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BBA Aviation’s first-quarter results showed group revenue up 12 percent over the same period last year, with 7 percent of that “due to increased fuel price

Hawker Beechcraft reported continued strong sales in the first quarter, though costs associated with Hawker 4000 certification and delivery delays resulted

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer recorded first-quarter sales of $1.34 billion, an increase of nearly 61 percent year-over-year, and a profit of $85

The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and Virgin Charter introduced a new element to

Honeywell last month signed a deal to license VistaNav 3-D synthetic vision from Mercury Computer Systems and will thus assume sales and support of the Vis

Aircell announced that it will charge a flat monthly fee of $1,495 for unlimited access to its air-to-ground broadband data service by business aviation us

Rolls-Royce last month made the first run of the 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine at its facility in Dahlewitz, Germany.

Seventeen Gulfstreams with recently overhauled Rolls-Royce Spey or Tay engines were grounded last month when a problem was discovered with the engines’ air

Gulfstream Aerospace is the first aircraft manufacturer to receive FAA Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA), which allows the company to act on t

U.S.

Embraer became the second non-U.S.

A recent ruling by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will bar expatriates from holding right-seat airline positions beginning this month

SATSair, the largest Cirrus SR22 on-demand charter operator in the U.S., reported a 60-percent increase in the number of flights last year and booked an av

Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair is narrowing its losses and on course to reach profitability in the near future, company CEO Steven Santo said

Accusing the Flight Options management team of being “out of touch with its pilots’ legitimate career aspirations,” the International Brotherhood of Teamst

Dallas-based Bombardier Flexjet announced at the end of April that it had added the new Challenger 605 to its fractional fleet.

Charter provider ExcelAire has added another Embraer Legacy 600, bringing to three the Long Island, N.Y.-based company’s fleet of the Brazilian-built jets

The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and  Virgin Charter introduced a new element to the charter industry: the ability to book

The Cirrus SR22 has been the world’s best selling single-engine aircraft for five years, with more than 3,000 sold to date.

Swift Aviation Group first made headlines eight years ago, following an announcement by Embraer that the Phoenix-based charter operator, sales and maintena

Last month’s maiden flight of the Cessna Citation CJ4 prototype was “a rousing success,” according to the Wichita-based OEM.

The president of a helicopter supply company whose actions were determined by the NTSB to be a contributing factor in the January 2006 crash of a Eurocopte

The FAA has criticized the airlines for failing to equip their aircraft with the latest on-board weather technology, thereby limiting the amount of relevan

In the wake of the August 2006 midair between a Hawker 800XP and a glider, the NTSB has issued a safety recommendation that all sailplanes should have inst

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Charles Mayer, a veteran of the luxury automotive industry, vice president of marketing.

A group of former JetBlue executives has launched a new charter operation designed around the Phenom 100.

The families of nine people killed in a February 2004 Super King Air crash cannot sue the manufacturer, the U.S.

Cessna will construct a new plant in Wichita to manufacture the Citation Columbus.

NetJets will remain in Columbus, Ohio, despite fierce competition from cities such as Raleigh, N.C.; Orlando, Fla.; and Fort Worth, Texas.

The third flight-test D-Jet completed a one-hour 25-minute maiden flight April 15 from Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario facility.