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The National Court of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has ordered the south Pacific country’s Civil Aviation Authority to release a Cessna Citation II found to have

SheltAir COO Ed Zwirn told AIN at press time that his company is considering its legal options after the city of Atlanta threw out all bid

Recent input from NBAA and new ICAO documents help clarify international ELT requirements.

Since it was disclosed late last month that President Bush has directed the Department of Defense to draw up plans for temporarily disabling the

The FAA is proposing to amend airman medical standards so that refusing to submit to a required drug or alcohol test carries the same penalty as failing a

Greenville, S.C.-based Stevens Aviation named Glenn Brown president and COO.

The House Education and Workforce Committee endorsed a proposal calling for the Labor Department to establish a government program for aerospace workforce

In a report released early last month, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said policy decisions by the Bush Administration, not inadequate re

Success of Falcon 7X Sales Encourages Dassault’s Expansion Plans at Little Rock Dassault Falcon Jet has made a

Consider the lowly fastener, an object guaranteed to induce acute boredom in the mind of the average man, a cure for insomnia perhaps.

Aircraft Interiors Expo, which has grown steadily since its first event in Cannes, France, in 2000, had its sixth annual show last month, and is not only o

Washington, D.C.’s South Capitol Street Heliport (09W) has been struggling to reopen to at least some pre-approved general aviation rotorcraft since mid-20

As a percentage of a $200 airline ticket, taxes and fees more than tripled between 1972 and 2004 thanks to inflation, a decline in the real cost of airline

By just about anyone’s reckoning the FAA audit process known as the Air Transport Oversight System (ATOS) has turned into a horribly labor-intensive and ti

Peter Mauer, president of Diamond Aircraft’s North American division, last month said components of the single-engine Diamond D-Jet were taking shape in an

Aware that its aircraft owners  and operators have been growing increasingly dissatisfied with product support and service in recent years, Canadian b

The Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition hosted its first IS-BAO (International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations) workshop thi

Flight Display Systems continued its push to gain entry into the large-aircraft market with its presence at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference

Even as planning began for LABACE 2006, the dates had not been announced as AIN went to press pending selection of a new venue.

Like beauty, the fine points of international flying can be in the eyes of the beholder.

Each year, hundreds of pilots and managers from all over the U.S.

International flying is up, probably.

Three years ago satellite direct television was “gee whiz” equipment.

Corporate Jets at Scottsdale Airport, Ariz., recently opened its new 3,000-sq-ft crew lounge.

The Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) helping the FAA revise the Part 125/135 rulebook has essentially completed its work, but it is continuing to fine-t

Retired Navy Rear Admiral David Stone, who earned high praise from general aviation groups as head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is

With accidents decreasing by 8.7 percent and fatal accidents dropping by 11.6 percent, last year was the safest year for U.S.

With the airlines arguing that they pay for more than 90 percent of the ATC system but don’t account for 90 percent of its use, and with the FAA confirming

Last month, the Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (ASAP)–the union representing NetJets pilots– began its “informational picketing,” a campaign that in

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of five foreign ATC service providers contends that since “commercialization,” they have maintained safety,