Business Aviation

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Avionics

Astronics Advances EmPower Product Line

The EmPower system will be used on the Cessna Denali.

Aircraft

Comlux’s VIP Boeing 767 BBJ Lets You Take Everything With You

Jet Aviation Completes Global Express DU-875 Upgrade

This is the Jet Aviation Geneva’s first Honeywell DU-875 Elite cockpit display upgrade on a Global Express XRS.

Environment

Flight Demos Jet-A Derived from Plastic Waste

The 500-mile January 11 flight from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia, involved a diesel-powered Van's RV-9A fueled in part by plastic waste.

Aircraft

PlaneSense Tapped as Launch Customer for Pilatus PC-24

The fractional provider, which currently operates more than 50 PC-12 turboprop singles, will take delivery of the first customer PC-24 later this year.

Rotorcraft

Helicopters Vulnerable to Laser Incidents

Helicopters are particularly vulnerable to these attacks.

Maintenance and Modifications

RCA Avionics Completes Acquisition of Scottsdale MRO

Deal included the Executive Aircraft Maintenance name and both the maintenance and avionics operations at the Arizona airport.

Constant Aviation To Acquire StarPort Maintenance Center

The acquisition will provide Constant Aviation with its first paint operation.

Regulations and Government

Graves: FAA Bill Likely To Come Up in Spring

Bill anticipated to include ATC reform, and other priorities that include aircraft registration and certification fixes, Graves said.

European Bizav Flying Fell Short in 2016, Says WingX

Business aircraft activity last year in Europe fell 0.3 percent from 2015, with 798,000 flights logged in the region.

FBOs

Jet Aviation To Expand at Singapore Seletar Airport

The new addition will bring the facility at Seletar Aerospace Part to more than 100,000 sq ft of hangar space.

Maintenance and Modifications

PPG, Bombardier Create New Aircraft Paint Effect

The Carrington Pearl Blue paint was applied to a Global Express XRS owned by Carrington Holding.

Rotorcraft

North Sea Mishap Sparks More Scrutiny of Sikorsky S-92

Alert Service Bulletin from Sikorsky calls for a special one-time inspection of the tail rotor and bearing assemblies.

FBOs

South Carolina Airport Takes Over FBO Operations

Cerulean Aviation is now operating at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport/Roger Milliken Field.

Airports

Houston Hooks Airport Upgrades for the Big Game

The airport expects to post strong traffic numbers for Super Bowl LI.

FBOs

Northern Ireland FBO Gets OK To Expand Terminal

Global Trek is expanding its terminal now to take account of future traffic.

FBOs

Gama Aviation Says Try Sharjah To Avoid Dubai’s Airport Bottleneck

Aircraft

Pilot Report: Falcon 8X

Dassault’s flagship is a long-range and comfortable traveling machine.

Airports

California Congressman: FAA a ‘Shill for Corporations’

Congressman Ted Lieu is siding with the city of Santa Monica in its efforts to close Santa Monica Airport.

Regulations and Government

Thune, Shuster Return To Lead Key Committees

The returning chairman face another reauthorization debate, but Thune first must turn his attention to presidential nominations.

Regulations and Government

More Regulatory Changes Ahead for Bizav This Year

Several major rulemaking actions are scheduled to be adopted in 2017 that will affect general and business aviation operations in the U.S. and abroad.

Regulations and Government