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It will probably not have escaped the attention of American readers of this column over the past six months that much of the history of aviation during the

The Beech Starship fleet is being destroyed at the behest of manufacturer Raytheon, which owns 40 of the 50 production airplanes built from 1988 to 1995.

Testimony to the vigor of its PlaneSense Pilatus PC-12 fractional ownership and Atlas Aircraft Center maintenance programs, Alpha Flying officially opened

Cessna is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and the company’s 1 millionth customer was on hand here yesterday to mark his purchase of a Citation

Eclipse Aviation’s order book has been the subject of much speculation ever since the Albuquerque, N.M.-based startup company announced it had begun taking

Paging the Austin Powers party of 11, your private jetprop is ready for boarding… Charter customers will be able to travel in the height of sixtie

It was premeditated mass murder, almost flawlessly executed, and civil aircraft were the weapons of choice.

FAREWELL TO GUESTS UP FRONT–Jumpseat rides on non-U.S.

Someone I used to know–a father and general aviation pilot–questioned why he needed life insurance, because, quote, “I won’t be around to enjoy it.” He cou

One of Flight Options’ claimed advantages over the competition is what it calls “dedicated crewing,” a dispatch system under which captains are assigned a

Flight Options pilots work eight days on, seven days off, a schedule that for the most part is popular with crews.

Flight Options’ foundation since its launch in October 1998 has been the tenet that a fractional share in a pre-owned jet makes better financial sense than

With the consummation of the Flight Options/Raytheon Travel Air merger on March 21, the fractional ownership business is “a two-horse race between Flight O

Cessna unveiled a new entry-level jet at the NBAA Convention last month.

In the spirit of good sportsmanship, let it be known in the pages of AIN that B/CA columnist J.

If you think you could write a book about all the bad airline experiences you ever had, too late–a flight attendant just beat you to it.But fir

One year ago, civil airplanes were the weapon used to end the lives of more than 3,000 people on American soil.

Under a bowl of scorching blue New Mexico sky, Eclipse Aviation rolled out the first Eclipse 500 at its Albuquerque facility on July 13–one big step toward

Ending protracted speculation about how it would address the aging fuselage cross section of its large-cabin business jets, Gulfstream Aerospace last month

When the going gets tough, the tough launch airplane programs.

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“When you paint an airplane, seven things happen, and six of them are bad.” So says Frank DeNisio, and he ought to know the potential pitfalls that can com

Ending protracted speculation about how it would address the aging fuselage cross section of its large-cabin business jets, Gulfstream Aerospace this morni

Hawker Beechcraft announced on Friday that it is selling its wholly owned fuel and line operations to Signature parent BBA Aviation for $128.5 million.

A 1987 U.S.-registered Cessna Citation III crashed in Venezuela on February 18, but details are scant.

The year 1939 saw not only the outbreak of World War II but also the first flight of a jet airplane –both events that were rapidly to change aviation beyon

National pride and a thirst for aerial trailblazing dubbed the “Lindbergh effect” spurred the advances that mark what is known in retrospect as the Golden

Like many an infant, aviation entered the world tentatively when the Wright Brothers coaxed a manned, heavier-than-air powered flying machine off the groun

He might have shared the name of a great singer-songwriter, but in business aviation circles there was ever only one James Taylor–James B.

It was late on an autumn night as I swung the car into the rough lane that leads to our house.