Business & Commercial Aviation

Thomas Flohr, founder and chair of Vista Global, which operates VistaJet and XO, discusses the company's origin story, growth, visions for the future and more.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's new ATC infrastructure upgrade depends on immediate funding from Congress to complete within its three-year timeline.

When it comes to helicopter operations, a FRAT should be modified for off-airport landing zones and deteriorating weather.

After five days, five continents, two weather delays, 13 stops and 57.6 hr. of flying time, the crew of The Polar Mission successfully circumnavigated the globe.

Operators should take the opportunity to custom-design a Flight Risk Assessment Tool for their pilots, aircraft, and operations.

A user-friendly flight risk assessment tool fits well into an SMS program.

This month, Centennial Airport marks its second year as Colorado’s first and currently only public airport to supply unleaded avgas.

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the finalization of its newly expanded aircraft completions operations at St. Louis Downtown Airport.

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced a new Field and Airport Support Teams (FAST) site at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y.

The Polar Mission, a mission to circumnavigate the globe from south to north over both poles, launched successfully April 30 from Wichita carrying four crewmembers in a Learjet 36A-022.

Textron Aviation is looking ahead to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

Listen in to hear from Bart Gray, who is leading a mission to fly pole to pole in a Learjet 36A, and Rick Rowe on restoring a 1964-built Lear Jet 23.

Sheree Utash, president of WSU Tech in Wichita, was inspired by her granddaughter to write a book series to spark interest in careers in STEAM.

BCA's 20/Twenty pre-owned market feature for April is the Cessna 208 Grand Caravan.

“If that’s a business jet, it needs winglets,” blended winglet chief Joe Clark said about the nascent Boeing Business Jet.

Strong revenue growth at Bell during the first quarter offset lower-than-expected sales in other divisions, parent company Textron said April 24.

The ag aviation industry is urging drone operators to operate with caution and give the right-of-way to manned agricultural aircraft during this growing season.

Editors share insights from Sun ‘n Fun, Aero Friedrichshafen and the Aerospace Maintenance Council’s Competition at MRO Americas. And yes, tariffs came up!

An interview with Aero Friedrichshafen Show Director Tobias Bretzel.

The FAA has issued an emergency order grounding the tour operator of a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger that crashed in the Hudson River days earlier.

New data for the first quarter of 2025 three-month period from Aviation Week Network’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.

Hourly flown figures for the leading business aviation carriers show that NetJets, Flexjet, Wheels Up and FlyExclusive all experienced a Q1 2025 utilization superior to the same period of 2024.

The FAA is urging pilots to practice extra vigilance during visual approaches and consider rejecting ATC requests if they might add too much workload.

The European Commission will determine a “sunset” date to phase out the lead component of 100 Low Lead avgas in the coming months.

Intelsat is collaborating with Embraer to have its current-generation inflight connectivity system installed on the production line for E-Jet E2 customers.