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The diesel-powered Diamond DA42 TwinStar made its first flight on December 9 from the factory at Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Old timers may remember ATC requests to report the “middle marker inbound.” But it’s been such a long time since they have been an integral part of an ILS

Raytheon Aircraft completed preliminary flight tests last month toward reducing the Premier I balanced field length by up to 300 ft.

Italy’s Vulcanair last month completed the first series of flights of its single-turboprop, unpressurized VF600W turboprop single.

European Union (EU) transport ministers have approved the Single Sky plan for harmonizing European air traffic management (ATM), clearing the way to meet a

Suffering from a sluggish market for its business jets and an uncertain environment for its regional jets, Bombardier Inc.

The FAA has started its promised comprehensive review of Part 135 and Part 125.

The City Council of Albuquerque, N.M., has approved a $45 million industrial revenue bond package to help Eclipse Aviation deliver on its Eclipse 500 very

A small, minority-owned maintenance-training company has gone to court to battle the Goliath of pilot and maintenance training, FlightSafety International.

As the domestic RVSM implementation date of January 20 moves ever closer, hundreds of operators–particularly those flying older airplanes–still face the fo

Safe Flight Instrument last month announced it has gained approval for a low-airspeed awareness (LAA) display as part of the angle-of-attack (AOA) computer

The Garmin GNS 480 all-in-one GPS/navcom is now approved for primary-means WAAS navigation and localizer precision with vertical guidance (LPV) approaches.

SheltAir Aviation Services last month announced it will acquire the former Jet Executive Center FBO at Florida’s St.

Stage III Technologies, which is still working to obtain certification of its thrust reverser for the Gulfstream II and III, claims that its Stage 3 hush k

James Gormley, a retired U.S.

The “egregious behavior” of the city of Danbury, Conn., in failing to cut trees on the approach for Runway 26 at Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) is a “blat

Russ Meyer, chairman of Cessna, and two other top aviation executives were named members of the FAA’s Management Advisory Council, created in 1996 to assis

Kevin Laufer, a GIV captain for an international reinsurance company based in Bermuda and the owner of a 1946 Globe Swift, recently established the Tailwhe

Utica, N.Y.-based JetNet has purchased Aviation Data Service in Wichita, bonding two companies that track business aviation aircraft ownership, fleet statu

By March 1, the Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Transportation Security Administration and Secret Service, must provide a report t

The NTSB wants the FAA to emphasize the need for pilots, particularly those in single-pilot Part 135 operations, to provide “timely emergency briefings.” T

Reporting on its third-quarter results, Textron said its Cessna Aircraft unit received orders for 71 Citations, including 22 for the new CJ2+, and 13 more

Third-quarter results show that Gulfstream is on its way to ending this year with significantly improved numbers in deliveries, earnings and sales.

AvCard, a fuel contract credit card company with about 30,000 cardholders, is branching into the international handling and flight-planning market.

Singapore has established a program for pilots, air traffic controllers, mechanics and others to report aviation safety incidents confidentially and withou

MedAire has expanded beyond the medical-assistance services and products the company has provided the airline and business aviation industry for 20 years,

Raytheon Aircraft announced a lightweight interior modification for its Premier I that the company says reduces cabin average noise level to 82.2 dBA on ta

Thanks to Raytheon Aircraft Services’ new quick-change interior program, owners of the Beechjet 400A (S/N 110 and later) can get a new cabin makeover fairl

It might be considered an honor for an established business jet manufacturer to get a visit from either President Bush or Senator John Kerry during this el

On November 1, the FAA was scheduled to reinstate for six months (until April 30) a general aviation slot limitation and reservation program at Chicago O’H