Business Aviation

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

Jan 3, 2023 - 8:12 AM
One of the first purpose-built business aircraft, the Gulfstream I found its true calling in performing a host of specialized operations.
Joby Aviation four-passenger eVTOL aircraft (Photo: Joby)
Jan 3, 2023 - 6:46 AM
The race is on to electrify and increasingly automate aircraft, with the first commercial applications now anticipated in the second half of the 2020s.
Exterior view of FBO Fairbanks at Fairbanks International Airport
Jan 2, 2023 - 9:13 AM
With little more than a year of existence under its belt, FBO Fairbanks provides service to private, commercial, and military customers.
Jan 2, 2023 - 8:59 AM
Preliminary and final accident reports, January 2023
Rapid growth took place after James Prinzivalli bought the company he worked for.
Jan 2, 2023 - 8:24 AM
Executive Fliteways's sales chief bought his employer to avoid a takeover, and the timing couldn't have been better.
An RVL Aviation King Air, used for passenger, freight, and surveillance services.
Jan 2, 2023 - 7:46 AM
As Brexit rounds its second anniversary, operators have been forced to adapt to limitations of the regulatory inflexibilities.
Toledo Jet gm Bill Pribe
Jan 2, 2023 - 7:44 AM
Toledo Jet in Ohio was launched as an independent MRO a few months after Cessna closed its Citation Service Center.
Environmental protesters outside the business aviation area of London Luton Airport.
Dec 30, 2022 - 4:19 AM
The Campaign for Better Transport also wants UK commercial business aircraft operators to lose their exemption from value-added tax.
Oil platform in Gulf of Mexico ten miles from Southwest Pass, Louisiana
Dec 30, 2022 - 12:29 AM
The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for survivors from a Bell 407 operated by Rotorcraft Leasing, which has now had three crashes in 2022.
Dec 29, 2022 - 7:36 AM
A weekly quiz sponsored by 4Air.