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Air China Business Jet will launch its planned charter service with a Gulfstream IV, the first large-cabin Gulfstream to be based in China.

Universal Weather & Aviation relocated its New York-area flight planning facility from Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., to Jet Aviat

The commission investigating the 9/11 terror attacks is subpoenaing documents it says the FAA has withheld.

Many operators are installing 406-MHz emergency locator transmitters in place of the 121.5-MHz units as the January 1 deadline approaches on a new regulati

As a group, the four largest fractional operators reported pilot hiring activity significantly off from what it was a year ago, according to AIR Inc., the

Montreal-based Innotech-Execaire has been authorized by Delta Air Lines’ business jet charter operation, Delta AirElite, to be its first Canadian affiliate

Weather-data provider Meteorlogix introduced AviationWatch, a so-called “smart weather” briefing and alerting service for pilots that can be accessed on th

When the Citation Sovereign receives certification, expected before year-end, it will include modifications that reduce lateral control forces.

Rockwell Collins, known primarily for its avionics products, will enter the simulator market by acquiring NLX Holding from Arlington Capital Partners, a Wa

Eric Byer, who has been manager of legislative affairs for the National Air Transportation Association for the last five years, has been promoted to direct

EVASWorldwide, the Ramsey, N.J.

The NTSB has asked the FAA to “explicitly prohibit” position and hold clearances at the intersections of active runways during low-visibility conditions an

Raytheon Aircraft’s Hawker Horizon super-midsize business jet is beating projections–performance projections, that is.

CAE in January will introduce training for Airbus Corporate Jetliner crews for the first time in North America.

The FAA’s rules are a “barrier to the development and application of supersonic technologies in advanced general aviation aircraft,” said the General Aviat

Matt Eller, an Ames, Iowa real-estate developer, acquired the intellectual property of bankrupt VisionAire on October 2 for $441,000 and, under company nam

Greece and Turkey have concluded an agreement intended to improve the air traffic route network over the Aegean Sea, according to NBAA.

“A troubling trend has developed that threatens to harm business aviation in unimaginable ways–complacency,” claims Aviation Security International.

During a meeting last month with French aviation officials, the National Air Transportation Association reiterated its position that regardless of how Fran

Bill Boisture, who resigned suddenly in April as president of Gulfstream Aerospace, has been on the job for the last 30 days as president of NetJets.

 In a unanimous vote by its board members, Atlantic Coast Airlines last month formally rejected Mesa Air Group’s offer to acquire all of its outstandi

Farnborough Aircraft’s struggling turboprop-single program has received the backing of former Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Ralph Robins and the ex-CEO of BAE S

The second of three conforming Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 light jets joined the flight-test program on October 17.

In contrast to its primary competitors, Raytheon Aircraft posted an increase in deliveries of its turbine business airplanes.

Gulfstream reported delivering 19 jets in the third quarter, two more than the same period last year.

French manufacturer Dassault delivered 10 Falcons in the third quarter, compared with 18 in the same period last year.

Cessna Aircraft delivered 42 Citations in the third quarter, compared with 74 in the same period last year, bringing nine-month delivery totals this year t

Operators of U.S.-registered CitationJets must disengage the pitch-trim/ autopilot circuit breakers to prevent runaway pitch trim, a condition that has led

DRVSM will commence as proposed on Jan.

As part of a major consolidation project that it says will save $25 million a year, Bombardier has embarked on an 18-month project to consolidate all Learj