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Cessna, Eclipse and Adam Aircraft are all confident that their respective very light jets will be certified this year.

Piaggio Aero Industries, manufacturer of the Avanti turboprop twin, says it will develop a business jet.

FlightSafety International achieved a first recently when it put a Citation Sovereign simulator into service at its Orlando Learning Center.

The airlines that own Arinc are interested in selling the 77-year-old aviation communications company.

In mid-2002, former Pilatus Business Aircraft COO Thomas Bosshard was named president and CEO of this U.S.

Embraer is extending the $2.75 million introductory price to May 31 for the Phenom 100, its offering in the growing very light jet segment.

The first quarter of this year continued the downward trend in fatalities from turbine business aircraft accidents.

A Berlin court on December 21 recommended to keep Tempelhof downtown airport open until Oct.

On December 6, attorney Richard Genter filed a lawsuit on behalf of client Charles Duke in U.S.

The FAA has issued Notice N8000.345, rescinding Notice N8700.46 and providing updated guidance for obtaining Letters of Deviation Authority (LODA), applica

While the FAA did rescind Notice N8000.336 regarding addition of airplanes to Part 135 certificates, on December 18 it reissued the notice in a new form wi

NBAA is reconsidering its role in the Latin American Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (LABACE).

It’s one of those problems providers might like to see but that can be exasperating for their customers–more demand than capacity.

Commercial pilots and air traffic controllers who have English as a second language, as well as native speakers of English, are needed to participate in a

The FAA says that the Alaska Capstone program of testing a host of advanced avionics (including automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast–ADS-B) in small

Citing a desire by the Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral (ABAG) to assume a more extensive role in organizing the annual Latin American Business Aviat

Despite comments on a variety of subjects regarding the FAA’s proposed Special FAR mandating training for Mitsubishi MU-2 pilots, the agency has made chang

Remarkably, the two pilots and three passengers on a NetJets Hawker 800XP and the pilot of a Schleicher sailplane escaped with their lives when the two air

Dassault Falcon Jet’s Little Rock, Ark., completion center on December 12 accepted the first Falcon 7X (S/N 05) for completion.

Cessna has asked the FAA to allow the Citation CJ4, being certified under Part 23, to meet the lower landing gear ground loads of Part 25.

A DOT notice issued December 19 warns colleges arranging charter flights on large aircraft to football bowl games, basketball playoffs or other “special ev

Although the FAA allowed only 30 days for comments on the proposed Special FAR mandating Mitsubishi MU-2 pilot training, 72 comments were submitted to the

Industry groups, including NBAA, were working with the FAA late last year to get it to ease requirements on two issues that carried a January deadline.

On December 21 Raytheon announced a $3.3 billion “definitive agreement” that will result in the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to Onex Partners of Toronto and G

The New York State Assembly didn’t follow the Senate’s lead and pass legislation that would exempt Part 91 aircraft from sales and use taxes.

Zurich-based charter company Comlux took possession last month of an Airbus A318 Elite, making it the first to operate the type.

Release of a new air-taxi operations specification (OpSpec A008) to replace interim Notice 8400.83, published last June, has been delayed again–from the en

Transport Canada increased the minimum visibility required before beginning an approach from the previous 1,200 feet to 1,600 feet, effective December 1.

Cincinnati-based Aviation Research Group/U.S.

Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., presented its annual Spirit of Noise Abatement Award to 32 of its based operators for maintaining 100-per