Content Archive: October 2006

by Chad TrautvetterWhile most people in aviation know Eurocopter builds a successful line of turbine helicopters, few probably know that the company’

Two teams, one American and one Canadian, are poised to capture the Ansari X Prize by mid-October, having announced initial launch dates of their privately

As the presidential election heated up last month, the blood pressures of many general aviation pilots rose faster than the campaign rhetoric as they attem

Private Canadian operators of turbine-powered aircraft are experiencing a reduction in individual certification delays, the result of a Transport Canada ag

Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai

Proving that insolvency isn’t always the end of the road for an aircraft manufacturer, Lancaster, Pa.-headquartered Extra Aircraft received European Aviati

The board of directors of General Dynamics elected Raynor Reavis, Gulfstream Aerospace senior v-p of marketing and sales, a vice president of the airframer

It was 25 years ago last month that New York Yankees team captain Thurman Munson was killed in the crash of his Cessna Citation I.

John and Martha King, co-chairmen and owners of San Diego, Calif.-based King Schools, are best known among owner-pilots for their folksy flight-training vi

by John SheridanIt’s an unusual fact that, unlike just about any other marketable items, very light jets (VLJs), alcohol and tobacco share one unique