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The FBO that Jet Aviation announced last August would open early this year at Kuwait International Airport has been delayed more than a year.

Congress granted an additional 30 days (to April 1) for federal security agencies to submit a report on actions that would be required to open Ronald Reaga

April 8 is the closing day to submit comments on a proposal to permit operations of U.S.-registered aircraft owned by a non-U.S.

Pilatus Aircraft is working with engine supplier Pratt & Whitney Canada and Woodward Governor of Rockford, Ill., to roll out an “aggressive campaign” to re

Cessna and Gulfstream are positioning themselves to improve sales in India.

Aeros Aviation of McKinney, Texas, purchased McKinney Aerospace, a modification and service center also based in McKinney.

Westlake Village, Calif.-based Jet Alliance claims to be the first company to offer fractional shares in the Eclipse 500 very light jet.

Cessna named West Star Aviation of Grand Junction, Colo., an authorized Citation service center and warranty fulfillment facility, one of six non-factory-o

Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcripts indicate that the pilots of the Gulfstream III that crashed in IMC November 22 after being cleared for the Runway

Raytheon Aircraft is rolling back the prices of more than 17,500 parts, allowing Beechcraft and Hawker customers “to purchase parts at a reduced price–many

Turbine Aircraft Services is taking its pilots’ review of proficiency (PROP) seminar series to Europe.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, has joined the Million Air family, bringing to 29 the total number of FBOs housed under the Million Air chain.

The new weekly 30-minute program Wings to Adventure, premiering on The Outdoor Channel in July, will touch briefly on very light jets and other business je

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Dannelly Field, Montgomery, Ala.

Embraer this spring expects to complete certification that will increase the service ceiling of the Legacy business jet from FL370 to FL410.

Concerned by its findings between 1998 and 2003 involving airline pilots, the FAA late last year proposed to amend airman medical standards so that a refus

Effective March 15, Signature Flight Support increased handling fees at its chain of more than 40 U.S.

Construction is complete on a new terminal at Guardian Jet Center at Ontario International Airport, Calif.

When investigators inspected a King Air C90 after it collided with a weather station antenna, they found an obstruction light was embedded in the right win

While the national intelligence reform law President Bush signed in December carries a provision for photo IDs for “pilots”, confusion reigns over which ai

Three months after receiving certification for its winglets on the Hawker 800, Aviation Partners has received FAA approval for installing winglets on the H

Swissport Executive Aviation has opened a business aircraft handling operation at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Several of FlightSafety International’s facilities in Europe, Canada and South America have received approval from the Transportation Security Administrati

As it searches for 12,500 new air traffic controllers, the FAA extended the eligibility period for college students with training in ATC to become controll

Raytheon Aircraft last month reached a “tentative agreement” for NetJets to purchase up to 50 Hawker Horizons for its fractional aircraft fleet.

An NTSB proposal to add to the list of events that must be reported as an accident or incident is getting little support from the industry.

Nearly six years after its launch at the 1999 Paris Air Show, Bell/Agusta’s AB139 medium twin-turbine helicopter has gained FAA IFR certification.

Aviation Partners said last month it received Transport Canada certification of its Hawker 800 blended winglet modification.

A hydraulic leak that, along with inclement weather, forced a NetJets Citation on a ferry flight from Appleton, Wis., to Rochester, Minn., to divert to Min

Neither the instrument-rated private pilot nor his five passengers were seriously injured when their Citation II, N35403, was substantially damaged on Janu