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Swissport Executive Aviation is preparing for a start-up next month of business aircraft handling operations at Spain’s Malaga Airport from the general avi

On September 20 Raytheon Aircraft received Part 23 commuter category certification of a King Air 350, a milestone in the company’s plan eventually to offer

As the FAA wrestles with how to generate a stable and predictable revenue stream to fund its operations, the head of the Air Transport Association (ATA) we

Sensitive to a perception that it was slow to take a leadership role in business aviation’s Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, NBAA outlined for AIN

Robert Hanson, the last surviving member of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber crew, died October 1 in Albuquerque, N.M.

The Airline Pilots Association awarded its 2004 Air Safety Award to Robert Sumwalt, a retired US Airways captain.

The Nordam Group named Ken Lackey chairman and CEO and John Uczekaj president and COO.

Congress Might Clip NASA’s WingsNASA’s use of seven of its fleet of 85 aircraft to transport employees to routine site visits, meetings, speeches and

LED Replacements for Fluorescent Tubes Coming Soon Emteq Lighting & Cabin Systems recently announced a patent-pending LED replacement

The Columbia group of aviation companies announced last month it has acquired Lakeland Air Service at Lakeland (Fla.) Linder Municipal Airport (LAL).

European regional airlines don’t need to be told that fuel prices could stunt their growth.

Chelton Flight Systems of Boise, Idaho, has received FAA certification for installations of its FlightLogic EFIS avionics in a number of Part 23 airplanes,

Unlike physics, economic forecasting is not an exact science, and significant natural disasters have a way of scattering the tea leaves.

For aircraft financers, insurance and the stability of the OEM are the main concerns when they consider the very light jets (VLJs), three of which are work

Interest rates for aircraft loans and leases are typically negotiated individually for each case, so lenders rarely publish their rates.

A vibrant level of new aircraft deliveries, strong sales of used aircraft, low interest rates and competition among lenders have provided banks and other c

A decade ago, any discussion of the private aircraft market in the Middle East was generally limited to members of the royal families as customers, and the

The number of business jets registered in Middle Eastern countries has grown by about one-fifth over the past 10 years.

The first Middle East Business Aviation Conference (MEBA) is to be held in Dubai on November 19, on the eve of the Dubai Air Show (November 20 to 24).

A new chapter in civil aviation history opened recently when the FAA issued the first airworthiness certificate for a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (U

The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) is urging Congress to resist all attempts to “raid” the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, includi

TAG Aviation, the Swiss-based operator of Farnborough Airport, has applied to local authorities to double the number of weekend movements permitted at the

Spirit Wing Aviation of Edmund, Okla., said it now expects to receive STC approval for its $2.2 million SpiritLear–a re-engined Learjet 25–in the first qua

As the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) mounted a “national pilot alert” against the proposed permanent air defense identification zone (ADIZ)

Piaggio received EASA certification for the Avanti II, an upgraded version of the turboprop twin.

Bombardier once again has postponed a decision on its proposed C Series after failing to land an order for the 110- to 130-seat airliner before the company

Business aviation groups welcomed a letter from the FAA to the commissioner of internal revenue asking him to suspend implementation of new fuel tax rules

With input from NBAA, the FAA has taken steps it hopes will reduce air traffic congestion between the Northeast and Florida.

Three of the five Flight Options pilots who have been trying to organize the fractional pilot group under IBT Local 1108 (the same union that represents Ne

Gulfstream’s results for the first nine months of this year show double-digit improvements in net sales and operating earnings, as well as an increase in b