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Lantal Textiles of Langenthal, Switzerland, and Recaro Aircraft Seating of Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, have combined their respective expertise to create wh

A “fully interactive” moving map from DeCrane’s Audio International was also introduced at last month’s Aircraft Electronics Association Convention in Las

Audio International, a division of DeCrane Aircraft, announced the incorporation of an 802.11b wireless cabin access port into its full line of cabin-manag

The chairman of the Senate aviation subcommittee has called on his colleagues in Congress and the entire aerospace industry to make the restoration of fede

In recent years, much has been made of the potential danger presented by the recirculation of aircraft cabin air that may be bearing viruses and bacteria.<

Even as interest in business aircraft grows following the September 11 terrorist attacks, some corporate flight departments continue to face closure.

When Steven Santo announced the creation of a fractional ownership program with an aircraft fleet consisting solely of Italian-built Avanti turboprop twins

Since September 11, a growing number of countries are requiring that aircraft overflying or landing at their respective airports carry war-risk insurance.<

The following is typical wording found in most aviation aircraft insurance policies addressing exposures covered under war risks.

“Governor Jeb Bush just left here for Tallahassee.

The subject of contract pilots always seems to come up with little warning, like five minutes after someone in the company books a trip in the middle of a

Still unclear at press time was how Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 91 will affect general aviation, particularly business aircraft and private

Arising out of Moravan Aeroplanes’ purchase of the assets of bankrupt Let Kunovice in August is a new corporate entity called “Letecke Zavody,” or “LZ Airc

Lamond credits his previous knowledge of the command center as “probably the most important” background in understanding the inner workings of the facility

Undoubtedly, it is still too early to gauge all the effects the September 11 terrorist attacks will have on any segment of aviation.

What began as a concept that met with outright skepticism and indeed some hostility by the established aviation industry has blossomed into a viable branch

The General Aviation Industry Reparations Act (H.R.3347) encountered rough air when the Bush Administration asked lawmakers to put off a vote on the measur

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Business aviation may win a few more converts as a result of the most recent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) edict expanding the use of manual

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expected to have rules drafted by the end of last month that would allow “qualified” GA operations back in

Security and safety training is suddenly a hot topic.

The front section of Dassault’s first Falcon 900DX completed assembly at the group’s Paris-area Argenteuil factory in the middle of last month and is due t

Recovering sales of Falcon business jets during the first half of this year significantly bolstered group consolidated orders for Dassault Aviation.

A one-year extension of the accelerated bonus depreciation for general aviation aircraft purchases was included in S.1637, the Jumpstart Our Business Stren

Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from bankruptcy five years ago and has gradually stopped bleeding red ink, last month received a record order valued

In March Gulfstream launched a program in which it pledged to match competitors’ parts prices for large-cabin Gulfstreams.

Recommendations on how martyrs should “act, pretend and mask” themselves, as excerpted from Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants:•

Eurocontrol considers new fee structure Eurocontrol is evaluating proposals to introduce new “charging volumes for airspace” in which dif

General aviation received some good news and some not-so-good news last month with regard to airport security. The good news is that the Transportat

The journey of TWA Flight 800, which began from New York JFK International Airport on the hot evening of July 17, 1996, finally ended this spring, not at i