ESA) to connect business jets with satellite broadband service.

The NTSB finds probable causes that contributed to the accident, and the author adds his assessment.

We note further links to the missed landing at Presque Isle International Airport in Maine.

A procedure that normally would be routine can become an accident or incident following a “chain” of events.

The sage expression “Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance” needs to be a core value in a flight department.

Attentively monitoring the engine start process after a period of freezing precipitation is important to prevent damage.

Weather, maintenance status, availability of aircraft servicing and airport limitations can delay the usability of business aircraft.

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

In this Marketplace focus article, BCA describes some of the financial organizations that provide aircraft leasing.

Standards to protect aircraft radar altimeters from interference by 5G transmitters will not be completed by 2028, Aerospace Industries Association execs say.

DirecTV Inflight announced the launch of an IPTV service for business aviation in collaboration with connectivity provider Satcom Direct.

This month's 20/Twenty pre-owned aircraft market feature focuses on the inconic DHC-6 Twin Otter.

The FAA said Aug. 23 that it has assessed $341,413 in civil penalties for improper drone operations since late 2022.

An FAA special certification review of early Learjets in 1981 provides some insight.

Safety investigators interview two sons of the captain and delve deeper into the history of the Learjet 25.

Why did singer Jenni Rivera’s jet plummet into a mountainside in Mexico?

Garmin said Textron Aviation has certified its runway collision avoidance software based on ADS-B In position reporting on the Cessna Caravan turboprop.