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“One last thing.

No one believed for a moment that any hijacked airline pilot would fly a fuel-laden Boeing into the World Trade Center or the Pentagon, even with a gun to

In Europe, reaction to September 11 included shock, outrage, empathy and resolve.

On September 16 Bell Helicopter Textron officially filed its intent to appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit the OEM had filed against Able Engineering and Com

Security comes from a combination of policy, procedure and technology–nuts and bolts.

They called them “libbers” back in 1973.

Emily and Arve Henriksen initially expected to open their Million Air franchise at Mobile (Ala.) Regional Airport (MOB) last year.

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CompletionAir, not even a year old and just beginning work on its first aircraft interiors, will expand dramatically with the upcoming merger with former r

On September 24, Signature Flight Support began requiring customers at its worldwide chain of 46 FBOs to sign an “indemnification agreement for acts of war

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Valley Oil Company (which distributes fuel to more than 400 FBOs) and Multi Service (an FBO credit-card company) have launched an online interactive schedu

EXXONMOBIL INTRODUCES FBO TRAINING PROGRAM It’s called PremierCare.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is offering FAA-approved employee-background verification for FBOs and other airport service businesses.

All airport workers with access to airplanes and secure areas have been ordered to submit to new criminal background checks.

It started several years ago when Boeing began selling its BBJ in numbers that the airline manufacturer never expected (25 in the first year, 82 overall si

If the HondaJet were being developed by a traditional business jet manufacturer, we would undoubtedly know a lot more about its future.

It was 4:45 p.m.

It helps to have a clear mission in business, and Yellowstone Jetcenter, at Gallatin Field (BZN) in Bozeman, Mont., enjoys just such a focus.

Linemen at Pride Flight Services in Alexandria, La., need to know their stuff.

Air traffic at West Palm Beach Airport (PBI), Fla., came to a screeching halt for about an hour on the morning of April 12 due to a lightning strike, but i

A Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) grant to support building an airline terminal complex at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in For

Air Services at Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE), has joined the nationwide Aviation Points Exchange (Apex) program.

The FAA is reviewing a proposed revision to the approved noise-compatibility program that was submitted for Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR), Calif.

Signature Flight Support last month broke ground on a new facility at Toulon-Hyeres Airport in the south of France.

Apparently most business aircraft operators had the wherewithal and the good sense to clear out of the way in the face of the Southeastern hurricane hat tr

The facilities of Flight International, one of two FBOs at Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News, Va., have become the 20th Mercury Air Center

When it first opened at Waterbury-Oxford Airport, Conn., 20 years ago, Keystone Aviation consisted of one 15,000-sq-ft hangar and a passenger terminal.

The image of mature “sleeper” hijack pilots living in Florida with their wives and children is a false one.