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Air taxi operators are caught in a conundrum.

“In the next 60 to 90 days, you’re going to see security in the United States like you’ve never seen before,” said retired U.S.

The numbers are in for deliveries of business aircraft in the first half of this year, and the news isn’t good despite a slight increase of 27 aircraft shi

Tucson, Ariz.-based Universal Avionics achieved a significant milestone last month, becoming the first company to certify a synthetic-vision system (SVS) f

Insurance underwriter Global Aerospace will partner with Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 personal jet, to provide hull and liability insu

Despite the fatal loss of one of its prototypes, Agusta and program partner Bell Helicopter are confident of the success of the AB139 and recently celebrat

The Russian government is considering softening the import tax requirements for business jets and certain types of on-board and airport equipment not produ

AirCell Inc.

Pratt & Whitney Canada has received certification of its new PW306C turbofan engine from both Transport Canada and the FAA.

Italy’s Vulcanair expects to begin flying its single-turboprop VF600W by the end of next month.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has a new program that will allow transition from aviation enthusiast to regional airline pilot in less than a year.

The U.S.

With more than 90 percent of the wreckage recovered, the UK’s Department for Transport’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released preliminary

The FAA and the Transportation Department’s inspector general are at loggerheads over whether the new Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (Star

Investigations of aircraft accidents–referred to in the past as “kicking tin”–are taking a decidedly high-tech turn, and NTSB chairman Marion Blakey predic

A comparison of the small regional carrier Cape Air to the old television series Wings, which focused on the often humorous doings of a small Cape Cod-base

Officials at Sukhoi have revealed next to nothing about the company’s proposed supersonic business jet program over the last 12 months.

Gulfstream rolled out the first fully conforming GV-SP in a ceremony for employees on June 19.

Playing its cards close, Savannah, Ga.-based Gulfstream Aerospace is still officially saying little about its “mystery” follow-on to the G-IV, but there ar

First flight of the Global 5000, a shortened version of the Global Express, is still scheduled for first quarter next year, and type certification by Trans

Four of five test aircraft planned for the Continental flight-test program are now flying, with the fourth (dedicated to proving the reliability and mainta

With the opening of its new 67,000-sq-ft training center in Orlando, Fla.

With the opening of its new northern Virginia regional airline training center last fall, Pan Am International Flight Academy served notice of its commitme

What a difference a year makes.In the spring of last year, AIN reported a record 1,025 business aircraft deliveries for the year 2000, u

The honeymoon is over and newlyweds NBAA and EBAA are even happier about their EBACE union than they were after last year’s inaugural European Business and

An FAA training video for precision runway monitor (PRM) operations, available online at

When a Fortune 500 company’s fortunes crash and burn, corporate jets usually go up for sale and pilots end up looking for work.

The captain admitted that his aircraft was hot and high on the approach and that he ignored the first officer’s repeated warnings to go around, according t

As business on a global scale reaches unprecedented levels, more business aircraft customers are demanding that their office in the sky offer the same capa

In a move seen by many observers as a first step in privatizing the nation’s ATC services, President Bush amended an executive order issued by President Cl