Business & Commercial Aviation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Helicopter flight training should not result in unrecoverable flight conditions or catastrophic structural failures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Wrong control inputs result in catastrophic structural failure during flight training for vortex ring state.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
Motorized vehicles flying in navigable airspace increase the risk of midair collisions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Bombardier's Global-series aircraft are rolling off the line at its new facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Comparison of aggregate hourly utilization
Aircraft & Propulsion

Comparison of aggregate hourly utilization results
Aircraft & Propulsion

The average price for a gallon of Jet-A rose 15 cents in May when compared to a year ago but declined 8 cents from April 2024 to settle at $6.87, according to a fuel survey of U.S. FBOs by the Aviation Research Group.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Fred George
Why would we put ourselves, our spouses and loved ones on piston-powered aircraft fueled by unleaded avgas that hasn’t been vetted by all stakeholders?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki, Molly McMillin, Bill Carey
Listen in as editors discuss visits to Bombardier, Textron Aviation and Daher, where they covered events and announcements from across the business aviation industry.
BCA Podcast

By Bill Carey, Michael Lavitt
The first FAA-approved 100-octane unleaded aviation gasoline is unavailable at the pump.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Jeremy Kariuki
European companies keep operators moving around the clock.
Marketplace

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
In many cases, business jets exhibit no natural stall warning or aerodynamic buffet prior to the stall.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
The business jet cockpit avionics upgrade market is being driven by a combination of factors, including evolution of technology and the resale market.
Maintenance & Training

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
When viewed in combination with similar accidents, this raises questions of unresolved weaknesses in our safety system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The corporate hangar facility at Waterbury-Oxford Airport is just a 20-min. to 30-min. flight to New York metropolitan area airports.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Jim Morgan
Executives, high-profile individuals and their teams need to understand the security risks from extensive flight data tracking and be equipped to counter them.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The two air taxi front-runners in the U.S. are developing piloted, four-passenger eVTOLS and aim to launch commercial service next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The light twinjet Beechjet 400A has remained a popular aircraft through various corporate changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
The European business aviation sector is experiencing greater utilization of private aircraft than before the pandemic struck four years ago.
EBACE

By Robert Sumwalt
Robert L. Sumwalt describes the process of becoming a member of the NTSB, where he served as chairman from 2017-21.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
Business aviation boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as vaccine use spread, the private air charter world had to adapt.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kent Jackson
The IRS will do dozens of audits on business aircraft involving personal use, focusing large corporations, large partnerships and high-income taxpayers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Grand pauses by orchestras are brief, but they also allow musicians to catch their breath. The business aviation industry could be in such a pause.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Newly appointed CEO Robert Stangarone's career spans leadership positions with Embraer, Cessna Aircraft and United Technologies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
Air Care Alliance works to streamline process for pilots who fly volunteer missions for multiple organizations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation