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Mike Redenbaugh, who joined Bell Helicopter in May 2003 as president after being a v-p at Honeywell engines, resigned from the company last month.

Confusion over French visa requirements for U.S.

Cessna will construct a Citation Service Center at the Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz., and close the Long Beach, Calif.

Two fatal bizjet accidents in the first two weeks of this year, already half the total for all of 2006, have claimed the lives of four pilots.

An upcoming standoff for parts could spell serious problems for Lockheed JetStar owners.

Brazilian airframer Embraer reported that it delivered 27 executive and corporate shuttle versions of its Legacy 600 last year, more than double the 13 air

Last year the FAA said it would delay until this January its plan to limit “priority service” for aircraft registration in connection with international fl

If business aviation observers are on the right track, the industry is again facing a shortage of the skilled craftsmen it needs to keep up with burgeoning

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is rapidly finding favor in an executive configuration.

The NTSB final report on the May 2005 crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B found several causes, notably the pilot’s mishandling a partial power loss in the left en

NetJets has doubled its order for new Hawkers.

Citing a desire by the Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral (ABAG) to assume a more extensive role in organizing the annual Latin American Business Aviat

It took some deep pockets, but Raytheon Company has found a buyer for its Raytheon Aircraft subsidiary.Late last year, Raytheon announced “a de

The FAA last month issued a final rule on ETOPS (extended-range twin-engine operational performance standards) that allows operators of commercial aircraft

In part because of a high-profile charter crash at Teterboro Airport (TEB) early in 2005 and several other accidents involving responsibility for operation

Glenn Maben & Nathan ForrestOn July 25 Glenn Maben, 53, director of flight operations for Spectrum Aeronautical, and vice director Nathan Forr

Mark Rosenker became the 11th chairman of the NTSB in August after serving as acting chairman since March 2005.

As president and CEO, Stuart Matthews has been the face of the Flight Safety Foundation for the past 13 years.

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After becoming the longest-serving Transportation Secretary in the department’s history, Norman Mineta tendered his resignation to President Bush in June.

FAA Administrator Marion Blakey stonewalled the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) in new contract talks, declaring an impasse on April 5

Leonard GreeneFriends say Leonard Greene wasn’t just brilliant.

Sabreliner has announced the following personnel appointments: Ronnie Herman, senior v-p of operations; Gene Harbula, senior v-p of business development; G

AOPA and seven flight schools have challenged in federal court a New York state law that requires criminal background checks for all flight school students

A $27 million child-abduction suit involving charter and aircraft management services operator Executive Jet Management (EJM) has been settled out of court

The U.S.

Amid ceremonies December 12 in Toulouse, France, the Airbus A380 received joint type certification approvals from the FAA and the European Aviation Safety

The aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) advising the FAA about whether airline pilots should be able to fly after reaching the agency’s mandatory retiremen

Stevens Aviation has begun work on the first Sino Swearingen SJ30 interior.

Canadian interiors specialist Flying Colours has received a contract to convert a Canadair CRJ200 to an executive/VIP configuration.