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In a strange way, flydubai’s anticlimactic news was reassuring. In an overheated industry, it seems that cooler heads for now have prevailed.

A Brazil appeals court found American journalist Joe Sharkey guilty yesterday of defamation for his reporting and commentary following the 2006 accident.

Monitoring fuel quality is a must for FBO operators, too bad its not mandatory for all fuel purveyors.

The world’s fastest business jet–the wide-cabin Gulfstream G650–received provisional type certification from the FAA.

Boeing has expanded on its proposal to replace the U.S. Air Force E-8 Joint STARS air-ground surveillance aircraft (AGS) with a version of the P-8 Poseidon

The Italian Air Force accepted the first of six Alenia Aermacchi M346 advanced jet trainers. A second aircraft will follow shortly

Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems has unveiled a self-contained sensor pod that can be fitted easily to helicopters and airlifters to convert them

The French Air Force will sign a contract for between five and seven A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports in 2013, with quick deliveries foreseen

et’s talk about the exciting year we’ve just experienced at BJT.

UAE official declares French Rafale offer uncompetitive

JetFlite International of Long Beach, Calif., has launched an aircraft “refinishment” program that repairs and refinishes existing components and materials

Signature Flight Support recently acquired a majority stake in Arrindell Aviation Services, an FBO at St. Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport.

Arabian Jets of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and CAE signed a long-term agreement for pilot training services on eight business aircraft types yesterday at the Dub

EASA certified the Turbomeca Arrius 2G1 turboshaft that powers the Kamov Ka-226T light twin, Kamov parent company Russian Helicopters announced this week.

Piaggio Aero Industries delivered the 100th Avanti in the U.S., the manufacturer announced on Tuesday.

Jean-Pierre Dubreuil, an expert with the French Air and Space Academy and a Eurocopter retiree, is questioning several features of the new Quest Helicopter

The Transportation Security Administration suffers from bureaucratic morass and mismanagement, according to a staff report from two congressional committee

For the second continuous month, business aircraft flight activity in the U.S. fell slightly from a year ago, decreasing 1.5 percent last month

The aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) chartered by the FAA to recommend a strategy for implementing automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B)

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) launched an aviation insurance group discount program for members on Tuesday at the Dubai Air Show.

Four of NetJets’ subsidiaries–NetJets Aviation, NetJets International, NetJets Large Aircraft and Executive Jet Management (EJM)–are suing the government

Ruedi Kraft has been named vice president of market development and completion sales for Jet Aviation Basel effective December 1.

The FAA has issued a Final Rule amendment superseding an existing airworthiness directive for specified Eurocopter AS350s and AS355s with certain tail-roto

Germanwings and Lufthansa Technik have signed a contract for technical services to support the airline’s fleet of 30 Airbus A319s.

Ontic, a provider of OEM legacy products and systems, will now offer MRO support for the King Air through its Houston facility.

JetFlite International has been awarded an FAR Part 145 repair station certificate for its JFI JetCenter on Long Beach Airport.

Challenger, Global 7000 and Global 8000 operators now have two new engine service options.

Timco Aerosystems has opened a new 120,000-sq-ft aircraft interiors manufacturing facility in Wallburg, N.C., near its Greensboro headquarters.

Embraer has named Constant Aviation’s Birmingham, Ala. facility an authorized service center for the Phenom 100 and 300.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics will be offering an STC for its SmartStem wireless tire pressure system for the Dassault Falcon 20 and Falcon 50 starting nex